| Otto Warmbier went to North Korea on a tour, returned in a coma and now he's dead | | Otto Warmbier, the Ohio student in a coma who was released by North Korea last week, has died, his family announced Monday. Warmbier, 22, went to North Korea with a tour group in late 2015. As the group prepared to leave in early 2016, the University of Virginia student was charged and convicted of engaging in anti-state activity for stealing a propaganda banner from his hotel. Much remains unknown about what happened to him in North Korea, but Warmbier reportedly had been in a coma for more than a year, and brains scans since his return showed severe damage. Warmbier's parents said in a statement Monday that "the awful tortuous mistreatment our son received ... ensured that no other outcome was possible beyond the sad one we experienced today." They found one small comfort: "He was at peace. He was home and we believe he could sense that." | | Terror strikes the Muslim community again | | London awoke to tragedy Monday morning. A van plowed into a group of Muslims leaving a mosque after late-night Ramadan prayers, injuring at least nine people. Two other recent terror attacks in Britain were claimed by the Islamic State, but police believe the suspect of this attack, Darren Osborne, acted alone. Sadiq Khan, London's first Muslim mayor, said the city will stay strong and "not allow these terrorists to succeed." Across the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia, police found the body of Nabra Hassanen, 17, who was assaulted and killed after leaving a mosque early Sunday morning with friends. The group had gotten into an argument with a man who then attacked the teen as her friends ran for help. A Virginia man, Darwin Martinez Torres, has been charged with murder, but police are not investigating the attack as a hate crime. | | What we learned from Carrie Fisher's final autopsy | | In late December, the world mourned the unexpected death of one of pop culture's most iconic feminists, 'Star Wars' actress Carrie Fisher. Now, we know more about the final days of the galaxy's most beloved princess-turned-general. Fisher tested positive for a combination of drugs, including cocaine, heroin and ecstasy, according to the final autopsy report released Monday by the Los Angeles County Coroner's office. Fisher had long battled drug addiction and mental illness, but the report couldn't determine exactly what role the drugs played in her death, which happened four days after the actress went into cardiac arrest while flying from London to Los Angeles. Her death is officially listed as being caused by "sleep apnea and other undetermined factors." | | Kepler phones home one last time | | According to new findings from NASA, E.T. could still be out there. The space agency announced Monday that the Kepler spacecraft discovered its last batch of planets before tragically breaking. Ten of the total 219 planets discovered can support liquid water on their surface. Don't get your flying bike out of your garage just yet, though; scientists still have to double check that the planets do, in fact, exist. |  | | Not all fats are created equal (sigh) | | We get it; we really do. You love coconut oil; you live by it. But it turns out coconut oil simply isn't good for your cardiovascular health . In fact, it never has been (sorry). Now, before you grab a pitchfork and get the villagers riled up, hear the American Heart Association out. Research indicates chemical components of coconut oil may boost your metabolism (yay!), but the heart group found the oil increased LDL (aka "bad") cholesterol in seven out of seven controlled trials. Yes, fat is an important part of a healthy diet, but coconut oil has more saturated fat (a cause of cardiovascular disease) than other oils like butter, beef fat and palm oil. Experts recommend you consume vegetable oils or olive oil, instead. As for your skin and hair care routines? Go coconuts. | |
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