A professor was shot and killed on Monday at Delta State University in Mississippi, a county coroner said, and the school remained locked down after reports of an active shooter on campus. The university, located in Cleveland, Mississippi, confirmed a fatality on its Twitter account and asked those on campus to stay inside and away from windows. The Bolivar County Coroner said the shooting victim was a professor.
By Curtis Skinner LAKEPORT, Calif. (Reuters) – At least 400 homes and hundreds of other buildings have gone up in flames and one person has been killed in a Northern California wildfire that ranks as the most destructive this summer in the U.S. West, officials said on Monday. A spokesman for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Lieutenant Steve Brooks, confirmed the fire fatality but provided no details about the victim’s
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker on Monday will call for sweeping restrictions on organized labor in the U.S., seeking to replicate nationwide his successful effort as Wisconsin’s governor to curb the power of unions.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell is the new Miss America, but her crowning moment was nearly overshadowed by a three-decade old pageant scandal, and a still-raw debate over whether the NFL’s reigning champions cheated on their way to a Super Bowl victory.
Taking the court more than three hours later than originally planned, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic delivered two of the best sets of tennis this tournament has seen.
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp said it did not plan to develop its liver drug after it failed to meet the main goal in a second mid-stage study, wiping out more than a third of the company’s market value. The drug, RP103, was being tested in children with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which is characterized by fat buildup in the liver, along with inflammation and damage. NASH, which affects about 2-5 percent of
The Mediterranean diet may be able to add “reduces risk of breast cancer” to its long list of health benefits, according to a new study from Spain.In the study, researchers found that women who were asked to follow a Mediterranean diet that was high in extra-virgin olive oil were 68 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who…
Eight Mexicans were killed in an apparently mistaken attack by Egyptian security forces that killed 12 people and wounded 10, the sister of a Mexican Reiki healer who was among the dead said on Monday, citing a relative of their slain guide. Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Monday at least two Mexicans were killed, though Egyptian security and judicial sources later said that eight Mexicans and four Egyptians were killed,
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Tricycle injuries often involve head wounds, elbow fractures or other upper body damage, according to a U.S. study that suggests more children may need helmets, elbow pads and closer supervision while they ride. Lacerations were the most common type of injury and just 2.4 percent of tricycle accidents that landed children in emergency departments were serious enough to require a hospital admission, researchers estimated
I pinched a nerve in my back, which is one of the most painful experiences with which I’ve dealt. I went to the doctor, who prescribed muscle relaxers and steroids after taking 37 seconds to press my back in three places and diagnosing me with a pinched nerve in my lower back. After a week, the doctor refilled the steroid prescription with a…