A defense attorney for a California couple charged with kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and holding her for 18 years said the defendants have given detailed confessions to investigators. Phillip and Nancy Garrido answered hours of questions by detectives in the past month, he said, indicating that a plea deal may…

Five hundred years ago it was popularly believed that placing raw, sliced onions around the household was an effective way of warding off the bubonic plague. Fast-forward to 2011, and one finds precisely the same preventative measure being touted for the flu. Is it true that raw onions absorb disease-causing…

Last night, despite a universally-acknowledged 'worst ever' Oscars show, some memorable moments occurred courtesy of Mom. Mothers were prominently featured throughout the 2011 Academy Awards. In the Oscars pre-show on ABC, Good Morning America host Robin Roberts introduced the "mominees," the mothers of Oscar nominees in a variety of categories including…