Thousands homes and businesses were without power in East Texas Monday after severe storms near Dallas ripped off roofs and downed power lines.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
This is the world’s heaviest avocado – and yes, it was used to make guacamole
A family in Hawaii has claimed the title of world’s heaviest avocado, with their fruit weighing in at a whopping 5.6 pounds.
Women may be under-diagnosed for Alzheimer’s, while men over-diagnosed, new study suggests
Women often perform better on verbal tests. So when they’re used to diagnose cognitive declines that precede Alzheimer’s, women may be under-diagnosed
Angry mob ties mayor to back of truck, drags him through town
The incident occurred in Las Margaritas in Chiapas when demonstrators arrived at a government building.
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $8 billion to man who said drug caused him to grow breasts
Johnson & Johnson denounced the ruling. However, the drug company is facing thousands of cases over Risperdal’s ties to breast growth.
Dick’s Sporting Goods sawed $5M worth of guns into scrap. It’s not the only company limiting sales
Dick’s Sporting Goods destroyed $5 million worth of rifles. Here’s how other companies limited gun and ammo sales.
11 elephants died in plunge from waterfall while trying to save drowned calf
Elephant carcasses were found at Haew Narok waterfall in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand.
Raking leaves again this fall? Stop right now
It’s autumn and that means leaves are littering lawns around the country. Time to take out the rake and bag up them up, right? Wrong.
Spanking children now illegal in Scotland, considered a form of assault
The bill will “give children the same legal protection from assault that adults currently enjoy,” says Scottish MP John Finnie.
Should you keep eating red meat? Controversial study says well-known health risks are just bad science
A study from the NutriRECS group published in the Annals of Internal Medicine urged adults to keep eating red meat. Doctors are now pushing back.