Sun, Jun 7th, 2009 | Top Stories |

An 18-month-old boy who fell about 14 feet this morning from a window at a house on Jamie Lane in East Falmouth is in serious condition, according to a spokesman for the Falmouth Fire Department. The child was medflighted from Falmouth ...Read More

North Attleborough man dies, stepson faces charges in crash

Mon, Oct 19th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

Three members of a family were returning home from a wedding yesterday when the driver lost control of a sport utility vehicle on a rotary in Bourne and crashed into a tree, killing one passenger and injuring another, State Police ...Read More

Brad Pitt and siblings give $1 million to Missouri hospital

Mon, Jun 15th, 2009 | Entertainment |

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Brad Pitt and his siblings have given $1 million to help open a new pediatric cancer center that will be named for their mother. Pitt and his siblings' families, Doug and Lisa Pitt and Rob and Julie Neal, ...Read More

Newton doctor dies in fall from mountain

Fri, Jun 12th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

He had climbed Mount Everest and Mount McKinley, won the respect of colleagues at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, and was known for his drive for excellence. On Thursday, Dr. John Mislow and his climbing partner died while scaling Alaska's Mount ...Read More

Biker dies after crash with car

Sun, May 31st, 2009 | U.K. |

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a car in West Sussex. Emergency teams were called to the accident scene on the A27 between Slindon and Arundel on Saturday afternoon, Sussex Police said. The driver of the Volvo involved was taken to ...Read More

Double-decker crash victim named

Fri, May 29th, 2009 | U.K. |

Susan Wilson died when her car was in collision with a bus A woman from Cambridgeshire who died when her vehicle was in collision with a double-decker bus has been named. Susan Wilson, 47, from Drayton, Bretton, was driving a blue ...Read More

One dead in bus carnage

Fri, May 29th, 2009 | U.K. |

A woman was killed and 13 people injured yesterday in a horror smash involving a car and a double-decker bus. Several people were trapped on the bus, operated by First Eastern Counties, and had to be cut free. The accident happened on ...Read More

Mike Tyson's daughter critical after mishap: reports

Mon, May 25th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter is in critical condition after she was found with a cord around her neck following an accident, according to media reports on Monday. Exodus Tyson was playing near some exercise ...Read More

Mike Tyson's Daughter Found Hanging

Mon, May 25th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter is on life support and in very critical condition after her brother found her hanging Monday morning from a treadmill cord in their Phoenix home, police said. While the girl's mother was cleaning in the house, Tyson's ...Read More

Down Syndrome Yields Key Cancer Clue

Wed, May 20th, 2009 | Most Viewed |

May 20, 2009 -- People with Down syndrome hold the key to a new generation of cancer drugs, researchers say. Solid tumors are very rare in people with Down syndrome. Why? The answer almost certainly lies among the 231 extra genes ...Read More

Scientists now trying to outflank HIV/AIDS virus

Sun, May 17th, 2009 | Politics |

WASHINGTON – Like a general whose direct attacks aren't working, scientists are now trying to outflank the HIV/AIDS virus. Unsuccessful at developing vaccines that the cause the body's natural immune system to battle the virus, researchers are testing inserting a gene ...Read More

Baby girl dies of 'head injuries'

Thu, May 14th, 2009 | U.K. |

A major investigation has begun on Merseyside after a seven-month-old baby girl died from "serious head injuries". The child was admitted to hospital following an incident at a house on Dentons Green Lane, St Helens, but died two days later on ...Read More

Recession Drains Social Security, Medicare Sooner Than Forecast

Tue, May 12th, 2009 | Business, Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Medicare and Social Security, the twomain safety nets for American retirees, will account for morethan 17 percent of the nation’s output by 2083 if leftunchecked, the programs’ trustees said yesterday. The declining financial health of the two ...Read More

Poker star is no fan of Joan Rivers

Tue, May 12th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

Annie Duke was delighted to be in Boston last night, if only because Joan Rivers wasn't. The New Hampshire-bred poker pro, who was here to host Children's Hospital Boston's annual Texas Hold 'Em Tournament, told us she'll not forget - ...Read More

Fire kills boy, injures twin in SW Phila.

Mon, May 11th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

A 12-year-old boy was killed and his twin brother was burned this morning in a fire in their Southwest Philadelphia rowhome, officials said. The injured boy was reported in critical condition at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The boys' parents and older ...Read More

6-Year-Old Killed When Garage Door Falls on Him

Sun, May 10th, 2009 | U.S. |

CHICAGO — Chicago police say a 6-year-old boy died after an overhead garage door fell, striking him on the back. Authorities said late Saturday that they're uncertain how the door fell or where the boy was when it struck him. The accident ...Read More

6-year-old dies when Chicago garage door falls

Sun, May 10th, 2009 | Top Stories |

CHICAGO - Chicago police say a 6-year-old boy has diedafter an overhead garage door fell, striking him on the back. Authorities said late Saturday that they're uncertain how thedoor fell or where the boy was when it struck him. The accidenthappened ...Read More

Chuck Decision Delayed for a Week or More

Sat, May 2nd, 2009 | Entertainment |

Chuck star Zachary Levi reveals to E! exclusively that NBC will not renew or cancel beloved spy dramedy Chuck for at least another week. Cast and crew had originally expected to hear before Monday's planned NBC "infront" presentation to advertisers. When ...Read More

Pupil dead and one critical in suicide bids

Fri, May 1st, 2009 | U.K. |

Elliot Simms, 15, a Year 10 student at the high-performing Sandringham School in St Albans, Hertfordshire, died on Wednesday after being discovered on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a 14-year-old who is in the same year as Elliot, was taken to hospital on Wednesday ...Read More

Family awaits return of swine flu victim; More cases reported

Thu, Apr 30th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, World |

Patients wait at a hospital Wednesday in Mexico City. The swine flu outbreak began in Mexico. Federal health officials warned the 22-month-old boy's death would not be the last in the United States as cases of the H1N1 virus, mounted at ...Read More

Swine flu outbreak tracked with Twitter

Tue, Apr 28th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

Powerful disease-tracking tools, including those currently monitoring the spread of swine flu across the world, were once reserved for officials at the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. No longer. Today, anyone can see the spread of diseases ...Read More