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Massachusetts mother woman gave birth to a 14.5-pound baby. Carisa Ruscak is the biggest infant delivered at Massachusetts General Hospital in 12 years, and she is the largest in the state this year.

An Atlanta boy survived a kidnapping thanks to his love of gospel music. 9-year-old Willie Myrick was kidnapped from his driveway earlier this month. During the ordeal, Myrick sang the gospel tune “Every Praise,” over and over for three hours.

Officials at a Colorado elementary school are investigating after a fourth-grader is accused of selling marijuana to classmates. Greeley School Safety Director John Gates says the boy sold pot to three other fourth graders on the playground.

Justin Timberlake showed he has deep pockets when he left a tip of $4000 after visiting a nightclub.

Demi Moore’s daughter Rumer Willis suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction at a red carpet event in Los Angeles on Tuesday when she flashed her crotch in a revealing skirt.

A sleep disorder that causes people to act out their dreams is the best current predictor of brain diseases like Parkinson’s and many other forms of dementia. “Rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is not just a precursor but also a critical warning sign of neurodegeneration that can lead to brain disease,” says associate professor and lead author Dr. John Peever. …

Police in Georgetown, Texas, are investigating one of their own after he was caught on tape apparently tripping and pushing children at a high school state championship soccer game on Saturday.

Jonathan Blum, a top official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will leave his post on May 16. The departure of Mr. Blum, the agency’s principal deputy administrator, was announced Tuesday in an email to staff by CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. He was first appointed as the director for the Center for Medicare in 2009 before becoming a …

‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Kaley Cuoco Chops off Her Hair Short for Real, New Bob Look for the Star Kaley Cuoco has a new hairdo and it is short. This time it is short for real. On Wednesday, the “Big Bang Theory” star posted a photo of herself and flaunted her new bob hair cut

Patients with mild cognitive impairment were 80% more likely to die over a 6-year period than cognitively normal patients. The risks were significantly elevated for both patients with amnestic and nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Dr. Maria Vassilaki and her colleagues reported in a study released April 23 in advance of the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.

Mark Shand, Prince Charles’s brother-in-law and the brother of Camilla Parker Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall, died early Wednesday of head injuries suffered after slipping and falling outside a New York nightclub after a charity event, according to media reports.