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Cedar Point’s Skyhawk remained closed Sunday after the ride suffered an equipment malfunction Saturday night and injured two people. Bryan Edwards, Cedar Point’s public relations manager, said in an email that at approximately 10 p.m. Saturday a cable on one of the Skyhawk swing ride’s carriages disconnected. The ride’s crew immediately shut down the ride and notified the park’s emergency …

Our society dictates that when meeting someone new the polite thing to do is shake their hand. Now new research suggests the common handshake is great, if you want to make someone sick. Infectious disease experts have a better and safer solution.

Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian got in touch with her inner sailor when she enjoyed a day on the seas with family and friends. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 35, dressed her growing baby bump in naval blue stripes for a boat trip in the Hamptons on Saturday (26 July).

Thousands of Vermont parents could be hearing from medical professionals this week who will be asking about the vaccination histories of their children.

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.

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.

Craig Sytsma, 46, died Wednesday evening after he was attacked by a pair of Cane Corsos — an exotic breed of dogs bred to hunt wild boar in their native Italy — along a quiet, dirt road in rural Metamora Township, just north of the Oakland County line.