A new University of California San Diego study published in Cell challenges a long-standing assumption about how animal viruses become capable of sparking human epidemics and pandemics. Using a ...

As a boy in rural Prussia, Hans Ulrich Rudel tried to “parachute” with an umbrella and broke his leg, but the same stubborn will later carried him into the Luftwaffe’s most extreme combat record.

Of all the football players from Alabama’s high schools and colleges who’ve tried to reach the pros, which one has had the best broad jump at the annual NFL Scouting Combine? A new group of players ...

Since her first skydive in 2022, Hana Terrell has done a total of 450 jumps — out of planes, off of hot air balloons and over some of the most idyllic places in the world. However, the L.A.-based ...

Knoxville police are asking people to stay away from Union Avenue near Market Square after police say a man "apparently jumped" off the roof of the Embassy Suites. Union Avenue is closed. Detectives ...

Knoxville police said they have a large presence in downtown Knoxville after they say a man apparently jumped from the Embassy Suites on Gay Street. Trump reveals congressman’s health diagnosis: ‘Dead ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Editor's Note: WBIR doesn't typically report on suicides or suicide attempts, but we are reporting this story because of the visibility and impact to the downtown area. The ...

Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. She previously worked at "60 Minutes," CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program. Gasoline prices in the U.S. continued ...