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A Chinese woman has given birth to twin girls at the age of 60, following IVF treatment after her only child died. Sheng Hailin, who has become possibly the oldest person in the country to give birth, lost her first daughter, who was in her late twenties, in an accidental gas poisoning case in 2009, News.com.au reported.

An LAPD Bomb Squad officer rescued a man from a burning vehicle following a fiery crash on the 405 Freeway Wednesday afternoon, reports the Los Angeles Police Department. Just before 2:00 p.m. on Christmas day, Officer Don Thompson, a 26-year veteran with the Los Angeles Police Department, was heading to work on the southbound 405 Freeway just south of the …

Ben Affleck learned the hard way that it’s never a good idea to read Internet comments. The actor, who set off a furious fanboy backlash when he was cast as Batman in the upcoming “Man of Steel” sequel last month, responded to his haters during a visit Monday to “Late Night.”

James Gandolfini has made sure his loved ones will be taken care of by leaving the bulk of his estimated $70 million fortune to his “beloved” son. The Sopranos star suffered a fatal heart attack in Rome last month while on vacation with 13-year-old Michael, who called hotel staff for help after his father fell ill.

Why did Kim Kardashian and Kanye West name their newborn daughter North, you might just be wondering? Don’t worry, we are too. So far, they’re not saying anything, or releasing any details or photos — shocking, for the media-loving Kardashian family, which has been otherwise relentlessly hyping their E! show Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Kris Jenner’s new talk …

Angelina Jolie is now planning to have her ovaries removed, following a double mastectomy after discovering she’s a carrier of the BRCA1 gene. The 37-year-old actress made the brave decision to have three months of secret procedures after being told she had an 87% chance of contracting breast cancer. And now, Angelina is said to already be planning her next …

Three teenagers in the US state of New Jersey have been shot, two of them pronounced dead, raising the number of gun deaths on Christmas Day reported in the US media to seven. A 13-year old girl and a 14-year-old boy were fatally shot on Wednesday and a third teen involved in the shooting in Newark, New Jersey, is in …

State Fire Marshal investigators are on the scene of a deadly fire this afternoon in Houma that claimed the lives of three juveniles early Christmas morning. The children ages 11, 12 and 13 years old, were unable to escape the fire, while nine other occupants were able to escape. One of the victims was a female, the other two were …

The Russian ship MV AKADEMIK SHOKALSKIY has become trapped in ice in the remote Antarctic more than two days’ sailing from the nearest rescue vessel, officials said Wednesday. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is coordinating a search and rescue for the ship which is approximately 1500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Tasmania.

Chinese state-run media and Internet users demanded action Wednesday after the deaths of at least seven babies since November following their vaccinations against hepatitis B. China’s Food and Drug Administration has suspended use of the vaccine involved, manufactured by domestic producer BioKangtai, and is investigating, the official Xinhua news agency reported. More than 44 million doses of the vaccine are …

Children who start to rapidly gain weight at a younger age are more likely to have higher blood pressure and other signs of future heart troubles as soon as they become preteens, according to new research, reported by Reuters. Previous studies have suggested children who put on weight in early childhood are more likely to be obese later in life. …