WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Blindness at an early age triggers the brain to make new connections that enhance hearing, smell and touch, as well as memory and language, a new study suggests.
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- The loss of a spouse is never easy, but the loss of a spouse to suicide may be even more devastating, leading to a greater risk of a host of mental and physical…
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- It's spreading via social media: A "dare" where kids use erasers to rub away the skin on their arms, often while reciting the alphabet or other phrases.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Activists who want to derail the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska are again mobilizing to try to make their case to a small state commission that will decide the project's fate.
CHICAGO (AP) — Workers dreaming of early retirement are getting the jitters as Washington debates replacing the Obama-era health care law with a system that could be a lot more expensive for many older Americans.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In a story March 21, The Associated Press reported that an exception within new Utah liquor legislation would allow restaurants to seat children closer to the bar if there are no other open tables and…
DETROIT (AP) — A dilapidated Detroit house near the new Little Caesars Arena is back on the market for $5 million, making it the priciest house listed in the city.
NEW YORK (AP) — Think your home furnishings are a dust magnet? New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine just spent 16 years cleaning and conserving its rare, supersize wall hangings.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with hundreds of former workers at a New Jersey trucking company who said they were unfairly denied a claim for lost wages after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nigel Hayes didn't have to say a word to make his loudest statement in the NCAA Tournament.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hardcore "CHiPs" fans hate it and the real California Highway Patrol seems not quite sure what to make of it.
ORWIGSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania ice cream maker is courting Harry Potter fans with a new flavor based on Hogwarts' favorite drink, "butterbeer."
PORTO, Portugal (AP) — I was lost, looking for port wine caves dug into hills across the bridge from Porto. I trudged up a hill and rounded a blind corner, sidling against a stone wall to avoid tour buses flying…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NHL is considering further disciplinary action against Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen for his blindside hit that led to Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel suffering a concussion.
Legendary rock ‘n’ roller Chuck Berry’s passing last weekend struck a chord with music fans around the world, especially those who got a chance to perform with the man, like drummer Greg Haskell, keyboard player Dennis Roesler and bassist Mike…
For the first time in 11 years and just the third time in the 21st century, Tomah High School has a first-team all-Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball player.
A La Crosse man is jailed and police are searching for another wanted in connection with an armed robbery March 1 on the city’s North Side, where the victim was struck in the head with a weapon during a drug…
The produce aisle is a healthy budget cook's best place to start a supermarket shopping trip.
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- The heart drug digoxin might raise the risk of death in people with a common heart rhythm disorder, and those patients should not take the drug, a new study suggests.
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- After 180 countries agreed to a global tobacco control treaty in 2005, there was a 2.5 percent decrease in smoking worldwide during the next decade, a new study shows.
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for Parkinson's disease.
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- As a critical vote to repeal "Obamacare" looms Thursday, House Republican leaders worked furiously on Wednesday to garner enough votes to begin dismantling the landmark health care reform law.
Thanks to community support, the Children's Museum of La Crosse is nearing its $2 million capital campaign goal.
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The city of Pontiac is suing the owners of the decaying Pontiac Silverdome in suburban Detroit for violations of building, safety and zoning codes.
Viterbo University was able to snag a new nursing dean from just up the river.