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Evelyn Dahab ‘Guiding Light’: Fire kills author in NYC, Dahab, 33, was found dead in her bed when firefighters arrived at her basement-level home on E. 1st St. near Second Ave. shortly after 3 a.m., authorities said.

From french fries to gnocchi, potatoes are a beloved – and much maligned – part of the Western diet. And while watching your intake is good, you might not want to completely skip the spuds just yet. According to researchers from McGill University in Montreal, potato extract might curb weight gain from a high-fat, high-carb diet.

Rick Perry Dismisses Income Inequality, Outgoing Texas Gov. shrugged off wealth inequality, saying the Bible showed poverty could never be eliminated. “Biblically, the poor are always going to be with us in some form or fashion,” Rick Perry told the Post.

Aberdeen 15 Pound Baby? A woman gave birth this month a baby weighing nearly 15 pounds at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Washington state.

Cracker Barrel Waitress is Overwhelmed When Couple Goes Extra Mile on Generous Tip She Won’t Forget

Sharon Osbourne has joked her sex with Jay Leno more than 37 years ago only lasted a “second” which wasn’t “long enough” for it to be a pleasurable experience.

Tarrant, Alabama Cop Buys Eggs for Woman Caught Stealing to Feed Kids. Grandmother Helen Johnson, 47, has been trying to feed a family of six with a $120 monthly welfare check, but the family ran out of food last Thursday, December 4.

Cara Reynolds, 24, died after taking overdose of raspberry ketone slimming pills – which each had the same amount of caffeine as TWO cans of Red Bull Cara Reynolds had started taking Forza’s rasperry ketone supplements to help her lose weight, alongside implementing a new exercise routine. She had read that the pills were made entirely from natural ingredients, and …

35 years in soda death? A judge has sentenced an East Tennessee couple to 35 years in prison each in the death of his 5-year-old daughter after she was forced to drink grape soda as punishment.

Winnipeg’s city council will consider adding 120 new reduced-speed school zones on Wednesday.

Mika Brzezinski ‘Furry’ run off – Report : The Morning Joe host was reporting about a gas leak at a furry convention in Illinois when she got caught up on the word “furry.” Brzezinski asked her co-hosts if she was pronouncing the word wrong and when they told her what it meant… well, Mika completely lost it.