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NBA commissioner bans Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. Commissioner Adam Silver said he will try to force the controversial owner to sell his franchise. For more on this story click here. Source Read More »

Woman describes painkiller prescription leading to heroin addiction

Deaths from heroin use have climbed dramatically in the last couple of years, with the overdose of actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman putting a spotlight on the problem. For many users, heroin addiction begins in the medicine cabinet. Susan McGinnis meets a 24-year-old whose prescription for painkillers led her to heroin use. Source Read More »

Is extreme cold the key to reviving the dead?

After his heart had stopped for 45 minutes, Joe Tiralosi was brought back to life, thanks in part to bone-chilling cold. Dr. Sam Parnia, who runs the Resuscitation Research program at New York’s Stony Brook University, tells Tracy Smith that dying is not a moment, but a process – and that process can be interrupted. A key factor, Dr. Parnia ... Read More »

Paul Simon, Edie Brickell make nice at court hearing

Paul Simon and wife Edie Brickell found themselves in front of a New Canann, Conn., courtroom on Monday after police responded to their home on Sat. night. Police said they were obligated to make an arrest because the incident could be considered domestic violence. Both Simon and Brickell stressed that an order of protection did not need to be issued. Read More »