At 7 feet, 9 inches, Florida Gators freshman Olivier Rioux will become the tallest player in college basketball history AP Photo/John Raoux By the time he turned 8 years old, Olivier Rioux was ...

A 26-year-old British man attempting to climb a pylon on Spain’s tallest bridge for social media plunged hundreds of feet to his death, local authorities said. The man, who has yet to be named ...

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The Smiling Critters are in danger after a huge fire breaks loose in Playtime Co., and only Catnap can save them! But try as ...

After joining the Florida Gators as a "walk-on of choice," the Quebecois teenager is set to make history when he takes the court this season, becoming "the tallest player in college basketball ...

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Expansion at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center has led to two new helipads, and the hospital is staking the claim that it's now the tallest building in Fayetteville. The highest point on the ...

The Florida freshman, a happy-go-lucky Canadian who owns a spot in the Guinness record book as the world’s tallest teenager, also will make basketball history when he plays for the 21st-ranked ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Snow fell on Hawaii's tallest peak this week, briefly turning the mountaintop into a winter wonderland. The summit area of Mauna Kea on the Big Island got about 2 inches (5 ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Snow fell on Hawaii’s tallest peak this week, briefly turning the mountaintop into a winter wonderland. The summit area of Mauna Kea on the Big Island got about 2 inches (5 ...