The body of a 40-year-old woman who died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday afternoon at the African Queen Hair Braiding hair salon in Brownsville, Brooklyn is being tested for Ebola as "an abundance of caution," city health officials announced. The woman returned 18 days ago from Guinea in West Africa, one of the countries hit hardest by the virus.

CNN’s Don Lemon might as well have asked Joan Tarshis, “Did you try not getting raped by Bill Cosby?”

A 13-year-old somehow survived a horrible Puerto Rico massacre that allegedly began over an eviction notice, managing to notify authorities after the attackers left him for dead.

Police say they believe the man suspected of shoving a 64-year-old in front of an oncoming train also attacked a man on a subway platform earlier this month.

Janice Dickinson says Bill Cosby drugged her wine and raped her after promising to help her with her career in the 1980's, detailing the assault in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight.

Prosecutors say a New Jersey cop was too busy showing off his dick to arrest drunk drivers.

Tracy Morgan's attorney says the comedian may not fully recover from the "severe brain injury" he suffered in addition to a broken leg, nose, and ribs in last June's deadly limo accident.

Alice Finch Lee, sister of Harper, has died at the age of 103. As of 2012, she was the oldest practicing lawyer in Alabama; she was also one of the first women to become an attorney in the state. She was also instrumental in managing her sister's affairs.

A Saskatchewan couple may be stuck with medical bills of nearly $1,000,000 because their child was born prematurely during a vacation in Hawaii. Their insurance company refuses to pay for the delivery and the recovery, arguing the pregnancy was high-risk and a pre-existing condition.

The pear emoji is not one of the world's most popular emoji, it's safe to say. How often are you eating a pear and wanting to text someone about your pear? As of this writing, per the invaluable Emoji Tracker, ":pear:" is the 570th most used emoji in the world. It has its place, and that's outside of the emoji upper class. That is unless we're talking about Rick Ross' Instagram comments.

Turn on the TV late at night this week and you might come across an extended advertisement for Smart Pipe, an exciting product that takes the internet of things to its subterranean, sewage-drenched logical conclusion. Don't worry, though: no one actually wants you to share your shit on Twitter.

So there's this video going around today of what appears to be of one fair-skinned 7-Eleven employee at work. One second, he's sitting in a chair, just kicking back. The next, his dick is out and he's masturbating. He's hard at work, etc.

University of Arizona's famed Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter—you know, the one that reportedly drugged Johnny Knoxville—has allegedly continued its pattern of misconduct by assaulting members of Alpha Epsilon Pi, the Jewish frat on campus.

Did you know there's a new Chet Haze song? There's a new Chet Haze song.

The New York Times checked up today on the financial situation of the Reverend Al Sharpton, New York and America's most public private citizen. The setup is about how Sharpton has gone from outsider to insider, track suits to tailored suits, "from the streets to the suites," in his words, etc. Then we learn—well, "learn" isn't exactly the right word, given how well-documented all of Sharpton's aspects have been through the years.

"They say on the Internet / There are no neutrals there / You'll either be on Spotify / Or on Google's new Music Key streaming service." In the Taylor Swift vs. Billy Bragg fight, which side are you on?

Early this morning, a small cargo plane crashed into a Chicago house shortly after taking off from Midway Airport. According to the the city's fire department chief, the impact missed the sleeping elderly couple living there by just eight inches.

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In an intriguing new report by CNN, St. Joseph's Indian School has been "exposed" using less than honest sob stories and fake names in their letters to prospective donors—to the tune of $50 million last year. Turns out that "Josh Little Bear" didn't write you a letter begging for his continued sanctuary from poverty and drugs.

Whole Foods has just launched its first national advertising campaign, featuring the slogan "Values Matter." It emphasizes not just quality food, but also the company's "fair labor practices." How do Whole Foods employees feel on that point?