police say so far everyone is being cooperative. family and friends gather here in new york today to say good-bye to philip seymour hoffman. co-stars and fans paid their respects at a wake last night. hoffman s death, from an paerpt overdoergs has helped put national attention on the heroin epidemic. health officials in vermont confirmed three people died last month with the potent painkiller fentanyl was sold as heroin. looks like more than a million out of work americans won t have their long-term unemployment benefits restored. democrats in the senate fell one vote short of ending a republican filibuster on the bill. oklahoma republicans said that the benefit extension is being turned into another welfare program. it s fair to say that pope francis has achieved something of rock star status. he s even been on the cover of rolling stone. while that s cool, this is sweet. this is a life-size replica of pope francis made of dark