Earth may owe some of its properties to a nearby star that blew up just as the solar system was forming. This pattern, which saw a supernova bubble envelop the sun and shower it with cosmic rays, may ...

SAN DIEGO — As holiday package thefts surge, videos of booby-trapped deliveries are trending on social media, but attorneys are cautioning consumers that retaliating against porch pirates could result ...

Diagnosis rates of autism among children have more than tripled over the past 15 years. One reason, which Minnesota’s welfare scandal lays bare with shocking details, is Medicaid fraud and abuse.

Consider the behaviors that constitute the diagnosis: inattention, disorganization, being more active than typical—nothing violent or extreme. The diagnosis doesn’t take into account family or social ...

A: I have seen some of those videos as well. My reaction is that if someone is stealing from your porch, they should not be able to complain if if turns out to be a booby trap. I also read, if the ...

When a plate drops or a glass smashes, you're annoyed by the mess and the cost of replacing them. But for some physicists, the broken pieces are a source of fascination: Why does everything break into ...

A teenage wood shop apprentice in Turkey died after his co-workers inserted a high-pressure air hose up his rectum as a horrific “prank” — the latest incident in which the power tool has killed a ...

In May of this year, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized 150,000 cigarettes from two women disembarking a cruise ship in Los Angeles. The women had 10 pieces of luggage filled with ...

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...