Tornado birth: Mom endures labor as twister destroys hospital Tornado birth: Mom endures labor as twister destroys hospital

When a devastating tornado touched down in Moore, Okla., on Monday afternoon, Shayla Taylor was on the upper floor of the local hospital, in active labor with her second child.As the floor shook “like an earthquake” beneath her and ceiling tiles and insulation fell overhead, the 25-year-old huddled with four nurses, braving both the peak contractions of childbirth and the wrath of the worst...

yesterday, 23:57
Hipsters drive up the cost of cheap beers, study reveals Hipsters drive up the cost of cheap beers, study reveals

Cheap beers are becoming less cheap, and for that you can thank hipsters.

May 21, 2013, 12:00
Bacon restaurant shut down for smelling like bacon Bacon restaurant shut down for smelling like bacon

A San Francisco bacon restaurant, fittingly called "Bacon Bacon,” was forced to shut its door on Friday after neighbors complained that the "porcine aroma" wafting from the establishment was too strong.

May 20, 2013, 17:24
Delivery room drama: Has birth become a spectator sport?  Delivery room drama: Has birth become a spectator sport? 

Expectant moms thankfully no longer have their mother’s delivery room experience, with Don Draper era dads sitting in waiting lounges until a doctor reports that baby has arrived. But the pendulum may have swung too far in the other direction.These days, delivery rooms can be rife with drama as grandparents-to-be vie for the best camera angle, or a mother-in-law angles to be the one feeding ice...

May 20, 2013, 17:33
Doctors print up a splint for baby's blocked throat Doctors print up a splint for baby's blocked throat

Kaiba Gionfriddo turned blue again and again as his little airways collapsed and kept air from reaching his lungs. But doctors were able to use a device based on an inkjet printer to custom-make a splint that is holding his airway open and helping him breathe.Now the 19-month-old is “into everything”,  says his mother, April Gionfriddo."Quite a few doctors said he had a good chance of...

yesterday, 21:34
Born to save her sister’s life, Marissa Ayala graduates from college Born to save her sister’s life, Marissa Ayala graduates from college

today, 1:14
Watch The Video: Microsoft Xbox One Event Watch The Video: Microsoft Xbox One Event

Watch the next-generation video game console make its debut --live.

May 21, 2013, 18:46
First U.S. speeder caught on this date in 1899 First U.S. speeder caught on this date in 1899

Electric car was not quite as fast as lighting.

May 20, 2013, 18:00
Pulling the plug: ICU 'culture' key to life or death decision Pulling the plug: ICU 'culture' key to life or death decision

If you land in an intensive care unit sick enough for doctors to consider withdrawing life support, be warned. Whether and when to pull the plug may depend in large part on the practices and culture of the ICU itself -- perhaps more than your needs or wishes, a new study finds.That may be especially true if you’re so ill or incapacitated that you can’t make decisions about your own care,...

May 21, 2013, 18:14
Mysterious respiratory illness strikes 7 in Alabama; 2 dead Mysterious respiratory illness strikes 7 in Alabama; 2 dead

Two people have died and five others have been hospitalized in a mysterious cluster of respiratory illnesses in southeast Alabama, state health officials said. The victims, all adults, had symptoms including fever, cough and shortness of breath, but the cause of the illnesses is unknown, said Dr. Mary McIntyre, the acting state epidemiologist for the Alabama Department of Public Health. The...

May 21, 2013, 23:27
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