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A list released by the U.S. government Monday identifies several dozen Guantanamo Bay prisoners who have been designated as too dangerous to release but who can't be prosecuted.Those on the list are prisoners who have been held without charge under the Authorized Use of Military Force act passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush in 2001, said a spokesman for the Pentagon, Army Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale.The names of all Guantanamo prisoners have been public for years. But the administration of President Barack Obama had declined to disclose which detainees had been designated for indefinite detention in 2010 by an inter-agency review panel, even though the identity of many of them was widely known through their lawyers.The government released the list after The Miami Herald sued for the document under the Freedom of Information Act.Most of the 48 on the list are from Yemen and Afghanistan. Two are now dead -- one by suicide, the other by heart attack.The list also names ...
Results of shocking new study
Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip are considered to be some of the safest places in the world to have a heart attack
The world's oldest Jewish person has died in New York City at age 113.Evelyn Kozak's granddaughter Brucha Weisberger says she died early Tuesday in a hospital after ...
Dr. Marc Siegel sounds off
Green veggies have long been hailed as the go-to good-for-you food, but dark fruits, veggies, and grains are nutritional powerhouses, too. Their color comes from ant...
Long-term high-dose use of painkillers such as ibuprofen or diclofenac is "equally hazardous" in terms of heart attack risk as use of the drug Vioxx, which was withd...
A 17-year-old mother pulled her 8-month-old baby out from under a New York City cab after they were both struck by the vehicle Tuesday.WABC reports Alondra Gervacio ...
It isn't until you run across a story like Jesse Smith's that you remember why this is called the U.S. Open.There's no shortage of long shots, wannabes and never-wer...
Heartburn can become an escalating problem if ignored. It can also be a dangerous condition if it is masked by just taking antacids. Most people believe, however, ...
It isn't until you run across a story like Jesse Smith's that you remember why this is called the U.S. Open.There's no shortage of longshots, wannabes and never-were...
Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in a region of eastern Germany where the Elbe river has flooded and burst through a dam, officials said Sund...
Peter Johnson, Jr. speaks to Sarah and her family
At the "Body Worlds" exhibit in New York's Times Square, visitors will find a unique collection of nearly 200 human specimens on display – from full bodies to single...
The Pentagon released the names of Guantanamo Bay's 46 "indefinite detainees," terror suspects considered too dangerous to transfer from the prison and who cannot be...
The U.S. is identifying several dozen Guantanamo Bay prisoners slated for indefinite detention at the U.S. base in Cuba.The men are considered too dangerous to relea...
Bob Meistrell, who co-founded the Body Glove clothing company and helped develop the first neoprene wetsuit, has died in Southern California. He was 84.Body Glove In...
Sunny skies, the sound of waves rolling into the shore and ... dead bodies.Just another day at the beach for some people in Italy.Two foreigners died Monday on beach...
A trip to Sin City isn't always fun and games, with MGM Resorts properties in Las Vegas averaging roughly 45 to 50 sudden cardiac arrests a year on the casino floor....
For people with existing heart problems, exposure to high levels of air pollution can trigger the irregular heartbeats that may lead to a stroke or heart attack, acc...