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After the Olympic flame goes out, what happens to the athletes we've come to know and love over the last two weeks?

McDonald's is removing Step-It activity trackers from Happy Meals due to concerns over skin irritations, according to a statement sent to CNN on Wednesday.

Everybody knows that a high-fat, high-sugar diet is not a good idea. It can have a wave of negative consequences on your health, including greater risks of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

If you are throwing a party at your house, the last thing you want to see are police knocking at your door.

If you're wondering why your social media timeline looks like a Crossfit box, you can thank the newest online activism trend: The #22PushUpChallenge. Let's discuss that number.

Florida Department of Health Investigators said Wednesday that there are three new non-travel-related cases of the Zika virus in their state, bringing the total number of non-travel-related cases to 33.

Police say she was called an "idiot" so often and for so long that it was the word that sprung to her young mind when a social worker asked her name.

With goat-leather leggings and a brown bear fur hat, the 5,300-year-old mummy must have strutted the Alps with an eclectic style.

For the first time, the United Nations has acknowledged its own involvement in a devastating cholera outbreak in Haiti in 2010 that killed at least 10,000 people.

Bronze medalists tend to feel happier than silver medalists and it all comes down to "counterfactual thinking," experts say.

The word "relatable" isn't often used to describe supermodels -- unless we're talking about Chrissy Teigen.

A cat named Baby took on seven pit bulls, sending one dog and its owner to the doctor.

An unidentified patient in Florida is being treated after being infected with a brain-eating amoeba last week, according to the Florida Department of Health. It is the fourth known case this year of infection by the parasite Naegleria fowleri.

Knuckle cracking may sound horrible, but these scans show knuckle cracking is actually good for your hands.

If you've read the news lately, you've probably learned about the tragic events involving two women who went out for a run and never made it home.

Shane Todd, a familiar face in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's well-known "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign, has died from complications of cancer. He was 49.

The Food and Drug Administration put the experimental drug esketamine (also known as ketamine) on the fast track to official approval for use in treating major depression, Janssen Pharmaceutical announced Tuesday. This designated "breakthrough therapy" would offer psychiatrists a new method for treating patients with suicidal tendencies and would qualify as the first new treatment for major depressive disorder in about half a century.

A new study out of Australia confirms what we probably already knew: People who dance and go to concerts regularly are pretty happy. While it may seem obvious, comparing happiness and the enjoyment of music can actually tell us a lot about how music affects us psychologically.