Just 14 years after declaring measles had been eliminated from the U.S. through a successful vaccination program, government officials say the confirmed number of cases of the highly contagious and occasionally fatal disease has reached a 20-year high.

Gov. John Kitzhaber has asked Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to sue Oracle for damages following the failed Cover Oregon website that cost the state nearly a quarter billion dollars and never worked.

On May 29, 1914, the Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River in eastern Quebec after colliding with the Norwegian cargo ship SS Storstad; of the 1,477 people on board the Empress of Ireland, 1,012 died. (The Storstad suffered only minor damage.)

Ontarians spend more than 900,000 days in hospital at a cost of roughly $1.8 billion a year as a result of four common unhealthy behaviours, according to a new study released Thursday. The study, conducted by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, tracked nearly 80,000 adult Ontarians between 2001 and 2012 to determine how …

They can’t breathe fire or fly, but a group of dragons are going to make a new home at the Calgary Zoo. Loka, the oldest Komodo dragon in captivity at 28-years old, has already arrived from the Toronto Zoo.

The legendary metal band, Gwar, is in the process of raising money because they aim to open a Gwar-themed restaurant in Virginia.

Hosts for the 2022 World Cup, Qatar, have begun plans for the hosting of the tournament, and this includes control of tourist behavior. The country has begun the Reflect Your Respect campaign, which aims to inform tourists how to dress when coming to the Middle Eastern country.

The Santa Monica motorcyclist who was killed after colliding with a Toyota on Angeles National Forest above La Canada Flintridge on May 24 was the writer and director of the 1987 movie Mannequin and the 1993 film Mr. Nanny, it was confirmed by his family. Michael Gottlieb was riding his 2012 Ducati motorcycle during Memorial Day weekend on Angeles Crest …

Astronaut Scott Kelly is gearing up for a one-year stint next spring aboard the International Space Station and his twin brother will be offering more than his usual moral support. Retired astronaut Mark Kelly will be joining in from Earth, where he’ll undergo medical testing before, during and after his brother’s American-record-setting flight as part of an unprecedented study of …

What is it about bacon that makes the beloved breakfast food smell so darn good? It turns out, there is a scientific reason behind the scent of bacon that makes us like it so much. According to the American Chemical Society, the secret is found in the roughly 150 volatile organic compounds that breakdown during the cooking process.

Cuddling post coital is the key to a good sex life and relationship overall, according to science. And it’s even more essential once you have children. According to new research, what you do straight after sex can have a big influence in the success of your relationship. Kisses and cuddles in the afterglow is supposed to lead to a more …