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Freelance Syrian journalist Mazhar Tayyara killed in Homs

Freelance Syrian journalist Mazhar Tayyara killed in Homs

If there is one place that you don't want to be these days it would have to be Syria as the death toll keeps rising and is now one of the most dangerous cities in the world ... continue
Philippines Flooding Claims 1,200 Lives, More Deaths Expected As Search Continues

Philippines Flooding Claims 1,200 Lives, More Deaths Expected As Search Continues

The Philippines navy, local fisherman, police and firefighters have joined forces in the hopes of widening their ongoing search efforts for survivors and the deceased of a massive flood that has already claimed the lives of more ... continue
Man Panics, Drives Dead Wife 225 Miles Before Calling For Help

Man Panics, Drives Dead Wife 225 Miles Before Calling For Help

A 71-year-old Canadian man was driving home with his 75-year-old wife from a vacation in Oregon when she passed away. If the story ended there it would be a sad tale of old age, however after realizing ... continue
Air Force Launches Investigation Into Dead Body Casket Gag

Air Force Launches Investigation Into Dead Body Casket Gag

It's bad form to pose as a dead body in a casket, it's in extremely bad form to pose in that casket if it's the same type used to send the dead back from war and it's ... continue
Send your ashes into space and get a tax break – What?!

Send your ashes into space and get a tax break – What?!

I understand that we are running out of spaces where we can have out mortal remains buried so that everyone can come and pay their last respects but the idea of polluting the great expanse of space ... continue
Starving the malaria parasite to death shows real promise as cure

Starving the malaria parasite to death shows real promise as cure

Malaria is one of the world's largest killers of human beings. In 2008 there were between 190 million and 311 million reported cases of malaria with between 708,000 and 1.003 million people killed by malaria; with the ... continue
The now iconic Steve Jobs Apple image is headed to copyright fight

The now iconic Steve Jobs Apple image is headed to copyright fight

That image you see above has, in a very short period of time, become the iconic image of Apple and Steve Jobs. It first started spreading around the web just after his passing away was announced and ... continue
Tree Falls On Car In California, Kills Passenger

Tree Falls On Car In California, Kills Passenger

A female driver was killed on Thursday when a large eucalyptus tree fell on her car, killing her before police were able to respond. The accident occurred at 2 p.m on Irvine Avenue at Westcliff Drive in Costa ... continue
Mitch Winehouse Says Daughter May Have Died From Detox Seizure

Mitch Winehouse Says Daughter May Have Died From Detox Seizure

Anderson Cooper recently interviewed Mitch Winehouse about his daughters (Amy Winehouse) death and in the interview to air Monday on the new talk show Anderson he tells Cooper that his daughter may have died from a detox ... continue
If this doesn’t touch in your heart then you don’t have one

If this doesn’t touch in your heart then you don’t have one

On August 6, 2011 30 American soldiers where killed when the helicopter they were riding in was shot down in Afghanistan by Taliban fighters. One of those soldier's was Navy SEAL U.S. Petty Officer 1st Class Jon ... continue
Twitter is reporting that Gaddafi is dead

Twitter is reporting that Gaddafi is dead

We can't confirm this this report through any other sources but it is starting to spread through Twitter that Gaddafi has been killed in Tripoli, Libya. This is obviously a developing story. continue
Sugarland concert stage at Indiana State Fair collapses killing 4 [Video]

Sugarland concert stage at Indiana State Fair collapses killing 4 [Video]

At least four concert goers at the Indiana State Fair are dead after the stage where the band Sugarland was suppose to perform this past Saturday collapsed. The winds were reportedly between 60 to 70 miles per hour; ... continue
Mentally ill homeless man beaten to death by police. FBI called in to investigate.

Mentally ill homeless man beaten to death by police. FBI called in to investigate.

What's that old saying about absolute power corrupting absolutely? Well in this case it seems that the police in Fullerton, California, took their power to the extreme and beat Kelly Thomas, a homeless man,  who suffering from schizophrenia, to ... continue
BREAKING: Amy Winehouse reported to have passed away

BREAKING: Amy Winehouse reported to have passed away

This is a developing story but Twitter is going crazy at the moment with the news coming primarily out of Europe by the looks of it that singer Amy Winehouse has died. The British singer was apparently found ... continue
CDC ruins picnics, says many should “cook cold cuts”

CDC ruins picnics, says many should “cook cold cuts”

If one of your great pleasures in life is a cold ham sandwich, the CDC would like you to know that what's lurking in your lunch box could possibly kill you. Bologna, ham, sliced turkey and roast beef ... continue
Coffee, sex and exercise can up risk of brain aneurysm

Coffee, sex and exercise can up risk of brain aneurysm

Those who like to start off the day with a latte/coitus combo and a morning run could be upping their risk of a terrifying brain aneurysm, according to Stroke: The Journal of the American Heart Association. Per ... continue
Wisdom of low-salt diet called into question

Wisdom of low-salt diet called into question

Salt consumption is one of the areas in which those at risk of cardiovascular conditions are required to have less fun eating, and traditional wisdom long held that a reduction in salt was key in managing heart ... continue
McMourning: LA funeral parlor offers drive-thru viewings

McMourning: LA funeral parlor offers drive-thru viewings

Would you pay your respects at a wake from a passenger's seat or while shifting down to first? A Los Angeles funeral parlor has instituted a novel, yet somewhat jarring new option for mourners. Instead of actually parking ... continue
Nearly one in five lung cancer patients continue smoking

Nearly one in five lung cancer patients continue smoking

Perhaps as a testament to the pull tobacco addiction has on those in its clutches, a new study reveals one in five patients with lung cancer continue to smoke, according to the US National Cancer Institute. The perhaps ... continue
‘Casual relationship’ found between unemployment and early death

‘Casual relationship’ found between unemployment and early death

Earlier this week: too much work can kill you. Middle of the week- no work can also kill you. Researchers have found a "causal link" between unemployment and early or premature death, in a study published in the ... continue
Morbidly obese man found fused to chair, dies

Morbidly obese man found fused to chair, dies

A 43-year-old Bellaire, Ohio man has died after police discovered him living in "deplorable conditions," fused to a chair by urine and feces. The man, who was treated at a local hospital but later died, has not been ... continue
Adolescent, young adult deaths outpace infant and child mortality

Adolescent, young adult deaths outpace infant and child mortality

Due to advances in modern medicine, it is more likely now for a person to die between the ages of 15-24 than in infancy or childhood. Overall mortality is way down, but death by misadventure and suicide have ... continue