Man Caught Stealing $350k Of Body Parts

Man Caught Stealing $350k Of Body Parts, Gary Dudek, 54, is accused of stealing more than $350,000 worth of…skin.

Dudek worked as a sales rep for regenerative medicine and hospital employees said they saw him putting skin grafts into his car multiple times.

He was authorized to order skin grafts for work purposes…not for whatever other creepy personal reasons he might’ve actually been filling orders for. Officials say he made more than 200 unauthorized orders over several years.

Dudek was arrested Tuesday and charged with theft and tampering with records. No word on why he stole so much skin…but we’re alright with not knowing those details.

21 Years Later, ‘Wonder Years’ Cast Reunites

21 Years Later, ‘Wonder Years’ Cast Reunites, Beginning in 1988, the eminently lovable Arnold family began taking American TV viewers on a weekly journey to the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s in ABC’s nostalgic sitcom ‘The Wonder Years.’ On Thursday, the cast of the beloved show reunited some 21 years after the series finale aired — and the photos of the event immediately took Twitter and the rest of the Internet by storm.

All the key players — Jack and Nora; Kevin, Wayne and Karen; Winnie and Paul –were on hand, as US Magazine reports, to record some retrospective material for the upcoming release of ‘The Wonder Years: The Complete Series’ DVD collection. And the actors posted several photos of the reunion on Twitter. (Not on hand for the reunion was Daniel Stern, the actor who voiced the adult version of Kevin, who narrated the show.)

‘The Wonder Years’ debuted on ABC in 1988 and wrapped up in 1993 with a memorable ‘Independence Day’ series finale, that ended with the culmination of the long-running love story between Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper that was one of the prime threads that held all six seasons of the series together. The show picked up a slew of awards during its run on network TV, including three prime-time Emmys. Another signature element of the show was Joe Cocker’s soulful rendition of The Beatles ‘With a Little Help from My Friends,’ which played over the opening credits.

Above, see the photos of Fred Savage, Dan Luria, Alley Mills, Olivia d’ Abo, Jason Hervey, Danica McKellar, and Josh Saviano (who’s now a lawyer and completely out of show business) from the big reunion — and then take the ultimate trip down memory lane by looking at scores of pics of the show in its heyday, as it took American viewers on a trip down memory lane. (Yes, Kevin is wearing his Jets jacket in many of the pics.) And below, watch a video on the reunion of one of America’s all-time greatest TV families.

102-Year-Old Shares His Simple Secret

102-Year-Old Shares His Simple Secret, At 102 years young, Miguel Cruz sports a shock of white hair, can dominate a pool table and is in better shape than most people four decades younger.

His secret? “Be active.”

One of seven siblings, Cruz was born in 1911 in Puerto Rico. He left the island in 1936 and headed to the Big Apple, where he enlisted to fight in World War II.

He married the love of his life in 1946 and settled down in Brooklyn, where they welcomed two children. He ultimately received a degree from Baruch College.

“In reality, my secret is to be active, mentally and physically, all my life,” Cruz told PIX11 Tuesday.

He’s held a countless amount of jobs and was rarely ever sick, undergoing procedures at 68 to remove two cataracts and 98 to replace a heart valve.

More Tear Gas As Turkey Marks One Year Of Unrest

More Tear Gas As Turkey Marks One Year Of Unrest, Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon on Saturday to disperse protesters in central Istanbul who sought to mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s biggest anti-government demonstrations in decades.

Authorities closed roads and stopped public transport to deny access to Taksim Square and the adjoining Gezi Park where government plans to raze the green space and build a shopping mall sparked last year’s unrest.

Police lines kept back activists who had hoped to read a statement at Taksim Square and lay flowers at the park to commemorate the deaths of at least six people in the protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s rule.

Another half-dozen people died in sporadic unrest in the ensuing months as anger at Erdogan and his AK Party simmered.

Hundreds of people chanted “Resign, murderer AKP,” and “Everywhere is Taksim, everywhere is resistance” on the busy shopping street Istiklal that leads to Taksim before police fired teargas at the crowd, forcing it to retreat.

Police also broke up protests in the capital Ankara and the southern city of Adana, CNN Turk reported.

At least three people were detained in Istanbul, witnesses said. Police helicopters circled overhead.

Last US Soldier Held Captive In Afghanistan Freed

Last US Soldier Held Captive In Afghanistan Freed, The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to U.S. special operations forces by the Taliban Saturday evening, local time, in an area of eastern Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border. Officials said the exchange was not violent and the 28-year-old Bergdahl was in good condition and able to walk.

In a statement, President Barack Obama said Bergdahl’s recovery “is a reminder of America’s unwavering commitment to leave no man or woman in uniform behind on the battlefield.”

The handover followed indirect negotiations between the U.S. and the Taliban, with the government of Qatar serving as the go-between. Qatar is taking custody of the five Afghan detainees who were held at Guantanamo.

According to a senior defense official traveling with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in Singapore, once Bergdahl climbed onto the noisy helicopter he took a pen and wrote on a paper plate, the “SF?” – asking the troops if they were special operations forces.

They shouted back at him over the roar of the rotors: “Yes, we’ve been looking for you for a long time.”

Then, according to the official, Bergdahl broke down.

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