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Former NFL wide receiver Antwaan Randle El, who last played with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010, does not have fond memories of his playing days with the benefit of hindsight. Speaking to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (vi...

Eating fatty fish in pregnancy may be linked to a higher cognition, and fewer autism-spectrum traits, in the child.

(Reuters) - Healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson said it would cut about 3,000 jobs within its medical devices division, or between 4 percent and 6 percent of the unit's global workforce, over the next two years.

Former governors, ministers and state employees accused of raiding the public purse as goverment kicks off anti-corruption campaign Scores of people, including former governors, cabinet ministers and government workers, ...

A "Fourth Industrial Revolution," characterized by unprecedented "developments in genetics, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, 3D printing, and biotechnology," may soon be upon us, replacing five million ...

The movie The Big Short tells a compelling version of the greatest economic tragedy to hit the country since the Great Depression -- the 2008 financial crash. It also may tell a nightmarish vision of the future. It devil...

Our staff takes a close look at the new season's first three episodes.

UK could have responded much faster if Department for International Development had not waited for the WHO to act, says select committee The UK could have responded much faster to the Ebola crisis if the Department for I...

Scott Wintrow/Stringer/Getty Images Lucid dreams are when you know you're dreaming and you can consciously control events as they unfold: it's like being the director and star of your own Hollywood movie. It's estimated ...

Hong Kong police say they have requested a meeting with bookseller Lee Bo, whose mysterious disappearance last month caused international uproar, after Chinese authorities confirmed his whereabouts.

In a rare turn of events, not one contestant on Tuesday night's Jeopardy! will be a returning champion, thanks to a question that cost all three contestants their money on Monday night. The Final Jeopardy clue: "A 1957 e...

Three branches being closed and 39 branches are being franchised off to private companies Changes announced on Tuesday by the Post Office will lead to three branches being closed and 39 branches being franchised off to p...

At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured in airstrikes throughout Yemen since Sunday, the Defense Ministry said.

Members of Myanmar's Kachin ethnic group called Tuesday for justice for two young volunteer teachers who were raped and murdered in a case they believe highlights sexual violence by government soldiers. ...

A woman whose ex-boyfriend is in custody suspected of killing a police officer called 911 before the officer's death to warn police in an Ohio village that they were in danger

European stocks are surging alongside other global equity markets, as slowing economic growth in China spurs speculation that Beijing will launch more stimulus measures.

Oil prices could go even lower as the energy market grapples with continued pressure from oversupply, while a strong dollar and weak global economy will weigh on demand, the International Energy Agency says.

Amnesty International says it has traced cobalt used in batteries for household brands to mines in DRC, where children work in life-threatening conditions Children as young as seven are working in perilous conditions in ...

When Iranian officials released footage of 10 U.S. sailors being taken captive, it made John Kerry "very, very frustrated," the secretary of state told CNN on Monday.

Just because it's 2016 doesn't mean you can't have a terrifying medieval contraption attached to your vagina. In Padua, Italy, this weekend, a woman (whose name has been kept private) showed up at her local fire station ...

An Italian woman placed an embarrassing call to her local fire department after losing the key to her iron chastity belt, The Telegraph reports.

UK's family doctors have the highest stress levels and shortest consultation times out of 11 industrialised countries - and almost 30% are planning to quit The NHS has the most stressed GPs by western standards, as a res...