Three Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police officers were shot to death while responding to a 911 call of a domestic argument triggered by a urinating dog, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case. The officers were the first department fatalities since 1995, according to the department. Police said following the shootings Saturday that Richard Poplawski, 22, would be charged with three counts of homicide, aggravated assault and other charges
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Natasha’s lesson helps save Ohio girl
Connie and Donald McCracken were watching CNN one evening last week when they learned of the tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson from a head injury. Immediately, their minds turned to their 7-year-old daughter, Morgan, who was upstairs getting ready for bed.
Natasha Richardson’s Injury: Could a Helmet Have Helped?
There is, for the moment, much more speculation than information surrounding actress Natasha Richardson’s severe, and perhaps fatal, ski injury. Part of the confusion is the very nature of her accident — an improbable injury, little more than a head bump on a bunny slope, that has left an otherwise healthy, 45-year-old woman fighting for her life
How to survive a plane crash
We tend to assume that if an airplane crashes our time is up. But recent experience and statistics tell a different story
Can playing football lead to brain damage?
Here’s a question to worry "soccer moms" and professional footballers alike: Can playing football lead to long-term brain injury? A number of scientific studies have suggested that repeatedly heading a football could increase the risk of developing dementia in later life.