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Geoffrey Coolidge | Photodisc | Getty ImagesBlack Americans are 3 to 5 times more likely to be audited by the IRS than other taxpayers, according to a new study.While there is no evidence of actual discrimination on the part of the IRS or…

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Severe storms provide clear evidence of the vulnerability of parts of the Bay Area to flooding. But now a new study is raising concerns about some sort of "double jeopardy" right at our feet.This is due to sea level…

This is news for rosy-faced vodka drinkers. If you've spilled a few and felt hot flashes on your face and ears, you're not alone. Although it often seems more annoying than dangerous, according to a new study, binge drinking may be a sign…

PHOENIX (AP) - Gov. Kathy Hobbs announced Wednesday that she will create a commission to look into problems in Arizona prisons, including staffing and health care for those behind bars. The creation of the commission by Hobbs, Arizona's…

The real Shiv Roy bought himself new digs. Australian actress Sarah Snook started the year in one of New York's most fashionable neighborhoods. The 35-year-old, who played the only daughter of the Roy family on the hit HBO…

We may not be able to talk, discuss politics, or discuss the meaning of life with other great apes, but our ability to understand each other may be greater than we think. Researchers have found that adults can distinguish the meaning of…

Is there anything special about Midwesterners speaking? Wisconsin accents, Minnesota accents, people outside the Chicago area seem to know you're from Chicago without even asking. According to research on the nation's fastest and slowest…

Your diet can help predict how long you will live. That's the conclusion of a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association evaluating diet quality and mortality. A study found that people who ate a diet rich in…

A new study shows that easing restrictions on buprenorphine, a drug that can treat opioid use disorder, did not lead to an increase in treatment-related overdose deaths. The findings may help address concerns that making buprenorphine…

Eating locally caught freshwater fish in one year releases sticky PFAS compounds that can be as harmful to health as drinking PFAS-contaminated water in one month, according to recently published scientific research. Eating…