Concussion

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Two weeks after NFL linebacker Junior Seau committed suicide, the Mission Valley restaurant that bares his name closed, a trustee announced Wednesday. Bette Hoffman, who formerly was the director of the Junior Seau Foundation and...

LOS ANGELES -- Police now say a cyclist injured while riding in Downtown Los Angeles was not the victim of a road rage hit and run. In fact, according to the LAPD, Susanna Schick simply "fell down on her bicycle." Friend and fellow cyclist, Jennifer...

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has been suspended for seven games without pay over an elbow blow he delivered to the head of an opposing player, the National Basketball Association said Tuesday. One-time basketball bad boy...

Los Angeles (CNN) -- A police officer in Fullerton, California, whom an attorney accuses of brutality in the death of a homeless man this summer and two arrest cases last year, has been placed on paid leave, a police spokesman announced Friday. Sgt....

WASHINGTON, DC -- As the U.S. economy began to tank, the number of abused kids landing in the hospital with severe brain injuries spiked, a new study shows. Anecdotes linking child abuse to the recession have surfaced before, but there had been no hard...

LANCASTER, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 31-year-old mother is facing more than a dozen felony charges for allegedly DUI crash that injured six children. Stanesha Nicole Allen pleaded not guilty Tuesday to six counts each of child abuse and child restraint law...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Seventy-five former professional football players have filed a lawsuit against the NFLclaiming it has known about the harmful effects of the sport for nearly a century. The lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County...

The NFL is partnering with Boston University brain researchers who have been critical of the league's stance on concussions, The Associated Press learned Sunday. The league now plans to encourage current and former NFL players to agree to donate their...

MISSION HILLS - A 3-year-old girl was killed and two adults were injured when the van they were in careened into a big-rig truck on the Golden State (5) Freeway in the San Fernando Valley community of Mission Hills this morning, the California Highway...

— Tan White recently said she's notice an increased focus on concussions. But that was about the NFL, and White, like all athletes, is trained not to think about injuries or the consequences. "Never having had one, I hadn't placed myself in the...

Tens of thousands of lives have been saved over the years because Americans more routinely wear seat belts and don't drive drunk. But there are other public health threats from those who text while driving or overdose on prescription drugs. That's why a...

Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts will begin an injury rehabilitation assignment Wednesday night at Double-A Bowie, which means that he has up to 20 days to work his way back into the major league lineup. That's happy news — considering that...