KFDX, in a story posted July 27, reported that the insect that carries the deadly Chagas parasite is becoming a pest in Texas. The kissing bug, and Texas is home to seven species of the insect, is responsible for the spread of a parasite that can be deadly to humans. Chagas is endemic to much of Central and South America, …

10 players were ejected from Saturday night’s Triple-A baseball game between the Reno Aces and Albuquerque Isotopes after the teams got in a brawl that took place right in front of onlookers behind home plate.

AstraZeneca PLC said Monday it is working with Roche Holding AG and QIAGEN NV to develop companion diagnostic tests to support its portfolio of lung cancer medicines.

One store offers pastel baby bootees with felt shark teeth for toes. Christmas ornaments have Santa perched on the back of a shark with a wreath around its neck. The local school district has adopted the shark as its mascot.

Being sexually-frustrated can drive people to do strange and often forbidden things. The most common outlets for sexual frustration are masturbation, porn, and infidelity. This man did none of those. Instead, he drew up a spreadsheet documenting all the excuses his wife used to not have sex with him over the past month. If you thought the age-old headache excuse …

The first estimates for Lou Gherig’s disease have been assessed by the government, and it suggest that how rare the health issue is. Findings show 12,000 cases have been confirmed in the United States.

Trees are effectively saving lives and reducing respiratory problems, according to a recent study. Scientists found that trees are saving more than 850 human lives a year and preventing 670,000 incidences of acute respiratory symptoms. While trees’ pollution removal equated to an average air quality improvement of less than 1 percent, the impacts of that improvement are substantial. Researchers valued …

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a person of interest in the Bellagio Hotel robbery Friday night. The person of interest is identified as 32-year-old Jesse Jones and is described as a white male standing approximately 6-foot-2-inches tall and weighing 215 pounds. He has a bald head and blue eyes. There is a …

An American doctor is receiving intensive medical treatment in Liberia after he was infected with the deadly Ebola virus while treating patients in the West African nation, a spokeswoman for an aid organisation said.

A terminally ill boy has received nearly 100,000 birthday cards from well-wishers following an appeal by his mother.

Amazon dives into the smartphone game with the Friday release of Fire — a device that doesn’t let you stray far from the e-tailer.