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Pokemon Go hits $200mn in global revenue

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Two new Zika Virus cases in San Francisco

Eight women in IL are listed in the Zika Virus Pregnancy Registry, but an IDPH statement says five of those cases have not been confirmed, and those women may h...

Wynwood is home to artists, hipsters, tourists _ and Zika

There have been no cases of mosquito-transmitted Zika reported in OH and only 27 cases of travel-associated Zika in the state, reports CDC officials, thou...

Charles Barkley goes one-on-one with Nick Saban in hilarious interview

The comfort level between the two Alabama icons brought out some interesting tidbits about Saban - some that were known, others that weren't. Saban casually m...

Florida officials investigate new Zika virus case outside of Miami

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1 in 8 US adults says they smoke marijuana, poll says

About half of adults between the ages of 30 and 64 report having tried the drug; nearly one in five adults, or 19 percent, under the age of 30 report now using ...

Rio 2016: Djokovic and Williams sisters crash out

This comes a little more than a month after a third-round loss at Wimbledon against Sam Querrey of the United States, and could add to the sense that Djokovic i...

Dallas County Confirms First West Nile Virus Death of 2016

Despite the increase, those numbers are down from 46 positive samples that had tested positive at the same time previous year. In 2015, MS had 38 cases and one ...

Ledecky swims to world record at Rio Olympics

In a mesmerizing race, Ledecky , 19, broke the 400-meter freestyle world record she established two years ago. Then Michael Phelps added to his Olympic leg...

Fears in USA that money to fight Zika 'rapidly running out'

The Washington Department of Health has already paid to ship almost 600 samples to a lab in Minnesota, 20 of which tested positive. One of them may have bee...

Candy may have sickened 19 at San Francisco birthday party

Health department officials have not yet completed testing on the candy, but said 12 of the hospitalized patients tested positive for THC, the active substance ...

Man Arrested In Connection With Weekend Tainted Candy Incident

The festival was dubbed "The Last Weekend on Earth". The packages were marked "prescribed medibles", according to reports, and were laced with high levels of ...

George P. Bush urges Republicans to back Trump

His remarks Saturday were among his first as the the Texas GOP's victory chairman, who is responsible for overseeing the party's statewide campaign in November....

Two boys and a man missing in separate sea incidents off Wales

But after the six-hour hunt had to be suspended when darkness fell. So far they still haven't been able to find them. "He tried to help them but he couldn't"....

Shannen Doherty's dog was the first to detect her breast cancer

Sheryl says she's awed by the technological advancements available for use in early detection of cancer, which is vital to arresting the disease before it can s...

Schumer says Congress should return from recess to address Zika

The military is monitoring the situation on bases and military installations and is actively testing mosquitoes. Secondly, there could be small breeding grounds...

The Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International

Derrike Cope brought out the sixth caution on lap 60 when he slid into the runoff area in the chicane and the front of his No. 70 Chevrolet exploded. Keselows...

Japanese emperor addresses abdication speculation

Akihito has been on the Chrysanthemum Throne for 28 years, since the death of his father, Hirohito, who ruled Japan throughout the brutal wartime period. Japan...

Melania Trump says 'I'm legal' amid immigration controversy

Trump received citizenship in 2006 and prior to that she had a green card based on marriage", said Michael Wildes. Melania Trump , potentially the next first...

U.S. military members have now contracted Zika

Now that Zika has begun circulating in Miami, she concedes that her future options may be limited until a vaccine is developed. Now Democrats and Republic...

AAIC: Intellectually-Stimulating Jobs May Lower Alzheimer's Risk

In the speed training, which emphasized visual perception, individuals were asked to identify objects on a screen quickly. The study involved almost 3,000 hea...

Flossing may not actually have any proven medical benefits

A 2011 review of a dozen randomized controlled studies concluded that, "Overall there is weak, very unreliable evidence which suggests that flossing plus to...

Your Call: Would the Zika Virus Keep You from South Florida?

Last week, Sacramento County reported its first case of Zika virus, also transmitted during travel. The mothers of the two babies were among 21 pregnant women...

Zika tourism effects could take time to play out

This experimental vaccine injects a chunk of DNA with the same code as the Zika virus into a patient's arm. The Zika virus is spread mainly through the bite o...

Keuchel 3-hits Rangers, Astros halt skid

It's an MO the Texas Rangers have followed on several occasions this season; drop the first game of a series only to gut out the final two or three games to tak...

Iran Executes Nuclear Scientist for Spying for the US

In 2009, Iran accused the Central Intelligence Agency of kidnapping Amiri, but USA officials said he had been free to come and go as he pleased, and that he m...

Zika Won't Pose Risks at the Olympics: Health Experts

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer called on House and Senate leadership Monday to pass a $1.9 million emergency funding bill to contain the Zika virus, a mosquito-...

New Local Zika Infection Reported in Miami

Health department officials said that samples have been sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm the preliminary diagnosis. "This ...

Home Loans: Current Mortgage Rates at PHH, Wells Fargo Aug 7, 2016

Although banks do not lend to customers at the rate of the OCR, it usually has a direct influence on the cost of mortgages and the returns paid on deposits, in...

Mandela's party loses ground in worst result for decades

But it is a sour-sweet victory, as it fell short of an outright majority. Its majority has been lost in Pretoria and Johannesburg. The opposition Democratic A...

Alex Rodriguez Will Play His Last Game Friday at Yankee Stadium

Had the season gone better for the team, perhaps Rodriguez still would have had a role down the stretch. The main reason Alex Rodriguez joined the New York ...

World Breastfeeding Week marked in Beijing(2/15)

It's cool to see this each year. A few working mothers who were aware of the benefits of breastfeeding still preferred bottled milk. "Last year, there were 15...

Dylann Roof Assaulted By A Fellow Inmate Outside Jail Shower

EST yesterday morning. Another inmate, Dwayne Marion Stafford , 25, ran toward Roof and punched him several times near the showers, according to officials. R...

Where to get tested for the Zika virus

The Ohio Department of Health's (ODH) Zika response continues to focus on surveillance; education and prevention through communication to the general public, me...

Aussies, Kiwis, Canadians post big wins in rugby debut

But the way Keiko Asami's team were brushed aside suggests even a ninth-place finish - which would earn them a spot as a core team on the 2016-17 World Rugby Wo...