After finding a 225-square-mile debris field of Styrofoam, wood, cargo and other items Sunday that could be from the missing cargo ship from Jacksonville, sources told NBC News that the U.S. Coast Guard is telling family members the El Faro likely sank. Contact with the ship was lost during the storm when crew said it was taking water on board. ... Read More »
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Wallander ‘writer’ Henning Mankell dies at 67
Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has died at the age of 67. Mankell announced last year that he had been diagnosed with cancer, and began documenting his experiences in a newspaper column. Read More »
UBC scientists develop powder that stops the bleeding
Researchers at UBC have created a powder to stop critical bleeding and it could save lives. “Bleeding is the number one killer of young people, and maternal death from postpartum hemorrhage can be as high as one in 50 births in low resource settings so these are extreme problems,” explains Christian Kastrup, an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry ... Read More »
Avril Lavigne And Ex Chad Kroeger Working On New Music
After ending their two year marriage just a month ago, Avril Lavigne and Nickelback front man, Chad Kroeger, have uploaded a photo together while recording in the studio despite their recent break up. “YeeHaw! Writing with Chad today,” she said alongside a photo of herself, in which she’s barefoot and wearing a cowgirl hat. She then shared a shot of ... Read More »
Robin Williams’ family reaches settlement over estate “Report”
Robin Williams Family Ends Legal Battle. The wife and adult children of US comic actor Robin Williams have reached a settlement over his estate, lawyers told the press on Sunday. Susan Schneider Williams, the Mrs Doubtfire star’s third wife, claimed his kids were trying to keep her from getting money she needed to live in the house she shared with ... Read More »
Oregon shooter’s death ruled a suicide, sheriff says
Portland Oregon shooter killed himself as police approached. Two days after the rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said at a press conference that the Oregon medical examiner determined the gunman had killed himself. There have been calls for new measures to tighten gun controls in the United States following the latest mass shooting. Read More »
Kristopher Love arrested in murder-for-hire of Dallas dentist “Kendra Hatcher”
Kristopher Love is accused of shooting dead Kendra Hatcher as police search for a woman suspected of hiring him. 31-year-old Kristopher Love was arrested and charged with Capital Murder and a federal charge of Possession of Firearm by a Felon. Love is being held on $2.5-million. Major Max Geron said when Love was arrested, the weapon believed to have been ... Read More »
Jill Zarin: Former ‘RHONY’ Star hospitalised after accident
Jill Zarin was reportedly involved in a scary car accident. According to a scoop from Radar Online, the former member of “The Real Housewives of New York City” was hospitalized following the car crash which allegedly happened on the freeway in New York City. “Jill Zarin was rushed by ambulance to the hospital where she was treated for unknown injuries ... Read More »
Amy Robach: “GMA” anchor shares her breast cancer battle in new book ‘Better’
Amy Robach beat breast cancer, now she’s sharing her story with the world. The weekly’s new issue has an exclusive story on Robach exclaiming, “Cancer Nearly Destroyed My Marriage.” But Robach appeared on “The View” on Thursday and said: “I just want to clarify something for anyone who might be picking up People magazine . . . there is a very hurtful ... Read More »
Gary Oldman And “Alexandra Edenborough” officially divorced; Ordered To Pay Ex $3 Million
Gary Oldman and Alexandra Edenborough’s divorce was finalized eight months after they announced their separation. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maren Nelson finalized their divorce on Tuesday, September 29 and the paperwork was released for public on Thursday. Oldman has previously been married to Leslie Manville, then Uma Thurman but neither of those marriages lasted more than two years. He ... Read More »
Hamsters Recreate the Friends Opening Credits “Video”
Friends might have been one of the best-loved TV sitcoms of all time, but one thing it was lacking – if we’re being honest – was hamsters. Here’s a video that is bound to make you smile. Mashable recreated Friends’ iconic opening sequence with hamsters. You know, because they can. Read More »