#UP 400-pound woman who fell through NYC sidewalk says size save her life

Fox News
The 400-pound Queens pedestrian who crashed through an Upper East Side sidewalk said yesterday that a thinner woman might have died from that fall.

Why Is Everyone Calling The New Corvette The Stingray?

While you were busy ogling the pretty pictures of the new Corvette on the covers of Automobile and Road & Track we scored for you yesterday, you may not have noticed ...

All-new Corvette Stingray unveiled -- CNNMoney
The new Corvette Stingray has a computerized Driver Mode Selector. Using a knob near the gear shifter the driver can select from among five settings including ...

#UP Archie Panjabi, aka Kalinda Sharma, goes for a spin

Indian actresses go for a spin
The thrill of flying over Kuala Lumpur and looking at the Petronas Twin Towers from 457m above has moved actresses Archie Panjabi and Kajal Agarwal into wanting to get their own pilot's licences.

Asia News Network
Indian actresses enjoy 20-min air tour over Kuala Lumpur
Indian actresses Archie Panjabi and Kajal Agarwal have revealed that they enjoyed their adventurous air-tour over Kuala Lumpur and looking at the Petronas Twin Towers from 457m above.

Archie Panjabi (born 31 May 1972) is a British actress best known for her role as Kalinda Sharma on CBS's The Good Wife. Archie's portrayal of Kalinda earned her the ...

#UP Jennifer Lawrence's Golden Globes Meryl Streep

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Access Hollywood
Jennifer Lawrence prompted a host of Tweets after stepping on stage to accept her Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for "Silver Linings Playbook," and quipping, "I beat Meryl." But, ...

Jennifer Lawrence Stuns Post-Split at Golden ...
US Weekly
Jennifer Lawrence arrives to the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

#UP Heather Graham pad on fire: NYC bathroom goes up in flames

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Heather Graham's pad was on fire last night! On Jan. 13, TMZ reported that her building was on fire. This is also where Zach Braff of "Scrubs" lives. Fans were ...

Heather Graham pad on fire - Funtuna
Heather Graham pad on fire, Heather Graham is seriously lucky that she didn't burn her entire New York City apartment building last night, as the Big Apple's fire ...

JAL's grounded Dreamliner jet leaks fuel in tests

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co (JAL) said on Sunday that a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet undergoing checks in Tokyo following a fuel leak at Boston airport last ...

#UP Lance Armstrong to confess to doping during TV interview with Oprah

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AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career during an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late Friday. The ...

#UP Lost cat walks 190 miles to get home

Cat walks 190 miles to get home - Video | The Loop
Cat walks 190 miles to get home . After bolting out of a motor home, a lost 4-year-old cat returns home after walking 190 miles.

Lost cat walks 190 miles to get home - KCTV5
A cat in Florida traveled nearly 200 miles in more than two months to reunite with her owners. "That's quite a trip for a little gal that really wanted to come home ...

Bryant's field goal rallies Falcons past Seahawks

Falcons survive late Seahawks rally, advance with 30-28 win
USA TODAY
ATLANTA - This is a different bunch of Atlanta Falcons, all right, one lucky bunch as they stand two wins from hoisting a Lombardi Trophy different after surviving a furious second-half Seattle Seahawks comeback to finally get over their postseason hump.

In Depth:Bryant's field goal rallies Falcons past Seahawks

#UP George H.W. Bush could leave hospital soon

Ex-President George H.W. Bush may leave hospital soon: spokesman Reuters
AP Interview: George P. Bush weighing run in Texas Boston Globe
George H.W. Bush could leave hospital soon KHOU 11 Houston

#UP Cosmic 'bullets' slam Orion nebula in dazzling photo

Technology & science ...
The gas clumps leave behind tubular wakes as much as one-fifth of a light-year in length

Cosmic 'Bullets' Slam Orion Nebula in Dazzling Photo
Astronomers have unveiled a spectacular new photo of cosmic "bullets" slicing through thick gas clouds at supersonic speeds in the famed Orion nebula.

Survivors mark 1-year anniversary of Costa Concordia disaster

CNN International
Giglio, Italy (CNN) -- A boat's horn bellowed 32 times off the coast of Italy on Sunday, honoring each of the victims who died a year ago when a luxury cruise liner ran aground.

From Italy:Costa Concordia 'emergency' extended for a year

#UP ‘Dog who wouldn’t die’ is home after surgery

'Dog who wouldn't die' home, recovering from buckshot wounds ...
The "dog who wouldn't die" is home with his new owners after suffering a horrible ordeal. The pooch, whose name is Buck, was found in a garbage bag on the side of the ...

Dog Who Wouldn't Die Home | Wal-Mart
Dog Who Wouldn't Die Home, The Texas Supreme Court began mulling Thursday whether grieving dog owners should be able to sue for the "emotional value" of man's best ...

‘Dog who wouldn’t die’ home after surgery | The ...
The dog who was found shot in the head and face with a pellet gun, stuffed in a garbage bag and left to die earlier this month was released from a Texas veterinary ...

#UP Mike McCoy rumors: Cardinals, Chargers interested in Bronco's Offensive Coordinator

Jaguars rumors: Mike McCoy could interview, per report ...
If the Denver Broncos lose to the Baltimore Ravens, Denver's offensive coordinator could interview for the Jacksonville Jaguars' head coaching job. New Jaguars ...

Mike McCoy rumors: Cardinals, Chargers interested in Broncos ...
Under the direction of McCoy and with the talent of Peyton Manning, the Denver offense was top five in virtually every category in the 2012 regular season.

#UP Russia's Koryakski volcano on the eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted

BBC NEWS | Europe | Russian volcano erupts
Russia's Koryakski volcano on the eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted sending ash 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) into the air.

Russia Volcano Erupts | Today News Gazette
Russia Volcano Erupts, A VOLCANO erupting in Russia's Far East is sending plumes of gas and ash high into the sky and creating a lava lake. The Plosky Tolbac..

France bombs Mali rebels, African states ready troops

French Join Africa Battle With Islamist Rebels
Wall Street Journal
France's President François Hollande delivers a statement on the situation in Mali in Paris on Friday. PARIS—French military forces joined Malian troops battling Islamist rebels in the West African nation, and Paris asked the U.S.

From France:France bombs Mali rebels, African states ready troops euronews
Opinion:France must watch its steps in Mali gulfnews.com
In Depth:France determined to 'eradicate' terrorism in Mali, official says

French planes bomb Malian district capital of Gao
Seattle Post Intelligencer
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Three residents of the provincial capital of Gao in northern Mali say that French planes have bombed the city, hitting the airport, a building which served as the headquarters of the Islamic police and a militant base.

#UP Norv Turner to join Browns staff as offensive coordinator

Norv Turner to become Cleveland Browns' offensive coordinator ...
Former San Diego Chargers coach Norv Turner is set to become the Cleveland Browns' offensive coordinator, according to a report by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The ...

Norv Turner to join Browns staff as offensive coordinator ...
After the Cleveland Browns named Carolina offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski as their new head coach Wednesday night, the Browns have already begun adding to their ...

#UP Mallory Hagan, Brooklyn native, wins 2013 Miss America crown

San Jose Mercury News
LAS VEGAS—A 23-year-old contestant from Brooklyn, N.Y., has won the title of Miss America. Mallory Hagan won the Las Vegas beauty pageant Saturday night after tap dancing to James Brown's "Get Up Off of That Thing" and answering a question about ...

There she is: Miss America crowns its new Queen of Kitsch
Entertainment Weekly
It's appropriate that the Miss America pageant, that charmingly vestigial celebration of beauty and bikinis, has been taking place in Las Vegas since 2006, and even more appropriate that, in this year's competition, the first batch of perma-smiling contestants ...

#UP Colin Kaepernick sets record; San Francisco 49ers win

Colin Kaepernick sets NFL record for quarterbacks with 181 rushing yards as San Francisco 49ers blow past Green Bay Packers in NFC playoffs Kaepernick propelled the ...

Colin Kaepernick sets record; San Francisco 49ers win - NFL.com
No one is doubting Jim Harbaugh's quarterback decision now. It's Colin Kaepernick's world, and we're all living in it.

#UP Iowa GOP operative scoops up 300-pound Romney sign

300-Pound Romney Sign Nabbed For Free From ...
The Inquisitr
A 300-pound Romney sign shaped like the state of Iowa was nabbed for free by an Iowa man. The 300-pound Romney sign was fashioned by factory workers in Dubuque, Iowa and appeared with Mitt Romney on ...

Iowa GOP operative scoops up 300-pound Romney sign
The Des Moines Register
A 27-year-old GOP operative has claimed the hulking Iowa-shaped sign carved with Mitt Romney's campaign logo that was being offered for free on Craiglist.

#RIP Eugene Patterson, 89, voice on civil rights, dies

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Eugene Patterson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and columnist who helped fellow Southern whites understand the civil rights movement ...

Newspaper editor Eugene Patterson dies at 89; was influential ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Newspaper editor Eugene Patterson dies at 89; was influential voice during civil rights era.

#UP Beyonce shows bare baby bump and first sonogram of Blue Ivy

Beyonce's Sonogram Is More Than Anyone Really Needs to See ...
Can you believe it's been a year since Blue Ivy Carter made her way into the world? Apparently her famous parents can't either. Word has it Beyonce's sonogram will be ...

Beyonce Sonogram: Video Surfaces Ahead of HBO Documentary ...
Beyonce's sonogram of baby Blue Ivy has surfaced. The 3-second video footage of Blue Ivy in her mother's womb is among the intimate periods of Beyonce's life that ...

Beyonce shows bare baby bump and first sonogram of Blue Ivy ...
'This is crazy!' Beyonce shows bare baby bump and first sonogram of Blue Ivy... in new trailer for HBO film Life Is But A Dream

#UP Deadly Everglades Invader Faces 800 Armed Hunters

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A deadly Everglades invader will face off against 800 armed men and women beginning on Sat., Jan. 12, 2013 when ...

Deadly everglades invader: Burmese pythons rounded up during ...
BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, Fla. (AP) -- An armed mob set out into the Florida Everglades on Saturday to flush out a scaly invader. It sounds like the second act ...

#UP First samples obtained from sub-glacial Antarctic lake

... Moscow, Jan 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian researchers have obtained the first sample ...

Russian Researchers Tout Historic Feat Kilometers Beneath ...
Scientists from Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute say they obtained a 2-meter-long "core [sample] of transparent lake ice" from the waters

CBS welcoming actor Angus T. Jones back to comedy

Associated Press
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The teenage actor Angus T. Jones is expected back at "Two and a Half Men" next week, with CBS accepting his apology for calling the popular comedy "filth" and "very ...

Angus T. Jones Returns To ‘Two And A Half Men,’ ...
The Inquisitr
Angus T. Jones will be returning to Two and a Half Men for the first time since renouncing the show and calling it “filth.” Jones will also have a new –and older — love interest, played by Jaime ...