SAFETY

Researchers called Chantix, the smoking-cessation drug linked to psychotic and suicidal side effects, unsafe for patients Wednesday; just days after federal health officials in October deemed the drug safe.

Canada's murder rate in 2010 fell to a 44-year low of just 1.62 per 100,000 people, official data showed on Wednesday, just a day after the government said it would ease the country's strict gun laws.

3M Co's quarterly earnings fell well short of expectations due to weakness in the electronics market, the debt crisis in Europe and inventory-reduction moves by its customers, sending the company's shares down 6 percent in early trading.

Italian rider Marco Simoncelli’s death Sunday in a crash during the Malaysian MotoGP has sent a warning signal to other riders - a fatal accident like this is bound to happen.

Rapper, actor and entrepreneur M.C. Hammer is taking to search engines.

The United States is still crafting a legal framework to guide any offensive moves in cyberspace, months after the Pentagon unveiled a broad cyber strategy, the head of the military command responsible for such operations said on Tuesday.

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a pipeline safety bill on Monday that would require strength-testing of old pipes and hike fines for safety violations after a series of accidents and explosions.

In a law suit representing more than 350 organizations, the Center For Food Safety has demanded that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration require companies to label foods that have been genetically modified.

Search continues for 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley.

A French-Canadian porn star took his career to new heights when he videotaped himself having sex while skydiving with the receptionist of the skydiving company where he moonlighted as a part-time instructor.

Learn about these eight travel scams before booking your next trip and you'll be traveling like a pro.

Ten-month-old Lisa Irwin has been missing for almost two days; no suspects

Controversy surrounds one play on the Giants' game-winning drive from Sunday.

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has a new target: Food regulations.

Government officials will tell you that the installation of traffic cameras is all about safety, not money. But the truth is, it's all about money -- not safety.

A 10th person has died from injuries when a vintage plane crashed during a popular annual air show at Reno in the United States, killing the pilot and injuring more than 70 spectators.

Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins, a key part of the team's Super Bowl victory last season, will miss the rest of the National Football League campaign with a neck injury, the team said on Monday.

Death of trainer Dawn Brancheau leads to charges against SeaWorld.

Plane crash killed 9 people and left more than 50 injured.

Major sports events like the Olympics and soccer World Cup should retain tight security to counter terrorist threats, but policing should be less visible and more flexible, a top international security expert said on Friday.

A portion of Coeur d'Alene's Kensington gold mine in Alaska has been shut in the aftermath of a fatal underground accident last week, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration said.