Being a night owl can be bad for your heart.

Indian authorities have contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in eastern West Bengal state.

West, a mathematician at the U.S. Naval Weapons Laboratory who had a key role in the development of GPS, was almost 90 before she got recognition for her work.

A mother and son were found dead inside a home on the Key Peninsula.

On Tuesday, mourners held a memorial vigil for Alex Pretti across from the Seattle VA Medical Center, along South Columbian Way.

The bill would not only increase the amount school board directors can earn in a year, but also require them to receive financial training.

Hospital leaders write that "recent developments at the federal level" threaten to halt Medicaid and Medicare payments to the entire MultiCare Health System.

A NASA research plane has landed without its landing gear in Texas, sending plumes of flame behind it.

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas universities and state agencies on Tuesday to halt new H-1B visa petitions until next year.

An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers launched an open-ended strike this week in California and Hawaii to demand better wages and staffing.

The move enters Yale into an arms race of elite institutions offering increasingly attractive financial aid packages to students from low- and middle-income families.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced a partnership with Anchorage to tackle public safety concerns.

A new bill proposes people civilly committed to McNeil Island for sexual violence could not be released unless they express remorse and undergo treatment.

Virginia Oliver, one of the world's oldest lobster fishers, has died at 105.

A French lawmaker seeks "the truth in the trial in Paris of a former senator accused of drugging her to commit sexual assault.

Dry January is almost over in Seattle when it comes to weather. The rain returns Tuesday night as back-to-back systems promise precipitation into the weekend.

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned top FBI fugitive made his first appearance in a U.S. court on charges he allegedly ran a billion-dollar multinational drug trafficking ring and orchestrated multiple killings.

Theres been little research on tear gas impacts in recent decades, but short-term symptoms can include blurred vision, runny nose, chest tightness, nausea and vomiting.

Seattle-area workers are changing their habits to accommodate the lane closures, which are set to last two years.

Parts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave.

The Blind Side star Quinton Aaron is on life support after collapsing at his home. The 41-year-old actor starred as Michael Oher in the 2009 Academy award winning film The Blind Side.

A new influx of arctic air is expected to spur freezing temperatures in parts of the South already covered in snow and ice.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) Participants of all ages gather on a beach in Dakar for low-impact aquagym sessions in the Atlantic Ocean, moving in the water to ease pain and improve mobility. The images capture early-morning warm-ups, exercises in the surf and people leaving the water after class, illustrating how the affordable program offers support […]

The man's body was found outside on Sunday morning.

Senegals first aquagym program has drawn praise from health professionals for helping people with reduced mobility caused by noncommunicable diseases.