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Drake splashed out $42,000 on a yellow diamond ring as a gift to current ‘squeeze’ Rihanna and spending as much time with her as possible as their relationship continues to be blossom.. The rapper, who is reportedly dating the singer, has splashed out on the yellow diamond, although it is not believed to be an engagement ring.

A vaccination debate has been brewing for years and the Oklahoma State Health Department thinks that may be putting children at risk. Many diseases that used to be deadly have been all but eradicated. The Oklahoma State Health Department said it’s because of vaccinations.

The nearly 18 feet long, 3,000-pound female nicknamed ‘Joan of Shark,’ was tagged earlier by fisheries’ officers. When the animal popped up close to shore again, several beaches were shut down for extended periods.

A broad coalition of Christian leaders have taken the occasion of the holiest day on the Christian calendar to release an Easter statement calling for the end of the war on drugs and mass incarceration. They said they chose the Easter season to release their statement because of the spirit of the Resurrection, which Easter commemorates and celebrates.

A new movement is underway on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to ensure the sharing of seeds. Founders of the movement distributed the first seed packs for 29 different varieties of vegetables at a launch event Thursday. The Open Source Seed Initiative was created to “free the seed,” organizers said. It’s a movement to ensure some seeds never get patented …

A Portland police officer was wounded, his K-9 partner killed and three suspects captured after a burglary and shooting in Southwest Portland early Wednesday morning. The gunman fled after the shooting and an intense manhunt that followed stretched from Capitol Highway and Southwest Lobelia Street to the 6900 block of Oleson Road. The shooting suspect was eventually captured about three …

Ontario is toughening up vaccine requirements for students. All students going back to school this fall must have proof they’ve been vaccinated against two additional conditions — meningococcal disease and whooping cough. Those born after 2010 must also prove they’ve been immunized against chickenpox.

Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday told a group of police leaders it is time for street cops to start carrying the drug Narcan that can reverse deadly heroin overdoses. And this time the police, facing a rising number of overdose deaths, agreed. Police around the country are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of deaths linked to overdoses of …

A Chinese herb, called thunder god vine, works better than a widely prescribed pharmaceutical drug at easing rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published this week. Chinese researchers recruited 207 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and gave them either the herb, the drug methotrexate (marketed as Rheumatrex or Trexall), or a combination of the two. Of the 174 who completed the …

The Budapest Zoo welcomed a rare baby Bactrian camel last week on April 9. The young male, named Ilias, made his first public appearance yesterday, having spent the last week bonding with his mother, an eight-year-old, named Iris. According to the zookeepers, Iris had a little trouble caring for her newborn at first as this was her first baby and …

Researchers in London have found that a higher body mass index could increase a pregnant woman’s risk of stillbirth and infant death. They found this to be true with even modest weight increases. According to researchers, being overweight or obese increases the risk of several conditions, like type-2 diabetes, that are strongly linked to the risk of fetal and infant …