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FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK, New Zealand (AP) — Several items are essential for exploring the magical Southern Alps mountains that run across New Zealand'...

WASHINGTON (AP) — To sleep, perchance to... ward off Alzheimer's? New research suggests poor sleep may increase people's risk of Alzheimer's disease, ...

I have a confession to make. I never order steaks in restaurants. That's because it is so easy to make an outstanding steak at home. And it isn't just...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 1-pound squirrel and 90-pound dog didn't let their size disparity stop them from dueling. The rodent died in the recent run-in wi...

NEW YORK (AP) — The geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically, according to a new government study published Wedn...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks danced on a large floor piano there in the movie "Big." Multitudes of children wandered through the aisles, wide-eyed with d...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Several women who sent their breast milk to a Rhode Island jeweler to have it turned into keepsakes say they feel scammed afte...

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Pamplona's famed San Fermin festival held its last bull run Tuesday with no fatalities in the nine-day event, but officials sai...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An ultramarathoner overcame an early injury, difficult terrain in New England and sleep deprivation on the final stretch of the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Curly, a toy poodle, was 17 years old when he died. But old age didn't kill him — grooming did, his owners and veterinarians said. ...

The world's largest cruise company could be heading to Cuba. Starting in May, Carnival Corp. plans to offer trips from Miami to the Caribbean island n...

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Two Americans and a Briton were gored and eight others injured Tuesday as thousands of daredevils dashed alongside fighting bul...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It could trade for 400 times more than the price of crude oil and 2,000 times more than iron ore. If sold off the shelf, it could...

SOUTHAMPTON (AP) — Mansions are as synonymous with the Hamptons as cocktail parties, manicured lawns and white sandy beaches. But some in tony village...

TUPPER LAKE (AP) — While most boardwalks skirt beaches or traverse bogs and marshlands, a new wooden walkway in the Adirondacks takes nature lovers on...

NEW YORK (AP) — Oreos are getting a skinny new look, and its maker says the new cookie is a "sophisticated" snack for grown-ups that isn't meant to be...

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Drivers of Mumbai's iconic horse-drawn carriages can't imagine not plying the roads pulling photo-snapping tourists atop their ki...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Want to take a picture inside the White House Blue Room? Well, it's now OK to pull out your cellphone or camera and press "shoot." T...