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A 4-year-old boy is dead and three people, including two other children, were hurt in a one-vehicle rollover on southbound I-55 early Sunday near Bolingbrook, Illinois State Police said.

Injecting old mice with blood from younger mice improved their cognitive abilities along with promoting new neuron growth in their spinal cords, researchers found — further evidence that some factor in blood keeps regenerative processes going for a time, but then disappears with aging.

At least three people are confirmed dead and several others injured after an explosive went off in a bus in Mombasa. The Chania Bus in Mwembe Tayari in the Kenyan coastal town of Mombassa was on board on Saturday evening when the attackers hurled an explosive into the bus causing the deaths and the injuries of several people who are …

Sperm engineered from human skin cells might offer hope to those men who suffer from infertility, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Cell Reports, found that after being implanted into the testes of mice, the samples generated into early-stage sperm cells. Scientists said that although “cell precursors” were insufficient to support conception, the breakthrough suggests …

For the past two decades parents have been urged to place babies on their backs in hopes of reducing the prevalence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but many have not gotten the message. The recent study also suggests healthcare providers have not worked hard enough to get the message out, an American Academy of Pediatrics news release reported. Supine …

A video posted to YouTube Wednesday appears to show several OC Transpo buses running red lights on the Slater Street transit way in downtown Ottawa.

Yemen’s al-Qaeda branch says one of its local commanders has died from wounds he suffered during an attack by the Yemeni army and U.S. drones. A Twitter account associated with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula issued a message saying Ali bin Likra al-Kazimy died Saturday after a military attack on one of its camps in the town of Mahfad last …

Richmond Police detectives have arrested a 16-year-old male in connection with the homicide and assault of two juveniles on Thursday. The suspect, who is not being identified because of his age, has been charged with murder and strangulation. Officers were called to the 200 block of Brandon Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a report of an assault and …

The number of children diagnosed with type one diabetes spiked significantly over the past decade. Researchers at the Colorado School of Public Heath studied the number of children diagnosed with types on and two diabetes from 2001 to 2009. They found during that time the number of children with insulin-dependent type one diabetes went up 20%. Children afflicted with type …

National Park Service has issued a statement Friday, May 2, warning visitors of Yosemite National Park that according to federal rules the use of unmanned aircraft such as drones within the park’s borders is prohibited. The drones can often be seen in Yosemite National Park buzzing loudly near waterfalls, above meadows or over treetops as guests use them to capture …

France is looking to ban the import of all pork-based products, pigs, and pig sperm from the US, Canada, Mexico and Japan, over fears that a virus, which has killed millions of piglets, could damage the European markets. Up to seven million pigs have died in the US as a result of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv), which causes death …