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A 19-year-old British woman died on board a Virgin Atlantic flight from Miami to London's Heathrow Airport. A day earlier, two passengers on a British Airways flight from Miami to Heathrow died, including one from suspected viral meningitis.
The Montreal Heart Institute has issued a warning against a diet circulating on the Internet that recommends servings of hot dogs and ice cream for rapid weight loss.
Responding to citizen complaints of foul-mouthed law enforcement, the Portland police chief has told 950 officers to not cuss so much in the line of duty.
An investigation is underway into the death of a 16-year-old Marysville girl who died after she was flung from a merry-go-round propelled by a rope tied to a truck.
Showcased in a new National Geographic Channel series called "Crittercam," the term is a catchall name for animal-borne camera systems that have turned several dozen species, some of them endangered, into cinematographers.
A vehicle with "disappearing" seats will be the prize in a contest sponsored by Chrysler. But seats may be beside the point since the winner will be the last person left standing.
While burger goliaths like McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's have offered products at steep discounts to spur traffic during the nation's economic slump, Hardee's has decided to go upscale.
An annual Massachusetts Institute of Technology survey, known as the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index, found that among adults asked what invention they hate most but can't live without, 30 percent said the cell phone.
Microsoft has indicated it may have overreacted to the Web site of Canadian teenager Mike Rowe who added the word "soft" to his name and registered the address mikerowesoft.com.
