KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Heads bowed, somber past and present Kansas City Chiefs players turned out Wednesday for a memorial service for teammate Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend and then himself over the weekend. Belcher fatally shot 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins on Saturday at the Kansas City home they shared with their 3-month-old daughter, […]

Roderick “R.J.” Arrington was allegedly beaten to death by his mother and stepdad because he failed to read his Bible and finish his homework. Parents Markiece Palmer, 34, and Dina Palmer,27, are facing murder charges along with counts of child abuse and neglect for the late November beating death, reports the Daily Mail. According to […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Legal marijuana possession becomes a reality in Washington state Thursday, and some people plan to celebrate the new law by breaking it. Voters in Washington and Colorado last month made those the first states to decriminalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana. Washington’s law takes effect Thursday and allows adults to […]

A Florida woman who suffered from a genital arousal disorder tragically ended her life on Saturday. Gretchen Molannen recently spoke with the Tampa Bay Times about her struggle with persistent genital arousal disorder in an interview. She committed suicide shortly after the article was published. The 39-year-old told reporters that she was initially ashamed about […]

A Texas woman allegedly ran over her ex-boyfriend’s mother and texted him “Hows Life LOL” after doing so, KXAN-TV reports. Elizabeth Segundo McClain, 22, was charged with third degree felony of stalking and assault. Police say that McClain has a history of stalking her ex- boyfriend, Ryan Boyd, 25. She reportedly called Boyd hundreds of […]

BERLIN (AP) — A famed bust of Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti is getting some new company to mark the centenary of its discovery: an exhibition of works giving a taste of the site where it was found. The show, “In the Light of Amarna — 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery,” opens at Berlin’s Neues Museum […]

BERLIN (AP) — A famed bust of Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti is getting some new company to mark the centenary of its discovery: an exhibition of works giving a taste of the site where it was found. The show, “In the Light of Amarna — 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery,” opens at Berlin’s Neues Museum […]

See “Child Support Payments of the Rich and Famous” photo gallery below. Looks like today’s gonna be a good day for Chris Bosh … moneywise. And why is that? Well, the Miami Heat superstar lucked out when a judge in Orlando sided with him in his attempt to be deemed an official resident of Texas […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as “Take Five” caught listeners’ ears with exotic, challenging rhythms, has died. He was 91. Brubeck died Wednesday morning of heart failure after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son Darius, said his […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Strahan has added another notch to his growing off-the-field resume — Broadway. The gap-toothed former football player made three short appearances at Wednesday’s matinee of “Elf,” the musical is based on the Will Ferrell film. Says the former athlete: “I was surprised at how nervous you get.” Strahan played both […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Strahan has added another notch to his growing off-the-field resume — Broadway. The gap-toothed former football player made three short appearances at Wednesday’s matinee of “Elf,” the musical is based on the Will Ferrell film. Says the former athlete: “I was surprised at how nervous you get.” Strahan played both […]

HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating six cases over the last two years in which Houston police officers fatally shot or allegedly used excessive force against unarmed individuals, police officials said Wednesday. One case involves the September shooting death of Brian Claunch, 45, a mentally ill one-armed, one-legged man in a wheelchair. […]