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While the spotlight has been focused on cell phone usage in recent years, drivers can be distracted by a number of activities, including fiddling with the radio, applying makeup, reading or even eatin...

An off-duty corrections officer is being credited with saving the life of a woman who was stabbed multiple times in a Fresno grocery store. Fred Moss, who works at the Chowchilla Women’s Prison,...

It turns out the famed Alcatraz prison might not have been so escape-proof after all. Using ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning equipment, archaeologists have discovered a series of tunnels an...

Hawaii has opened its medical marijuana registry to qualified out-of-state residents. An individual must currently reside in an area of the US where medical marijuana is legal and requires them to sub...

The latest weekly mortgage application statistics suggest that home-ownership for entry-level buyers remains elusive. Total applications fell 2.5% from a week ago – 2% lower than this week last ...

You’ll definitely be asking yourself ‘where’s the meat’ with this new product – but that’s by design. “Beyond” and “Impossible” are two bran...

Forbes has just released its 2019 billionaire list. So who are the richest of the rich? No. 1 is Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezo’s. 2019 is Bezo’s second year as king-of-the-hill among bi...

An executive signed by the White House Tuesday hopes to stem the consistently high number of suicides among US veterans. A Cabinet-level task force will develop a “roadmap” for prevention,...

Vacationers on a cruise ship in the Caribbean not only got an extra tour of the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, they were also treated to a once-in-a-lifetime dramatic show. Princess Cruises’ “...

It was first reported in 2017 that some makeup products sold at Claire’s and Justice may contain asbestos, and on Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed it to be the case. The feder...