The wife of Robin Williams, who took his own life on Monday, says the actor/comedian was sober at the time of death, but suffering from the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, a progressive and debilitating neuromuscular condition.
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Arlene Martel : Star Trek actress dies at 78
Arlene Martel, who Star Trek fans will remember for playing Spock’s Vulcan bride, T’Pring in “Amok Time,” died on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. She was 78. Martel’s friend Marc Cushman, author of These Are The Voyages, confirmed the news via the book’s Facebook page. The post notes that Martel recently suffered a heart attack.
Read More »Douglas Gordon : California man guilty in 1979 murder of nurse
A Costa Mesa man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in the 1979 slaying of a Torrance nurse that he dated earlier that year. According to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, 62-year-old Douglas Gordon Bradford was convicted by a jury that deliberated for less than three days to reach a guilty verdict.
Read More »The Aspirin Affect on Breast Cancer, study says
Aspirin could help breast cancer patients reduce their risk of recurrence. That’s according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Texas in Austin and published in ‘Cancer Research’
Read More »Farrah Abraham Dancer : ‘Teen Mom’ working at strip club
“Backdoor Teen Mom” Farrah Abraham has gone from the MTV show “Teen Mom”, to a sex tape, to books, and now it appears as if she will begin stripping in a Texas strip club.
Read More »Researchers report analysis of ‘precious’ space particles
Seven rare, microscopic interstellar dust particles that date to the beginnings of the solar system are among the samples collected by scientists who have been studying the payload from NASA’s Stardust spacecraft since its return to Earth in 2006. If confirmed, these particles would be the first samples of contemporary interstellar dust.
Read More »Arctic’s spring snow a third of what it was in 1950s, New Study
Scientists confirmed snow has thinned significantly in the Arctic over the past century. The study looked at data collected by ice buoys and NASA aircraft and compared it with historic ice floes recorded by Soviet scientists from the late 1950s through the early 1990s, the University of Washington reported.
Read More »RCMP : Pilot and passenger walk away from Grande Prairie plane crash
A pilot and passenger walked away from a plane crash at a Grande Prairie baseball diamond Wednesday night.
Read More »Humpback whale’s hour-long visit with BC boat caught on camera (Video)
An extended close encounter with a humpback whale off B.C.’s north coast was caught on camera, and some of the incredible footage is now being shared online.
Read More »Fan group says docs show group wants to move Bills, Report
There’s a document being circulated through various media outlets that suggests the Toronto group had every intention of relocating the Buffalo Bills to Toronto upon their purchase of the team.
Read More »Two Amish girls abducted in Upstate NY
State Police have issued an AMBER Alert for two Amish girls believed to be abducted in the North Country Wednesday evening. Troopers say the incident happened in the St. Lawrence County town of Oswegatchie along State Hwy. 812/Mount Alone Road at about 7:20 p.m.
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