Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Alaska's lieutenant governor resigned Tuesday after unspecified "inappropriate comments," Gov. Bill Walker said.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Jackie Bradley Jr.'s eighth inning grand slam helped the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 8-2 in Game 3 of the ALCS on Tuesday in Houston.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A bridge in Texas collapsed Tuesday as heavy rains throughout the state caused severe flooding.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department issued new sanctions on Iran over allegations it recruited child soldiers to fight for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 62 cases of a rare neurological condition known as acute flaccid myelitis in the United States.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled Tuesday to put Obama-era protections for students defrauded by colleges into effect immediately.

Stimulating a specific set of nerves that are nestled along the spine may deliver relief to those who suffer from chronic back pain and cut the need for opioid painkillers.

The gluten-free diet craze is both reassuring and upsetting to people with celiac disease who are allergic to the nutrient, a small study suggests.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Individual myosin molecules and rod-like filaments inside muscles produce less force and lower velocity of contraction, leading to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, researcher report in a new study.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian military jet crashed Tuesday during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization training exercise, killing two people, military officials said.