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On Monday, we brought you the story and photos of the Tax Fairness Rumble in Raleigh, N.C., that pitted masked Mexican luchadoras (female wrestlers) Juicy Buns, wrestling as “The People’s Champion,” against corporate-created and -backed “Champion of the Powerful,” The Scrambler. Here’s the video.
A deadly bacterial meningitis outbreak striking gay men in New York City is unlikely to abate any time soon, New York City health officials warn. The disease has sickened 22 and killed seven NYC men over the last two years.After four cases of meningococcal disease among gay men were reported in Los Angeles county in recent months, there were concerns that the New York City outbreak had spread, bu...
There is no reason not to love Earth. Despite what scientists speculate about Mars or distant "water worlds" discovered by NASA's Kepler probe, this planet is the only game in town if humans want to keep breathing, drinking water and, you know, existing in the near future. But as our entertainment choices frequently point out, we're not always the best caretakers of this big blue marble in space. ...
NASHVILLE - The bassist for rock band 3 Doors Down has been charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication after he was involved in a crash that killed another driver, Nashville police said on Saturday. The musician, Todd Harrell, 41, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, was driving his Cadillac CTS west on Interstate 40 at high speed late on Friday when he clipped a pickup truck, the Metropolitan Nashvill...
It will be weeks, at least, before Celeste Corcoran is anywhere near ready to think about artificial limbs. The 47-year-old Lowell, Mass., hairdresser lost both her legs below the knee in Monday’s deadly bomb blasts in Boston, which also severely injured her 17-year-old daughter, Sydney.But when Celeste and the 16 others who reportedly lost limbs in the attack are ready, experts say they will find...
Police officers lined streets in Boston on Saturday evening to honor Officer Sean Collier, who authorities say was killed by the Boston bombing suspects.Collier’s body was released by the medical examiner’s office and taken to a funeral home in Stoneham, NBC station WHDH of Boston reported. Officers flocked to Albany Street to pay their respects as the hearse passed by, the station said.Hundreds o...
A Long Island, New York, woman bought a BB gun, then drove her two children and another boy around and had them shoot at parked cars, police said.Susan Becker, 43, of East Northport was arrested Friday, NBCNewYork.com reported.Police said there were more than 60 reports of damage to car windows in the Islandia, Hauppage and Commack areas over the past two weeks, Newsday reported.Police said Becker...
