Washington - Opioid medications are commonly used among women of reproductive age. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that taking these medications early in pregnancy can increase the risk for some birth defects.

Washington - U.S. transport authorities have recalled more than two million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles for a second time over faulty airbags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running.

Hanover - In an effort to stem sexual violence that has become prevalent on many college campuses, Dartmouth College is banning hard liquor on campus. The college will institute more on-campus social alternatives to partying in the hopes of curbing this problem.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft tried to manipulate us into forgetting Deflate-gate so the game's big day can go on without being besmirched. Fans fell for it and the issue seems closed but we can exact revenge.

Charleston - It has taken 15 years of careful, painful restoration, but conservationists and historians are finally on the brink of discovering what sank the H. L. Hunley, the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship.

Washington - U.S. politicians are calling for changes to a law that allows Europeans and other foreigners to enter the country without visas, citing fears that jihadists could exploit the rules to stage attacks on American soil.

Westlake - Back in the 70s and 80s every teen girl had at least one tube of Lip Smackers in her purse. The coveted colourful tubes contained lip gloss with flavours like Dr Pepper and Sour Grapes has been manufactured by Bonne Bell since 1973.

Washington - The U.S. Supreme Court is due to review the use of lethal injection drugs following several bungled executions that saw inmates gasping for air during prolonged killings. The court will revisit the 2008 "Baze vs.

For a long time, Comcast has been notorious among its customers for poor customer service, but in its latest stunt the giant telecom company proves its detractors correct and proves that the company is the problem, not its customers.

Austin - George P. Bush, Jeb Bush's son and rising political star in Texas, attended a "school choice" rally in Austin and argued that citizens should be able to remove their kids from public schools and put them in charter and private schools. It's a bad move.

The deadline that was imposed by Manny Pacquiao on Mayweather to sign their fight contract that was calendared for May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena has expired today (Philippine time) fueling speculations that Pacquiao will no longer pursue the fight.

Is it ethically appropriate for a doctor to declare vaccines should not be given, even as there is a measles outbreak in the United States? Is it right for a doctor to refuse children as patients whose parents disallow vaccinations?

Washington - Whatever happened to that reset button Hillary Clinton gave her Russian counterpart in 2009 as a sign of renewed ties? No doubt gathering dust, while the West figures out how to handle Moscow now.

Along the Central and Northern California coastline, observers are seeing an explosion of bright pink, inch-long sea slugs in the tide pools. Scientists are saying the "population boom" of these sea slugs this far north was predicted in 2011.

Why are there so few women in academia? New research suggests that perceptions of a need for brilliance to excel in a field of study contribute to its relatively low numbers of women.

NASA has released information on asteroid 2014 BL86, which passed by Earth on Monday, but at least one group is not buying it. The object orbiting around the asteroid is a moon, NASA claimed, but some UFO trackers say that is not the case.

Gateshead - On Sunday night, 67-year-old disabled man Alan Barnes, went outside to empty his recycling bin, when a thug knocked him to the ground and attempted to rob him. The shocking incident occurred right outside his home in Hillside Place, Low Fell in England.

The official announcement for the fight deal between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao could be made on Sunday's Super Bowl between Seattle Seahawks and the three-time titlists New England Patriots.

A woman in New Mexico bought a 1990 Chevrolet van back in 2001 and has been driving herself and her grandkids around in it since. Unknown to her the entire time there were five bricks of marijuana hidden in a side-door of the vehicle.

It has been some five years in the making but boxing fans will just be happy it is here: a contract between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather has been negotiated. TMZ Sports said a source told them the two sides came to an agreement Friday afternoon.