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Pit bull alerts sleeping Indiana boy to fire
An Indiana family's pit bull is being praised for alerting a deaf boy to a serious fire in his home by licking the sleeping boy's face until he woke up, authorities said.
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Billionaire's breakup plan would chop California into six states
A long-shot effort to break California into six separate states got a boost on Monday, when the billionaire venture capitalist behind the proposal said he had gathered enough signatures to place it on the ballot in two years.
Chinese city bans, destroys matches to fight terror
A city in China's violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang has banned matches and destroyed more than 20,000 boxes of them as part of efforts to fight terror attacks, a state-run newspaper said.
Missing Mont Blanc mountain climber found after 32 years in ice
Mountain-climbers have made a grisly discovery in the Mont Blanc range of the Alps - the body of a young climber preserved in ice for 32 years.
Study: Young women with sexy social media photos seen as less competent
Girls and young women who post sexy or revealing photos on social media sites such as Facebook are viewed by their female peers as less physically and socially attractive and less competent to perform tasks, a new study from Oregon State University indicates.
Seattle's attorney apologizes for taking bags of marijuana to the office
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes on Friday apologized for violating workplace rules by bringing bags of marijuana he purchased from newly-opened Washington state pot shops back to his office.
Do women perceive other women in red as more sexually receptive?
Previous research has shown that men perceive the color red on a woman to be a signal of sexual receptivity.
An Ohio man's quest to make potato salad cooks up $50,000
All Zack Danger Brown wanted to do was make potato and find a few dollars for ingredients. He has amassed 4,000 supporters, and at one point on Tuesday, about $50,000 in financial support from a campaign on Internet fundraiser Kickstarter.
Most prescription labels fail to meet guidelines, risking dosage errors
Small print and poor printing on prescription labels handed out by pharmacists may be misread and may lead to errors in taking medication, according to new research by the University of Waterloo and CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind).
Florida cat owners call 911 after Russian blue 'freaked out'
Kush the cat was quarantined in central Florida after her owner called 911 over the weekend for help, saying the ferocious feline had her trapped in her home.
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