Joan and Robert Vanderhorst were planning to fly home to California with their 16-year-old son on Sunday. But before they could board their American Airlines flight from Newark airport bound for Los Angeles, they were stopped at the gate. “We were not allowed on the plane because they saw my son and made a decision,” […]
If you want to buy a new car or truck in the United States, you have the choice of going to a dealership in person or not buying at all. For the first time, one automaker – electric vehicle maker Tesla – will attempt to short-circuit dealers by selling its cars directly to consumers over […]
The NFL Players Association is investigating the relationship between agent Drew Rosenhaus and a former financial adviser who persuaded a number of players to invest in a failed Alabama bingo casino, a source with knowledge of the inquiry told Yahoo! Sports. According to multiple sources who talked to Y! Sports on the record and for […]
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, both of which are leading causes of death in the US. Nearly one-third of all American adults have high blood pressure and more than half of them don’t have it under control. About 67 million adults have high blood pressure. More than half […]
A 33-year-old hiker is in stable condition at a Salt Lake City hospital after he was trapped in a drainage tunnel in the foothills east of the city for four days and three nights. Daniel Samuelsen said he fell into the tunnel, near the mouth of Parleys Canyon, and broke his leg during a hike […]
Much of a finger-shaped parish southeast of New Orleans was still covered with floodwater Sunday and more than 200,000 people across Louisiana still didn’t have any power, five days after Isaac ravaged the state. Thousands of evacuees remained at shelters or bunked with friends or relatives. “My family is split up,” said Angela Serpas, from severely […]
Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe, who won an Academy Award for best actor for his role as a Roman soldier called Maximus in “Gladiator,” lost his way kayaking in the waters off New York’s Long Island and was picked up by a U.S. Coast Guard boat and ferried to a harbor, officials said Sunday. The 48-year-old actor was […]
A massive shark washed up on a New England beach this weekend, prompting officials to close down two nearby beaches. The Great White Shark weighing about 1,600 pounds was discovered on the border of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. When fisherman Gary Severa first spotted the 13-foot predator Saturday morning, he thought it was driftwood but after […]
In response to record poaching levels of African Elephants and rhinos, TRAFFIC and programme partner WWF have launched a joint global campaign calling on governments to combat illegal wildlife trade and reduce demand for illicit endangered species products. Demand for ivory, rhino horn and Tiger parts from consumer markets mostly in Asia has been escalating […]
A man from Tennessee fell to his death from the upper deck of the Georgia Dome stadium during a college football game, in the second fatality this week stemming from a fall at a stadium, authorities said on Saturday. Isaac Grubb, 20, of Lenoir City, Tennessee, died late on Friday at Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital following a 35-foot […]
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