PALATKA, Fla. – The City of Palatka is alerting residents after recent water tests showed elevated lead levels in more than 10% of homes sampled, surpassing the federal lead action level set by the ...

In 1969, a now-iconic commercial first popped the question, “How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?” This deceptively simple line in a 30-second script managed ...

On a recent evening, 19 people gathered after work at a public library in downtown Minneapolis for a meeting of Toastmasters International, the nonprofit that helps anyone who’s interested hone their ...

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Department of Public Health has issued a warning regarding what it calls a "significant increase" in viral COVID-19 levels collected from untreated wastewater samples during ...

Harris County public health officials on Thursday confirmed the first mosquito sample to test positive for West Nile virus this year, prompting mosquito spraying operations in northwest Harris County.

People who enjoy public speaking are luckier than they realise. A much-publicised survey from the 1970s claimed that Americans feared it more than death. In 2012 Karen Dwyer and Marlina Davidson of ...

Espace pour la vie and Génome Québec are teaming up for the community science project. They’re asking people near Tadoussac, Cacouna, Rimouski and La Malbaie to collect water samples which they’ll use ...

Whether it is moderating a panel, conducting a live interview or delivering a keynote speech, public speaking is a vital skill for many journalists. Yet nearly 75% of people fear it — making it a ...

The Pasadena Public Health Department this week issued a set of recommendations for schools to follow after a county study found higher levels of lead in soil samples. A Los Angeles County Department ...