A lack of exercise causes 1-in-10 deaths worldwide -- comparable to the negative impact of smoking, researchers say.The global study, published in The Lancet, found around 3-of-10 adults worldwide do not meet the recommended amounts of weekly activity -- 15-30 minutes a day of brisk walking.Within Europe, Malta was the most inactive -- 71 percent did no exercise -- followed by 68 percent in Serbia

Authorities in Washington state said a suspicious powder found spread around an intersection turned out to be flour spread by a pair of crows.Firefighters said a hazardous materials team was called to the Edmonds intersection Tuesday and traffic was diverted for more than an hour while the team worked to identify the substance, The (Everett) Daily Herald reported Wednesday."It turns out the white

The United States government conducted its own investigation into the mid-air bombing of a South Korean jet in 1987 and concluded it was an act by North Korea, a set of declassified State Department documents show.U.S. government officials interrogated Kim Hyun-hui, a self-confessed North Korean terrorist responsible for the bombing of Korean Air 858, which killed 115 people, according to the doss

(Yonhap News)An island of ice twice the size of Manhattan broke off from Greenland‘s largest glaciers Monday, a U.S. researcher reports.University of Delaware ocean scientist Andread Muenchow blogged the “calving”from the Petermann Glacier, one of the two largest glaciers left in Greenland connecting the great Greenland ice sheet with the ocean via a floating ice shelf.Muenchow, who credits the Ca

(UPI)An Ohio woman has been leaning against a motorcycle in her bikini on a daily basis while panhandling for funds to purchase a breast enhancement surgery.Chrissy Lance, 37, of Rittman, a single mom and University of Akron student, said she is begging for money for the surgery in an attempt to boost her chest as well as her self-esteem, the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal reported Tuesday.Lance, who

Dog owners in eight U.S. states are organizing a class-action suit after Chinese-made dog treats allegedly sickened or killed their pets, their complaint says.They are suing in federal court as U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials continue to refuse to release results of inspections of the Chinese factories that manufactured the foods blamed for at least 1,000 incidents of illnesses or deat

This photo is not directly related to this article(Bloomberg)A six-foot-long(1.88 meter) Nile monitor lizard escaped its enclosure and was on the loose in Teller County, Colo., police said Tuesday.Emergency notifications went out to residents in the Woodland West, Westwood Lakes and Rosewood Hills subdivisions between the Colorado communities of Divide and Woodland Park that care needs to be exerc

A felon was arrested in Oklahoma City for possession of a firearm after he told police he shot himself in the genitals, officials said.Tavares Donnell Colbert, 36, shot himself in the genitals Saturday near Interstate 35 while testing a gun he bought on the street in Kansas to see if it functioned properly before selling it, The Oklahoman reported.Colbert drove himself to the hospital and police w

A study has found women in the developed world score higher than men in IQ tests, a researcher in New Zealand said.Women were as much as 5 points behind men when IQ testing began a century ago, but then gap -- which led some psychologists to propose a theory that women‘s brains are genetically inferior to men’s -- has been narrowing in recent years and this year women moved ahead, The Australian r

(YouTube)A 90-year-old Maine man who flew planes for the Navy and Coast Guard celebrated his 90th birthday by going sky diving.Retired Navy Capt. Lester Slate of Exeter, who flew planes for the Navy and Coast Guard for 40 years, said his tandem jump Sunday at Pittsfield Airport through Central Maine Skydiving was the culmination of a dream he's had ever since he first trained as a pilot, the Bango

Motivational speaker and author Stephen Covey, whose “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” sold millions of copies, died Monday in an Idaho hospital.He was 79.Covey‘s family said in a statement he died at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls from residual effects of a bicycle accident he had in April, CNN reported.“In his final hours, he was surrounded by his loving wife and ea

Delta Air Lines confirmed Monday what appeared to be sewing needles were found in sandwiches served on four flights from the Netherlands to the United States.The airline, based in Atlanta, said one passenger was injured after biting into a sandwich but declined medical treatment from paramedics after the plane landed in Minneapolis Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported.The sandwiches were serve

A movie poster for Producers discussed plans for five Avengers-related films to be released in the next two years at the "Iron Man 3" Comic-Con panel in San Diego.The panel included appearances by Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, producer Jon Favreau and director Shane Black, U-T San Diego reported Saturday.Favreau directed the first two Iron Man movies, but is acting as producer on t

Vera Wang arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)Vera Wang’s publicist says the New York fashion designer has separated from Arthur Becker, her husband of 23 years.“They remain devoted parents to their two daughters,” Wang’s company president, Mario Grauso, said in a statement to Women’s Wear Daily.No reason was given for

(YouTube)A U.S. flying car built in the 1950s -- and yes, it works! -- is up for sale for $1.25 million, the Smithsonian's Paleofuture blog reports.Aircraft collector Gregg Herrick of Minneapolis, who is selling his 1954 Taylor Aerocar, said he bought the flying car in the early 1990s in Idaho because he was drawn to the design just as many people in the latter half of the 20th century were."I was

The Dark Knight Rises trailer posterHollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan has confirmed "The Dark Knight Rises" will be his last Batman movie.Asked if there is any truth to rumors claiming he plans to helm a Justice League superhero ensemble picture featuring Batman, EW.com said Nolan replied: "No, none at all.""We're finished with all we're doing with Batman. This is the end of our take on this c

Chelsea and England defender John Terry racially abused rival footballer Anton Ferdinand in response to taunts about his alleged affair with a teammate's girlfriend, a court heard Monday.Terry was charged with a racially aggravated public order offence following the emergence of video footage appearing to show him abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Ferdinand during a Premier League match last Oc

A British survey found about half say social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter feed anxiety and make them feel inadequate. The Salford Business School at the University of Salford in Manchester, England, conducted the survey of almost 300 people for the non-profit Anxiety UK, and found of the 50 percent who said their lives had been altered for the worse said their confidence fell after com

(AP-Yonhap News)A Buenos Aires court today sentenced former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, 86, to 50 years jail for stealing 35 babies from political prisoners killed during the country’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship.Videla was tried along with Reynaldo Bignone, and other former military and police officials, the Associated Press reported. Reynaldo Bignone, Argentina‘s last dictator, a

Authorities in Florida said a man who told a deputy he "wanted to go to jail" caused $800 worth of damage to a patrol car.The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said the man approached a deputy outside the Bradenton office of the department and told her he "wanted to go to jail," the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Thursday.The report said the man, later identified as Shakeem Fleming, 20, put his