Researchers found a direct link between volunteer work and decreased risk of high blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke.

Omar Medina had just gotten behind the wheel of his car in the parking lot of a convenience store when a policeman noticed that he appeared impaired and moved in to check. He asked Medina to hand over his license, but the 26-year-old had another idea and offered the deputy one of the brews he’d just purchased.

When the man declined, Medina told him he didn’t have to co-operate because he was employed by the federal government – as an assassin who’d killed many times while serving the country. Turns out he’d been arrested three times before for DUI – and lost his license as a result.

The paparazzi were hounding the Bieb and his buddy Lil’ Twist as they attempted to leave the Laugh Factory in Hollywood last night (Monday). Justin, driving his white Ferrari, motioned for the photogs to get out of the way so he could go, and one of them apparently got pinned between his ride and a parked car. He drove off and later told cops he didn’t realize he’d hit anyone.

The shutterbug suffered only minor injuries, and the LAPD isn’t pressing charges because he was a pedestrian in the road — in other words, it was his own fault he got hit.

Researchers figured out that if you live in a city, you’ll make up the difference in price with gas savings through the years.

But if you’re using the car to commute from city to city, you’d probably be better off just getting an economy car – and skipping the hybrid upgrade.

The survey also found that 69 percent have had a one-night stand, 54 percent have cheated on a partner, and 72 percent admitted to having had sex outdoors.

And as for indoor action, four out of ten said they view porn three times a week.

National Guard spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mike Kazmerzak confirmed that Sergeant Major Tommy Caillier was removed from his duties on June 14th “for cause” connected to allegations by another National Guard member. In addition, a criminal investigation is under way to determine if there was a possible sexual assault.

Brazil’s president was booed recently at a soccer match – and police had to use tear gas and rubber bullets to push back a recent protest.

Many of these angry Brazilians hate the idea that public transportation, health care, and education budgets were cut in order to renovate soccer stadiums in preparation for next year’s tournament.

The protesters are getting the word out through the Internet and social networks, literally telling people to stay away.

This is great news for all beer drinkers because kidney stones are brutal. Just ask someone who’s had to deal with them.

Drinking coffee and wine also help, as coffee and wine reduce the risk by between 26 and 33 percent.

Unfortunately, you’re in trouble if you’re a soda junkie. People who drink one or more sugar-sweetened sodas per day are looking at a 23- to 33-percent higher risk of developing the problem.

The initiative is called Project Loon, and it utilizes balloons in the stratosphere that beam cellular-style signals back to terrestrial antennas. The balloons are solar powered, with the ability to drift up and down into existing air currents, allowing them to travel without side-to-side propulsion.

The man, whose name has not been released, came across the critter outside a campground where he’d just attended a cookout. Apparently intent on finding out if a bear would eat in the woods, he tossed a hunk of meat in its direction, then another, and then, as he was getting set to toss another morsel, the bear decided to make the buffet self-serve and pounced on him.

According to wildlife officials, the guy “wasn’t terribly coherent” and “was unsure of where the attack actually happened.” There’s no plan to go after the bear, since he was “basically goaded into” the confrontation.