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As research continues to progress with Alzheimer’s disease, scientists are looking for information about what might contribute to it. They recently found one possibility. A recent study found that past concussions might be related to the development of Alzheimer’s in patients who are already susceptible to cognitive problems. The researchers compared brain scans of patients and found some differences only …

Seventeen years ago Thursday, the first news reports started appearing concerning the violent death of a 6-year-old girl in Boulder named JonBenet Ramsey. With the case seemingly no closer to a resolution, books on the enduring mystery continue periodically to surface, and orders are being taken now for one that those who have followed the case have been anticipating for …

A Garden Grove man pleaded guilty Friday to a federal terrorism charge, admitting he intended to aid al-Qaida fighters by traveling to Pakistan, where he would provide weapons training. Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen, 24, who has also used the name Hasan Abu Omar Ghannoum, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to one count of attempting to …

A simple Facebook question has created a social media frenzy over how body image should play a role in today’s toy industry. A picture posted by Plus Size Modeling last week has people talking. The group asked fans “Should toy companies start making plus-sized dolls” — and within hours — more than 40,000 people liked the post and thousands commented …

Police spent the night at a Scarborough apartment building after a woman was found dead in one of the units. Officers were called to Alton Towers Circle, near McCowan and Steeles avenues, at around 11:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call.

Lionsgate and Italian film distributor BIM Distribuzine are doing damage control after a marketing campaign for the Italian release of 12 Years a Slave caused a fury among many in the blogosphere. The companies have apologized for omitting the film’s Black actors — including leading man Chiwetel Ejiofor — from the film’s posters, favoring Brad Pitt (who has only a …

Amber Rose is shocking fans with her latest Instagram post captioned “Before & After my baby boy Sebastian.” In the dramatic image, the 30-year-old flaunted her newly svelte physique just 10 months after giving birth to Sebastian, her first son with rapper Wiz Khalifa.

Delivery drivers for UPS and FedEx scrambled to get late-arriving Christmas presents to their destinations Thursday after an embarrassing holiday delay. Seattle-based Amazon.com said it will offer $20 gift cards and shipping cost refunds for affected customers. Amazon would not reveal how many holiday shipments were delayed nor would the company consent to an interview.

Conrad Alvin Barrett, 27, has been charged with a federal hate crime related to a racially motivated assault of a 79-year-old African-American man, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson, along with Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels of the Civil Rights Division and Special Agent in Charge Stephen L. Morris of the FBI. “Suspected crimes of this nature will simply …

At least 60 people were injured in the Argentine city of Rosario when they were attacked by a swarm of piranha fish, officials said. The attack happened off the popular beaches of the Parana River, 300km north of Buenos Aires, on Wednesday, a medical official said on Thursday.

According to widespread media reports, the U.S. is sending Hellfire missiles and surveillance drones to the government of Iraq. The arms shipments come amidst growing turmoil in Iraq. In an odd, but related, development, the U.S. State Department issued a statement Dec. 26 praising U.S. efforts to destroy conventional weapons in Iraq. The State Department describes the destroyed weapons as …