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Autism rates among US kids were unchanged between 2010 and 2012, but it remains too early to know whether a rise in diagnoses over the last decade has stabilized, according to new data from federal health officials. According to the report, about 1 in 68 children across the nation were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2012 — a figure …

Most internet packages sold in Canada are as fast or faster than advertised, a new CRTC-commissioned study has found. A preliminary report issued today found that services using Cable/Hybrid-Fibre Co-Axial (HFC) and Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technologies delivered download speeds in excess of the rates advertised by ISPs. FTTH services delivered 119% of advertised download speed on average, while Cable/HFC services delivered …

April 1 is upon us, so a healthy skepticism is underway. Brands, celebrities and friends and co-workers are all potential tricksters, so no one can be sure of anything they see or hear Friday. Here’s how to mess with your boss on prankster’s New Year.

Daniel Shaver, unarmed man killed by Arizona police officer, cried and begged for life before shooting. A witness and a transcription of officer video footage describe Daniel Shaver saying “Please don’t shoot me” and “Please don’t shoot,” just before an officer later identified as Philip “Mitch” Brailsford fired his service weapon.

Actor David Hasselhoff paid a visit to SiriusXM’s Dirty, Sexy, Funny with Jenny McCarthy where he chatted about Pamela Anderson’s sex tape with Tommy Lee. And of course, the host asked The Hoff if he ever took a gander at the salacious viral sensation. “No. No!” The Hoff responded. “Because I knew her. It was like watching my freaking sister. …

Back in January he was arrested for throwing down in fisticuffs with a bouncer at a Florida bar, and now Nick Carter has been handed a 25-hour community service sentence for his misbehavior. Nick Carter was scheduled to appear in a Key West court for a trial on Monday, but the case was resolved last Thursday after prosecutors agreed to …

John Modie, A convicted murderer who triggered a manhunt after escaping from an Ohio prison over the weekend has been recaptured, officials said early Tuesday. The state Department of Rehabilitation and Correction tweeted around 11:30 p.m. that John Modie, an inmate serving time for the murder of a woman at his home, had been captured in Nelsonville 40 minutes earlier.

Dad electrocuted in swimming pool after jumping in to save daughter from faulty wiring. Jim Tramel, his wife and three kids were in Palm Springs for a family gathering, according to PEOPLE. The four children and woman jumped into the pool, but they began turning blue because they were being electrocuted. Police said they believe faulty equipment wires in the …

After months of waiting, a five-year-old girl from Sherbrooke is finally getting a new lease on life. Elissa Grondin received a heart transplant Tuesday afternoon. Elissa had the heart transplant after a long six month wait.

Mom Delays Treatment for Brain Tumor Until Son Is Born. For Kim Vaillancourt, pregnant while staving off aggressive rare brain cancer, it comes down to this: “The baby saved me. Now it’s my turn to save him.” Vaillancourt was diagnosed with glioblastoma.

A La Ronge man is facing charges after a now-unfounded tip prompted the Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region to remove fruits, vegetables, meat and baked goods from a handful of northern Saskatchewan grocery stores. At 1:30 p.m. CT on Monday, a call from a local business advised Mounties that someone had allegedly contaminated food using a needle and that products …