The countdown is on until NBC Today Anchor Savannah Guthrie welcomes her baby into the world. Guthries announced Friday that Monday Aug. 11 will be her last day before she goes on maternity leave.
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Javier Mendez Ovalle arrested for murder of girl in Mexico City, Report
A talented Mexican scientist who has been on the run for a year after he allegedly strangled and dismembered a 19-year-old woman has finally been arrested, the Metro reported Friday.
Read More »Three Americans killed in Canada plane crash
Three people from Minnesota died when a small Cessna aircraft crashed on a lake south of Kenora.
Read More »Manitoba cat with bug catcher on head is caught safe
Butterscotch, the Brandon cat with a bird feeder stuck on his head, has been caught and is no longer wearing the bird feeder that has been stuck on his head for about the last two weeks.
Read More »Researchers make cheap robots that assemble themselves
A team of researchers from the Cambridge-MIT Institute has developed a robot that can assemble itself in a method that resembles the art of origami. The material used to construct this machine is comprised of the same polymer found in Shrinky Dink toys, which shrink when exposed to high temperatures.
Read More »Weight loss does not make people happy, Study Finds
Researchers from University College London found that people who lost 5 percent or more of their initial body weight over four years showed significant changes in markers of physical health, but were more likely to report depressed mood than those who stayed within 5 percent of their original weight.
Read More »Drinking More Coffee Could Cut Tinnitus Risk, Study
A new study has revealed that higher intake of caffeine lowers the rates of tinnitus, which is often referred to as buzzing or ringing sound in the ears when there is no outside source of the sounds among younger and middle-aged women.
Read More »Diner gets rid of prayer discount (Video)
A Winston-Salem diner is no longer offering a 15 percent discount for praying in public after making national headlines over the last few days.
Read More »Swedish eel dies at 155
The world’s oldest European eel died on Friday, according to the BBC, causing an uproar among Swedes who loved that old eel. The eel was born in 1859 and lived in a well.
Read More »Julia Wadsworth : Mystery woman is actually disbarred attorney
US police are baffled by the case of a woman found to have no fingerprints after she allegedly used a fake birth certificate to obtain an ID card. In a case straight out of a spy thriller, Ohio police discovered the accused – who claimed to be Julia Wadsworth, from Maine – was using a made-up identity. Detectives launched an …
Read More »Two bodies found in Oklahoma lake identified
There are new developments in the investigation into the remains of six people found submerged in two cars, dating back to the 1950s and 1960s. They were pulled from Foss Lake, about 75 miles northeast of Altus, last September after being discovered during an OHP sonar training exercise. One car was a ’52 Chevy and the other was a ’69 …
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