BEIJING – China consumes more than double what its natural resources can supply, a report by Chinese and international environmentalists said Tuesday. If China were to follow the U.S. in individual demand on natural resources, it would need the available capacity of the entire planet, the report issued by WWF …

NEW YORK – More people are hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor activity, accounting for a quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study to estimate recreational injuries. Trailing snowboarding are sledding and hiking, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in the journal …

A judge has granted initial approval to a settlement in which companies that manufactured or sold contaminated pet food would compensate pet owners for all costs related to the death or illness of their dogs and cats. Under the deal, granted initial approval by U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman, pet …

MADISON, Wis. – The widespread flooding across much of southern Wisconsin this month is suspected of causing the life-threatening kidney disease of a 6-year-old boy from Richland Center. He’s been on kidney dialysis and in intensive care since Sunday at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, and doctors say …

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Bombs ripped through two buses in Sri Lanka on Friday, including one packed with morning commuters near the country’s heavily fortified capital, officials said. At least 23 people were killed and 67 wounded. The attacks came two days after another bombing that targeted civilians in Colombo, …

As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak — or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes. The widening outbreak — with 810 people confirmed ill — means …

Teen superstar Miley Cyrus says it “still hurts” to think about the controversial Vanity Fair photo that showed the 15-year-old in what some categorized as a seductive pose, bare-backed and wrapped in a sheet. “I was embarrassed,” she tells Billboard magazine, “but also it’s like, every career thing that I …

WASHINGTON – A Senate debate over global warming legislation turned into late-night drama Wednesday marked by an eight-hour reading of the 492-page bill and a call for senators to return — some of them from their homes — to cast a procedural vote not long before midnight. An angry Majority …

KABUL, Afghanistan – U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces killed more than 15 insurgents during a hunt for inmates who fled prison after a sophisticated Taliban attack that set hundreds free, while Afghan forces recaptured 20 prisoners, officials said Sunday. The U.S. said it couldn’t immediately confirm that any of the …

WEST HOLLYWOOD, California – “Star Trek” star George Takei is ready to “live long and prosper” with his partner of 21 years. Takei will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles. The 71-year-old actor, known for his role as Sulu on the “Star Trek” sci-fi TV series, …