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ALCATRAZ ISLAND, CA – In 1962, brothers John and Clarence Anglin and fellow Alcatraz inmate Frank Morris grabbed makeshift paddles and set off on an escape raft made of stolen raincoats into the waters of San Francisco Bay. Alcatraz officials maintain the men drowned during the escape, which gives the prison claim to zero successful escapes during its 29 years …

Jerry Parr, the Secret Service agent in charge of Ronald Reagan’s detail who was credited with saving the president’s life during the 1981 assassination attempt, has died in Washington at 85. Jerry Parr was pictured in news footage bundling the President into his limousine following the attack by John Hinckley Jr outside a Washington hotel on 30 March 1981.

A new study in the US’s ‘fracking capital’ Pennsylvania has found that pregnant women who live near gas fracking wells are far more likely to give birth prematurely or develop problems during their pregnancies. The findings, published online last week in the journal Epidemiology, shed light on some of the possible adverse health outcomes associated with the fracking industry, which …

A Florida woman’s eye was glued shut after someone accidentally poured glue into her eye instead of eye drops, instantly gluing her eye shut. Katherine Gaydos, of Lantana, told WPBF that a piece of debris landed in her eye while a friend was blowing leaves with a leaf blower. The friend grabbed what they thought was Visine and handed it …

Memphis rapper Robert Phillips aka “Koopsta Knicca,” who was a member of Three 6 Mafia, has died. Born Robert Phillips, the rapper suffered a stroke this past Sunday (October 4). The Commercial Appeal reports that he passed away this morning (October 9) at a Memphis hospital due to complications stemming from the stroke.

Two missing boys found alive after search in rugged terrain of Kentucky’s Red River Gorge area. Kentucky State Police Trooper Joe Veeneman says the boys disappeared Thursday evening at the Koomer Ridge campground in rugged terrain in that area of eastern Kentucky. Veeneman says 5-year-old Michael Esposito is from Batavia, Ohio, and his 7-year-old cousin, Adrian Ross, is from Bloomington, …

Kiele Sanchez has been left heartbroken after suffering a miscarriage. Us Weekly noted that a representative for the Lost star and her husband Zach Gilford confirmed the sad news.

Yolanda Foster, who was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease in 2012, revealed that two out of her three children also suffer from the disease, while at the first Global Lyme Alliance gala on Thursday night. Foster said, “When my two youngest children, Bella and Anwar, were diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease in early 2012, watching my babies struggle in silence …

Shania Twain is forced to cancel two of her upcoming concerts after she was diagnosed with respiratory infection. “Shania Twain’s doctors have advised her to rest for several days after she was diagnosed with a respiratory infection. The concert dates are unable to be rescheduled due to Shania Twain’s current touring schedule,” a message posted to Shania’s official Facebook page …

Kevin Corcoran, who played the youngest son in the 1957 Disney kids classic Old Yeller, then became a producer on such TV series as The Shield and Sons of Anarchy, has died. He was 66. After Corcoran starred in the classic movie as an 8-year-old, he went on to pursue many different projects in Hollywood. While still a kid, he …

Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again” is the first rap video to reach a billion views on You Tube. The platinum-selling single, featuring Charlie Puth, crossed the record-breaking marker this week. At 184 days, “See You Again” is the second-fastest video to hit 1 billion in YouTube history (after “Gangnam Style”), and the quickest of the past year. Khalifa and Charlie …