THURSDAY, March 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who go straight home from the hospital following hip or knee replacement surgery recover as well as, or better than, those who first go to a rehabilitation center, new research indicates.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on 30-year, fixed-rate loans climbed to 4.30 percent from 4.21 percent last week. The benchmark rate stood at 3.73 percent a year ago and averaged 3.65 percent through 2016, the lowest level…
Housing starts rose 3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.3 million, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Almost all of those gains came from construction of single-family houses, which rose 6.5 percent. Construction of apartment buildings…
Laura Mvula is among the latest musicians added to Royal Albert Hall's 'Summer of Love: Revisited' series this
Metallica bring their 'Hardwired ... To Self Destruct' tour to London for two nights this October.
The 15th annual Reality Daze was held on Thursday, March 9, at the Westby Fieldhouse for Vernon County schools interested in attending. Approximately 75 volunteers were positioned at various life-reality booths to provide students with purchasing information and financial counseling…
March is National Women’s History Month, and in celebration we share some details on women and communication through early postcards. The period from approximately 1898-1918 is generally known as the “Golden Age of Postcards.” Collecting postcards was all the rage…
Throughout Wisconsin, bald eagles are sprucing up their nests, red-tailed hawks are pairing up, and great horned owls are already sitting on eggs. For Wisconsin's earliest breeding species, daily sightings are already being documented for the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas…
A La Crosse County jury Wednesday found a Illinois man guilty of robbing a North Side business at gunpoint Sept. 20.
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a Webster City man who died after a fire at his apartment in Webster City.
LONDON (AP) — In the thriller "Kompromat," a political earthquake is shaking Britain and the European Union, a populist tide is sweeping the West and a resurgent Russia is pulling invisible strings around the world.
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Prince William is taking flak for going on a ski holiday instead of attending a major royal engagement with his family.
When the Caledonia High School boys basketball team takes the floor tonight, it will hope to check an item from its list of goals.
The seed was planted as soon as last season ended.
In some cases, actions speak louder than words, but when it comes to the tolerance and understanding of diverse religions, Wale Elegbede believes communication is key.
MOSCOW (AP) — Mike Keenan is taking charge of a Chinese hockey team.
Demi Lovato is celebrating five years of sobriety.
NEW YORK (AP) — While TV star Jussie Smollett was in the recording studio working on his own music apart from "Empire," set for release later this year, he couldn't help but write a song about what's going in the…
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is reversing course on its decision to terminate one of its employees.
Fans have been given a first look into 'Early Man', the animated prehistoric comedy adventure starring Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams.
Sir Patrick Stewart's make up for 'Logan' was very time-consuming as he had to have hundreds of hairs individually added to his face, the movie's make up artist has revealed.
Work will soon be ramping up on the final stage of the I-90 reconstruction project.
Luke Evans was keen to make his 'Beauty And The Beast' character Gaston to be a good guy at first before turning into a villain.
For many entrepreneurs, startups and the self-employed, the Affordable Care Act has been a game-changer.
(HealthDay News) -- Motor vehicles are heavy objects that often travel at high speeds. That's why it's important for drivers to always remain alert.