THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they've created a special fabric incorporating robotic techniques that one day might help provide muscle power to disabled people or seniors who have trouble getting around.
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Short-term memory loss may be yet another price of America's opioid addiction epidemic.
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Severe birth defects cause about one in every five infant deaths in the United States. Now, new research finds that the odds for one of these tragic events rise if a newborn is…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Mark Collins as linebackers coach.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Financial help for Minnesota residents paying massive health insurance premium hikes is nearing the finish line at the Minnesota Legislature.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A congressman from Wisconsin says a new hiring freeze for federal agencies by President Donald Trump's administration could be especially detrimental to the troubled Tomah Veteran's Affairs Medical Center.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Backup infielder Stephen Drew agreed to a $3.5 million, one-year contract to return to the Washington Nationals as a versatile member of their bench.
Media and fans alike wondered for weeks what was going on in Indianapolis while the other six teams in the NFL hustled to fill vacant head coach and general manager jobs. The assumption was Ryan Grigson and Chuck Pagano must…
WEST SALEM — The Friends of Lake Neshonoc have canceled the ice fishing derby on the lake scheduled for Saturday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Can women be brilliant? Little girls are not so sure.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City officials say they don't think the city will lose funding despite President Donald Trump's move to cut federal funds to jurisdictions that don't cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal investigators say a lax safety culture contributed to last year's Amtrak crash that killed two maintenance workers on tracks near Philadelphia.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The charity behind Red Nose Day says the campaign to end child poverty is returning to the United States this year.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa legislative panel has approved a bill that would make it easier for parents to avoid requirements that their children be vaccinated.
(ESPN) - Tension between LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers' leadership is centered on payroll spending, multiple sources told ESPN.
Jackson County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a suicidal man who fired a gun at them Wednesday evening, according to the department.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Tom Clements is leaving the Green Bay Packers following 11 seasons as one of coach Mike McCarthy's top offensive assistants.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marketers would describe "A Dog's Purpose" as a film with "four-quadrant" appeal, meaning it's likely to draw moviegoers of both genders, young and old. Based on a bestselling book and told from a dog's perspective, it's…
Union membership in Wisconsin is down nearly 40 percent since Republicans passed legislation known as Act 10 that all but eliminated collective bargaining for public workers, new federal data show.
NEW YORK (AP) — Elton John has been tapped to write the songs for a devilish upcoming musical — "The Devil Wears Prada."
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Regular self-exams play an important role in early detection of thyroid disease, a specialist says.
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Heart failure rates are going up in the United States, according to a new report from the American Heart Association.
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder account for more than 6 million physician office visits a year in the United States, say U.S. health officials.
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- It might sound like science fiction, but researchers have successfully used human stem cells to create embryos that are part-human, part-pig.
Doctors in Louisiana removed a rare facial tumor from a Brazilian 3-year-old after her parents took to social media pleading for help.