Sat, May 19, 2012
By Mary Wisniewski and James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Anti-war protests in Chicago dwindled on Monday to a few hundred people at the headquarters ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two U.S. Navy ships collided off the coast of California on Wednesday due to a steering malfunction during a refueling ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
By Larry Fine
DALLAS (Reuters) - Despite a rash of season-ending injuries to top National Basketball Association (NBA) players, U.S. Olympic basketball coach Mike ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
(Reuters) - More than 100 former NFL players on Thursday sued the league claiming ongoing debilitating effects from head injuries, joining a group of some ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
(Reuters) - College football players suffer knee injuries about 40 percent more often when playing on an artificial turf versus grass, according to a U ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - College football players suffer knee injuries about 40 percent more often when playing on an artificial surface ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
By Peter Murphy and Ana Flor
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A former Brazilian prostitute plans to sue the United States embassy and five of its personnel ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
By Laird Harrison and Malathi Nayak
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A former student accused of killing seven people and wounding three others in a shooting ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - As Americans grow more aware of the risk of brain injury tied to football - the country's most popular ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
The Hollywood beauty is reprising her Iron Man 2 role as the Black Widow in the upcoming blockbuster epic and insisted on performing her ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
The Hollywood beauty is reprising her Iron Man 2 role as the Black Widow in the upcoming blockbuster epic and insisted on performing her ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
The Hollywood beauty is reprising her Iron Man 2 role as the Black Widow in the upcoming blockbuster epic and insisted on performing her ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
By Erwin Seba
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hydrofluoric acid (HF) leaked from an alkylation unit at BP Plc's 406,570-barrels-per-day refinery in Texas City, Texas ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A second man pulled from an avalanche on Tuesday in the mountains near Haines, Alaska, has died, Alaska ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
(Reuters) - More than 26,000 children and adolescents are injured on farms and ranches in the United States every year, racking up costs of ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than 26,000 kids and adolescents get injured on farms and ranches in the U.S ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
UNDATED (WHTC) - Firefighters were busy with a couple of blazes in Ottawa County over the weekend. A two-story garage at a home in the ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A 22-year-old Kalamazoo man named Eric Coleman died today after being shot in the 1300 block of Rose Street. Kalamazoo Department of ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
By Matt Stroud
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Two people were killed and seven people were wounded in a shooting on Thursday at a psychiatric institute ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
By Cary Stemle
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - A toddler who was found alive in a field in tornado-ravaged southeastern Indiana after her parents and two ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Northern California man who was caught in an avalanche while "extreme" skiing with two friends in the ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
By John D. Stoll
WEST LIBERTY, Kentucky (Reuters) - A winter snow storm added to the woes on Monday of tornado-struck Indiana and Kentucky, dropping ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
By Brandon Shulleeta
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - Responders to slain University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love described massive head injuries that prosecutors illustrated to ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
(Reuters) - More than 1.7 million single cup coffee brewers made by Tassimo and another 4 million Tassimo espresso coffee pads were recalled on ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
By Dan Whitcomb
(Reuters) - Top Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke, an early gold medal favorite ahead of the 2014 Olympics, died at a Utah ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Soccer players with "hypermobile" joints may have a higher injury risk than their less flexible teammates, a ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man is suing two airlines for $10 million for injuries he says he sustained in ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye injuries among female lacrosse players dropped dramatically after US Lacrosse, the governing board for the sport ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye injuries among female lacrosse players dropped dramatically after US Lacrosse, the governing board for the sport ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye injuries among female lacrosse players dropped dramatically after US Lacrosse, the governing board for the sport ...
Sun, December 11, 2011
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC) - Damage was substantial, but there were no injuries reported in a house fire south of the downtown Allendale business district on ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - A one-vehicle crash that knocked down a utility pole and cut power to a south side neighborhood this morning remains under ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
By Colleen Jenkins
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Severe storms and suspected tornadoes across the South have resulted in structural damage, power outages, injuries and ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Severe storms and suspected tornadoes across the South on Wednesday resulted in structural damage, power outages, injuries and ...
Mon, November 07, 2011
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - A 75-year-old Holland man has succumbed to injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash at a Zeeland Township intersection last Tuesday ...
Thu, October 20, 2011
By Rania El Gamal and Tim Gaynor
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi is dead, Libya's new leaders said, killed by fighters who overran ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
(Reuters) - Traumatic brain injuries in youth athletes climbed by 60 percent in the last decade, with young men injured playing football or biking accounting ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Forty-three soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina were evaluated for heat-related illness on Friday after taking part in a 12-mile ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Forty-three soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina suffered heat-related injuries on Friday while taking part in a 12-mile march, a ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
By Karen Brooks
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A small community college in coastal southeast Texas was on lockdown for 40 minutes on Wednesday afternoon after ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
By Simon Evans
(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) has urged teams to stamp out any faking of injuries and threatened sanctions against those ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - A security incident that placed Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in southern Arizona on lockdown ended after a thorough search of the ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pro and amateur soccer players who regularly did a particular strengthening exercise were less likely to get ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There are no initial reports of injuries or major damage in Washington, D.C. from a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There are no initial reports of injuries or major damage in Washington, D.C. from a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
UNION TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- A crash in Branch County has left two hospitalized. Deputies say the driver of an SUV lost control on a ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Mets have lost National League batting leader Jose Reyes for a couple of weeks and infielder Daniel Murphy ...
Sun, August 07, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) The New York Mets will place infielder Daniel Murphy on the disabled list and could be without All Star Jose Reyes ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
By Allison Bond
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Injuries among Major League Baseball players are on the rise, despite advances in conditioning methods and injury ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A blow to the head isn't the only injury that can make a football player a ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Four days after the girlfriend of a wealthy pharmaceutical executive was found hanged at his mansion near San ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Four days after the girlfriend of a wealthy pharmaceutical executive was found hanged at his mansion near San ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
DETROIT, MI (Metro Source) - The Nigerian national known as "The Underwear Bomber" has been shown pictures of the injuries he reportedly sustained when he ...
Fri, June 03, 2011
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Amtrak train and a Metra commuter train collided at Chicago's Union Station on Friday, resulting in up to 12 minor ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
By Alison McCook
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who've suffered head injuries are more likely to get into a fight or take ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A circus tent collapsed during a storm in western Pennsylvania, injuring at least three people, a circus employee said on Friday.
Dozens ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Army recruits have had poorer diets and are less fit than past generations, making them more prone ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
UNDATED -- Next week is National Police Officers week and the number of law enforcement officers injured and killed in the line of duty is ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
DENVER (Reuters) - Denver Broncos linebacker Jason Hunter was the victim of a stabbing though his injuries were not serious, according to a report on ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hobbled All Stars Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose are set to test their ankle injuries on Tuesday when both are expected ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former All-Star first baseman Carlos Delgado retired from Major League Baseball on Wednesday, two years after he was sidelined with a ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Installing stair gates, cabinet locks, and smoke detectors led to a drop in injury rates in young ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Cubs starting pitchers Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner will be out for at least two weeks with injuries, the National League ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) - A tornado hit an auto sealing plant in southeastern Kentucky Monday, tearing a truck-sized hole into the building, but causing only ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Phoenix, Az (WSAU)The Milwaukee Brewers won another exhibition slug-fest yesterday, 11-to-8 over the Angels of Anaheim in Tempe Arizona. Yuniesky Betancourt hit his ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Arizona (WHBL-Learfield) - The injuries continue to mount for the Milwaukee Brewers. Starter Shaun Marcum felt tightness in his right throwing shoulder yesterday. And he ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Arizona (WHBL-Learfield) - The Milwaukee Brewers won an exhibition slugfest against San Francisco yesterday, 12-to-8. Outfielder Jeremy Reed hit a three-run homer in the fifth ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The mid-air grabs of wide receivers, the elegant sprints of defensive secondaries, and the gaping kicks of ...
Sat, February 05, 2011
ARLINGTON, Tx (WSAU) It's too cold -- and now people are getting hurt. But, Green Bay and Pittsburgh football fans feel right at home ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro is expected to miss up to six weeks with injuries suffered in a fight with ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC News) - A 31-year-old Grand Rapids man has lost his battle to stay alive after a crash on a slushy road ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stretching and strengthening exercises help new military recruits avoid knee pain from hard training, UK researchers have found.
Nearly a ...
Sun, January 02, 2011
By Maria Jose Latorre
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile on Sunday, driving panicked residents from their homes due ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
Monday's (20Dec10) preview was cut short following a horrific accident in which Tierney tumbled from a platform above the stage.
He was hospitalised ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
By Alejandro Martinez-Cabrera
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - A small unmanned Mexican drone has crashed near El Paso triggering an investigation by U.S. federal ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered a blow to their surprising run for the playoffs with the loss of guard Davin Joseph ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
By Alyce Hinton
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Accidents in grain silos, storage bins and other facilities killed and injured a record number of workers through October ...
Sat, October 30, 2010
By Nelson Acosta
HAVANA (Reuters) - Olympic 110 meters hurdles champion Dayron Robles has recovered from the injuries that cut short his season and is ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
By Alison McCook
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A series of 11 low-impact exercises designed specifically to prevent soccer injuries may do just that, new ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gunman fired shots at the Pentagon early on Tuesday but there were no injuries or significant damage, a Pentagon spokesman said ...
Sun, October 17, 2010
GREEN BAY, Wis (WSAU-TSN) The ailing Green Bay Packers will make a welcome return to Lambeau Field in Week 6, though the visiting Miami ...
Mon, October 11, 2010
Green Bay, Wis. (WHBL-Learfield) - Quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a concussion at the end of yesterday's 16-to-13 Packers' loss at Washington. And he was ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
Green Bay, Wis. (WHBL-Learfield) - The injuries are piling up for the Green Bay Packers, and they might be limping into Sunday’s contest at ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
The Hollywood star appeared to have sustained a bloody gash across his right eyebrow and a cross-shaped cut on his cheekbone when he stepped ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly 400,000 U.S. children and teenagers go to the emergency room for basketball-related injuries each ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
MINNESOTA VIKINGS - Linebacker J Leman (8/31, toe) is on injured reserve.
Cornerback Chris Cook (8/31, knee) is expected to miss at least ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
(Holland Twp., MI - WHTC News) - One of three 20-year-olds hospitalized in a two-car crash at a Holland Township intersection last month has died.
According ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
(Port Sheldon Twp., MI - WHTC News) - A 28-year-old Holland man who had suffered critical injuries in a single-vehicle crash last month has succumbed to ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The chances of surviving a gunshot or a car crash may vary across North America, researchers have ...
Sun, August 22, 2010
(Grand Rapids, MI - WHTC News) - Amanda Lawrence, a 21-year-old West Olive woman, succumbed over the weekend to critical injuries sustained when she was hit ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Traffic injuries among children ages 4 to 6 declined in New York State in the wake of ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Winstead plays the title character's love interest Ramona V. Flowers in the big screen adaptation of the graphic novel and she completed a ...
Mon, July 19, 2010
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Soldiers may develop epilepsy from a head injury as many as 30 years down the road, hints ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Buying running shoes? A new study suggests that wearing sneakers tailored to your foot shape might not ...
Mon, July 05, 2010
By Julien Pretot
SPA, Belgium (Reuters) - Defending Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong and the Schleck brothers escaped with minor injuries after ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
By Gene Cherry
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Women's 400 meters world champion Sanya Richards-Ross could miss the rest of the season because of injuries ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - You shouldn't worry too much if your kid hits his or her head and the doctor ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
(Holland Twp., MI - WHTC News) - Enhancement of charges against a 48-year-old Holland Township woman were filed on Friday after a motorcyclist who slammed into ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preteen hockey players are more than three times as likely to get hurt if body checking is ...
Sun, June 06, 2010
By Iain Rogers
MADRID (Reuters) - The recent rash of international injuries is worrying and Spain are taking precautions to make sure none of their ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study finds that circumcised men appear less likely to sustain cuts, abrasions and other minor injuries to the ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
By Rachael Myers Lowe
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Summer weather has overtaken much of the U.S., but keep this new study in mind ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
By Rachael Myers Lowe
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Injuries to young people related to the use of crutches, wheelchairs and walkers are on the ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has described as a "disaster" the injury crisis that threatens to hamper his team's prospects at the ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
ATHENS (Reuters) - A powerful bomb exploded outside Athens' main prison on Thursday, causing extensive damage, but no injuries, police said.
"It was a really ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite concerns that the extra weight of a helmet could cause neck injuries during skiing accidents, that doesn't seem ...
Sun, May 02, 2010
ATHENS (Reuters) - A bomb exploded at a branch of HSBC bank in Athens on Sunday, damaging the entrance but causing no injuries, police said ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shutting off a single gene can help stop the cascade of damage that can paralyze ...
Sun, April 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A brain implant made partly of silk can melt onto the surface of the brain, providing an "intimate" connection for recording signals ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Firefighters extinguished a fire on Friday that damaged a Sephora cosmetics store located on the first floor of the Macerich Co-owned shopping ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry died on Thursday from injuries suffered in a fall from a pickup truck, police ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry died on Thursday from injuries suffered in a fall from a pickup truck, police ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Reuters) - Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has suffered life-threatening injuries in an automobile accident, the team reported on their website.
Henry ...
Sat, December 05, 2009
(Grand Rapids) - A 71-year-old Holland Township woman succumbed to injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash last Sunday.
Mary JoAnn Pitsenberger lost her battle at ...
Tue, December 01, 2009
By Megan Brooks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Medical students are commonly stuck by needles but often fail to report their injuries to employee health ...
Mon, November 23, 2009
Green Bay, Wi (WSAU) Serious knee injuries to Al Harris and Aaron Kampmen put a damper on the Packer 30-24 win over the 49ers ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As more and more Americans have turned to hot tubs for some rest and relaxation, the number of hot tub-related ...
Wed, October 28, 2009
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Football League and its players association agreed on Wednesday to cooperate in a congressional call for an ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers rookie forward Blake Griffin has been told to be more upfront about his injuries after being ruled out ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A commuter train hit the bumper block at the end of the rail line in a New York City station on ...
Wed, October 14, 2009
By Anthony J. Brown, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bicycle injuries in the US have become more severe and there has been a marked ...
Mon, September 21, 2009
GREEN BAY, Wis (WSAU) The Green Bay Packers suffered more injuries in the loss to the Bengals on Sunday. Left tackle Chad Clifton left ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When the clock "springs forward" an hour for Daylight Saving Time, on-the-job injuries may follow, according to ...
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