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Garry Shandling, who influenced a generation of comedians with his standup routines and television roles, has died at age 66 at a Los Angeles hospital. TMZ first reported that Shandling died of a massive heart attack at an L.A. hospital Thursday morning. Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Tony Im, who confirmed Shandling’s death shortly before 2 p.m., said Shandling was …

Six people have been arrested in Brussels as the search continues for up to two suspects believed to be on the run following Tuesday’s terrorist attacks. At least 32 people were killed and 270 injured when suicide bombs ripped through the airport and a Metro station on Tuesday morning. Three terrorists died in the explosions and a massive manhunt was …

Austin Reed Edenfield, A former University of Mississippi student pleaded guilty Thursday to placing a noose on a campus statue of the school’s first black student. Austin Reed Edenfield waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge before U.S. District Judge Michael Mills in Oxford. The charge says Edenfield helped others to intimidate African-American students and employees at the …

A United Airlines pilot has been arrested, accused of running brothels in Houston apartment complexes and office buildings. Bruce Wayne Wallis, 51, was charged with aggravated promotion of prostitution and engaging in criminal activity in what officials said included about a half-dozen brothels in Galleria-area apartments and northwest Houston office buildings with six to 10 women.

President Obama danced the famous Argentine tango with a lithe dancer in a shimmery gold dress during the official state dinner at the Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday night. The image of the president dancing the tango fueled criticism that he’s had a muted reaction to Tuesday’s Brussels terror attacks, which killed 34 and injured 200. …

At least four Americans have been reported missing in Brussels following a series of terror attacks there Tuesday. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski, siblings who live in New York City and have family in the Netherlands; along with a couple with ties to Kentucky, have not been heard from since before the bombings, according to various media outlets.

High-intensity workouts might be gaining popularity, but you should probably shy away from them if you’re not in shape. A study by Canadian and European researchers found signs of stress in the muscle tissues of their non-athlete, untrained subjects after ultra-intense leg and arm cycling exercises. Perhaps more concerning, researchers reported the untrained subjects had a weakened ability to fight …

A 5-year-old girl in Texas has been credited with saving her mother’s life after she suffered a seizure while swimming. The entire incident was caught on a surveillance. Tracy Anderwald and her 5-year-old daughter Allison capped off their spring break last Friday with a pool day: Allison’s favorite activity.

The FBI being apparently assisted by an Israeli tech firm in its efforts to unlock the iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook — a perpetrator of December’s attacks in San Bernardino, Calif. Cellebrite, a private company founded in 1999 and based in Petah Tikva, Israel, manufactures a variety of technologies that make it possible for law enforcement agencies to extract …

Nissan thinks it can redefine full-size trucks with its diesel-powered, not-quite-heavy-duty Titan XD, but it’s hedging its bets with gasoline engines and lighter-duty models as well. With the diesel already on sale, Nissan’s still got quite a few Titan variants waiting in the wings. The next one due up is a gasoline V8 version of the XD model. It goes …

Doctors flown into the Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario say they have identified dozens of children with skin conditions, but say it is not a medical emergency. The community requested that the doctors visit the Cree community of about 1,800 after photos posted on Facebook showed two children with alarming-looking skin lesions. In question period on Monday, Health Minister …