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Google is “very actively” working on how to put its driverless cars to public use in the next three years, according to the founder of its experimental “X” lab, after the search company’s recent breakthroughs in autonomous navigation of city streets. They’re not just for freeway driving anymore. Those self-driving cars from Google are now roaming city streets, whirling through …

Medications that could help alcoholics quit drinking are rarely prescribed, according to a new study released Tuesday. The drugs — acamprosate and naltrexone — reduce cravings for alcohol, but researchers say there’s a lack of awareness and understanding of their efficacy among doctors.

Stacy Keibler can’t wait become a mom and the pregnant Supermarket Superstar host shared her excitement and her baby baby bump in a bikini on Mother’s Day.

Nigeria is ready to talk to Islamist militants Boko Haram for the release of more than 200 abducted schoolgirls, a minister has told the BBC. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said on Monday that captured girls who had not converted to Islam could be swapped for jailed fighters. Special Duties Minister Tanimu Turaki said that if Shekau was sincere, he …

A new peer-reviewed study says that many chemicals demonstrated to cause mammary cancer in rats are linked to breast cancer in women. The team, led by Ruthann Rudel, research director of the institute, did a structured online literature review of 102 known rodent mammary carcinogens to identify measurement methods for biomarkers of exposure; that is, specific chemicals or their metabolites …

Philadelphia peephole shooting reportedly killed one person at a home in Philadelphia. What was just a simple knock at a door suddenly turned into a Philadelphia peephole shooting. The victim of the Philadelphia peephole shooting unfortunately didn’t make it to the hospital and died on the spot, reports Reuters.

Two miners have died following the collapse of a roof at a mine near Wharton, W. Va., according to West Virginia state police, according to local media. The accident occurred at the Brody Mine #1 in Boone County, in the southwest part of the state,according to WBOY-TV were sent to the mine at 10 p.m. Monday. WCHS-TV also reported the …

A new study found that many children experience concussion symptoms months after the accident and the effects may linger long after the physical symptoms fade away. The growing number of concussions among kids and teens has raised serious concerns worldwide. A new study finds more reason to worry about such head injuries.

People should have some say over the results that pop up when they conduct a search of their own name online, Europe’s highest court said Tuesday. In a landmark decision, The Court of Justice of the European Union said Google must listen and sometimes comply when individuals ask the Internet search giant to remove links to newspaper articles or websites …

Twin girls born with a rare condition in the US are now breathing on their own. Mother Sarah Thistlethwaite said babies Jillian and Jenna were removed from ventilators yesterday after they were able to breathe comfortably.

Scientists from the John Hopkins University School of Medicine did not find any definitive proof that drinking red wine is good for one’s health, BBC reported. Previous studies have indicated that drinking red wine and eating dark chocolate is good for the heart and prolongs life. According to these reports, resveratrol, the common ingredient found in both red wine and …