Foiled by Fitbit! In Ellington, Connecticut, Richard Dabate called 911 and claimed his wife had been fatally shot inside the couple's home by a masked killer who was a "tall, obese man" with a voice like Vin Diesel. The killer had also allegedly tied Dabate up. That story has since unraveled thanks to his wife's Fitbit. Now, 16 months after the crime, Dabate has been charged with felony murder and other crimes. He claimed Connie Dabate was killed around 9am, when she returned home from the gym. But police say she used Facebook some 40 minutes later, before her Fitbit recorded her last movements around 10am. An investigation revealed Richard Dabate was having an affair with a woman he had gotten pregnant. Meanwhile, his wife - apparently unaware of the affair - had penned a list of her own reasons why she wanted a divorce, including that Dabate took money from "accounts that don't belong to him." Her last text message to her husband read, "Merry [ex...

Pooch parents know that if they woof it when they hoof it, they are in better shape than pet free folks. Studies show that dogs are the reason the owners take healthy walks 66 percent of the time and that is extremely beneficial, especially to the 44 percent of Labrador lovers and fox terrier fanciers who are age 65 and older and say they get most of their weekly exercise by strolling with their schnauzers. "I'm fascinated by what a great motivator dogs can be," says animal behaviorist Dr. Sandra McCune, co-editor of the book, The Health Benefits Of Dog Walking For People and Pets. Florida based fitness instructor Shirley Archer, spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise, agrees. "Dogs can provide companionship," she explains. "Frisbee tossing, ball throwing, agility competitions, dog and human boot camps, are great opportunities to be active."

50 percent of Americans have ditched their friends and made up a lie so that they could stay at home and watch TV.  People in their 50s are more likely to sleep naked in bed than people in their 20s.  A recent study claims that one in three men have plucked their eye brows while getting ready.  For a women between the ages of 20-25, their phone goes off on average of 62 times a day.  On average, men shake hands six times a week. That's more than twice as often as women.

One half of employees say they do not have this at work? A friend.

Jonathan Demme, the movie director whose work ranged from thrillers like "The Silence of the Lambs" to documentaries on leading musicians, died on Wednesday of cancer, his publicist said. He was 73.  Nordstrom is selling work jeans that are pre-stained with mud, designer jeans that is, for $425 a pair.  A new PR nightmare for United Airlines -- a giant bunny flying from Britain to its new owners in Chicago died somewhere -- the owner says it died on board the plane, while United said it arrived alive but died in storage holding area.  China has launched their first aircraft carrier actually built by themselves.  Fox News is facing renewed legal claims that it mistreated non-white employees, a week after the network severed ties with its biggest star over unrelated sexual harassment complaints.  Caitlyn Jenner says that she's open to running for political office.  The 5th Indiana Jones movie is happening. Harrison Ford will star, Steven Spielberg will...

On this date in 1805, U.S. Marines captured the city of Derna, on the shores of Tripoli. And a song was born... It was on this date in 1897 that President Grant's Tomb was formally dedicated. I don't know if President Grant was there for it. Or, I never did find out who was buried there. In 1898, American naval forces bombarded the Cuban village of Matanzas during the Spanish-American war and the only one killed was a mule. Hey, we told them to watch their ass. On this date in 1931, Hawaii reached its all-time record high of 100 degrees. It was so hot, several grass skirt fires were reported. In 1932, American poet Hart Crane drowned after jumping from a steamer. I had no idea clams got that big. On this date in 1937, the very first social security checks were issued. I wasn't around for the start, but I'll probably see the last of 'em handed out. My financial advisor tells me that Social Security will always continue to hand out checks, until the day I retire. This...

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