A daily activity — walking down the stairs — can also be risky for some groups of people. Young women are more likely to engage in behaviors or wear certain types of shoes or footwear that place them at greater risk of falling downstairs compared to young men, according to […]

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new images of the Ring Nebula. The images were released Thursday by an international team of astronomers, including three from the Canadian Western University’s Institute for Earth and Space Exploration.  The snapshots show the planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra in unprecedented […]

A Maine woman told local news that she fed a home invader peanut butter crackers before calling police. Marjorie Perkins, 87, said she woke up to a half-naked teenage intruder standing over her bed around 2 a.m. on July 26, threatening to cut her with a knife he had brought […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it is poised to reject Alabama’s proposal to take over coal ash regulation, saying the state plan does not do enough to protect people and waterways. The agency issued a proposed denial of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s application to allow […]

The chairperson of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission stepped down on Thursday after a lawsuit challenged his eligibility to serve on the board. Dr. Steven Stokes, a radiation oncologist from Dothan, Alabama, submitted his resignation Thursday from the commission tasked with regulating medical marijuana providers in the state. “Dr. Stokes […]

North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham gave his thoughts on Florida State’s comments regarding their future position in the Atlantic Coast Conference.  On Wednesday, Florida State President Richard McCullough said remaining in the ACC “under the current situation” would be difficult unless there were a “radical change to the revenue […]

The FBI is helping to look for a 13-year-old Wisconsin boy who disappeared in June, with investigators giving lie-detector tests to relatives and others, a sheriff’s detective said. James Yoblonski’s father reported him missing June 12 from the family’s home in Reedsburg, about 45 miles northwest of Madison. About three […]

Actor Mark Margolis, who made appearances on the television shows “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” has died at 83, Fox News has confirmed. Margolis was nominated for an Emmy in 2012 for Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series for his portrayal of Tio Salamanca on “Breaking Bad.” “The […]

The president of a Wyoming tennis association has resigned in protest of the organization’s decision to allow a transgender college athlete to participate in the 2023 Wyoming Governor’s Cup, citing fair competition.  Jackie Fulkrod, now the former president of the Cheyenne Tennis Association Board, resigned from her position last week […]

Mexican marines found 110 pounds of dynamite hidden in a methamphetamine laboratory run by a drug cartel, the navy said Thursday. The navy said the explosives may have been intended for use in “mines and explosive artifacts” of the kind that cartels have been increasingly using to attack law enforcement […]