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Shoulder pain, asthma, and rough conditions forced the swimmer to call off the epic crossing

The annual Perseid meteor shower, which is caused by debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle and observed for about 2000 years, will be hampered this year by the full moon, which happens when Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon.

Michael Lavery helped bring down gunman on shooting rampage.

U.S. hospitals vary widely in how they decide who's eligible for an invasive type of heart scan, according to a new study.

A new study provides more evidence that multiple sclerosis (MS) is not caused by a blood vessel condition, as some research has suggested.

An elderly woman died and at least 9 other people were sickened after eating fresh strawberries from an Oregon farm contaminated with E. coli, officials said on Monday.

Over 334 people in London and about 100 in Birmingham in the English Midlands had been arrested so far due to the worst rioting and looting ever in UK according to police. Violence also broke out in Bristol and the northwest port of Liverpool.

The game has already sold around 70,000 tickets.

A recent study showed that teens who use Facebook heavily show more narcissistic tendencies while young adults who have a strong Facebook presence show signs of other psychological disorders.

Carling Cup matches have already been postponed due to the instability in the country.

The annual Perseid meteor shower, which is caused by debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle and observed for about 2000 years, will be at peak coming Friday and Saturday. There might be some serious hamper for viewers due to the full moon on Saturday.

A 29-year-old man was shot when he was on his way to work on Chicago's State Street Bridge over the Chicago River Monday evening leaving onlookers shocked.

Denying rumors that suggested that the orange stuff was a form of alien life, Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lab said on Monday that it was a mass of microscopic eggs filled with fatty droplets, most likely to be of a small crustacean.

Japan?s Prime Minister Naoto Kan has taken his campaign against nuclear energy in Japan to Hiroshima, which became the world's first victim of an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted the occurrence of a severe solar storm that could wreak havoc on Earth and severely disrupt human health and property.

A recent study suggested that Earth might have lost one of its two moons following a collision between the two. But a new study concludes that Earth's orbit would have been stable even without a moon.

For the first time in history, scientists and researchers were able to find a direct connection between tsunamis and the creation of icebergs.

DNA analysis has failed to establish a link between the skyjacker dubbed D.B. Cooper and a new suspect in the decades-old case, but the results do not rule out that he may have been the culprit, the FBI said on Monday.

If you're packing lunch for your kid, chances are it will end up at unsafe temperatures before it's eaten.

DNA testing from a new suspect believed to be D.B. Cooper doesn't provide a match to the necktie the hijacker left behind on the jetliner in 1971, according to the FBI.

Police said Hance shot his girlfriend first inside a home on Sunday in Copley, a small quiet town about 40 miles kilometers south of Cleveland. Copley Township has about 14,000 people. He then went next door where he shot her brother and four neighbors. After that, Hance chased two people through several yards and shot one of them before entering a house to shoot the final victim.

Diana Nyad, 61-years-old, is "still going strong 22.5 hours" into her historic swim from Cuba to Florida, tweeted CNN's Matt Sloane, who is in a boat accompanying the swim.

Gunman?s girlfriend is only survivor of Ohio shooting.

As the Norway polar bear attack victims return to the UK, officials announced that the attacking bear was significantly underweight and starving.

The siblings told their mother in a text message that "There's a time for all of us to die."

Shark's carcass found miles from any saltwater.

The worst year-long Texas drought on record will have a lasting impact on the entire ecosystem, according to wildlife biologists.

Identities of Victims, Gunman Remain Unknown

London witnessed a weekend of rioting after the shooting of Mark Duggen by police on August 4. A peaceful protest on Saturday turned violent by Sunday.