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Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s officials say 4 people and a dog have been found dead inside a home in Goleta (goh-LEE’-tuh), California.

Tropical storm Halong dropped three feet (91cm) of rain when it made landfall in Japan on Shikoku Island on 10 August, causing the evacuation of half a million people.

A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings finds that heart attack survivors who exercise excessively are at increased risk of dying from heart problems. However, regular physical activity is recommended for managing heart disease and lowering the risk of death from high blood pressure, stroke and type 2 diabetes.

Police have released CCTV footage showing the moment a child in a buggy on a London Underground platform was blown onto the track by a gust of wind.

The Toronto International Film Festival announced another seven Galas and 17 Special Presentation titles Tuesday, including movies starring Kristen Wiig, Dustin Hoffman, Benicio del Toro, John Travolta, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Keira Knightley, Juliette Binoche, Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton.

A Charlotte woman has been arrested after she is accused of allowing her teenage son to take part in a “fire challenge” that recently became popular on social media.

Scientists with a cyber security firm say they have uncovered that a hacker used access to a Canadian Internet provider to hijack large foreign networks, stealing more than US$83,000 in virtual currency. The U.S.-based Dell SecureWorks says the hacker operated between February and May this year.

Readmission within 30 days of discharge is very common among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a new study finds. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of California. They found that one in every six lupus patients is readmitted to hospital within 30 days of being discharged after treatment.

There are several risk factors tied to cardiovascular disease, such as diabetes, obesity and smoking. In a new study from the American Heart Association, researchers have found that the impact of these risk factors is greater in women than men and in blacks than white, highlighting gender and race gaps in cardiovascular health in the US.

A zoo in southern China says recently born panda triplets could be the only set of its kind to survive. 12-year-old panda Ju Xiao gave birth to the triplets on 29 July at the Chimelong Safari Park, in a delivery that took around three hours.

A reality TV Star on TLC’s Cheer Perfection has been sentenced to ten years behind bars for raping a 13-year-old boy.