Artist gets ‘3rd I’ with camera implant

NEW YORK — A New York University arts professor might not have eyes on the back of his head, but he’s coming pretty close. Wafaa Bilal, a visual artist widely recognized for his interactive and performance pieces, had a small digital camera implanted in the back of his head — all in the name of art, specifically a project titled “The 3rd I,” commissioned by a new museum in Qatar.

NYPD: ‘Ugly Betty’ actor killed mom with sword

NEW YORK — An actor who once had a small part on “Ugly Betty” was charged Tuesday with stabbing his mother to death with a 3-foot sword in her home after a fight, police said. Michael Brea, 31, was arrested on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

There’s a new ‘Dancing’ champ

After all viewer votes were cast Tuesday in the season finale of “Dancing With the Stars,” finalists Jennifer Grey, Kyle Massey and Bristol Palin had one last routine to perform to add to their judges’ scores. But before the winner was announced, Sarah Palin’s daughter had these words: “Going out there and winning this would mean a lot. It would be like a big middle finger to all the people out there that hate my mom and hate me.” So there.

Poll: For a lot of baby boomers, the thrill of sex is gone

WASHINGTON — The U.S. generation that promoted free love in the 1960s has grown old and cranky about sex. Faced with performance problems, menopause blues and an increased mismatch of expectations between the sexes, middle-aged Americans are the unhappiest people of all when it comes to making love, a new Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll shows. Only 7 percent of people between 45 and 65 describe themselves as extremely satisfied with their sex lives.

Northwest freezes as rare blizzard roars through

SEATTLE — A vicious storm struck the Pacific Northwest and other western states at the start of the holiday travel season, dumping heavy snow on roads, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and causing a cargo plane to overshoot its runway in Seattle.

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