Unsurprisingly, the researchers discovered that people who walked more had even greater health gains. Those who walked at least 4,000 steps at least three days a week had a 40 percent lower risk of dying. Still, their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease stayed at 27 percent.

The study revealed how long you need to walk for in one go to reap the benefits of walking for heart health, and how fast you should walk

Media mogul John Malone steps down as Liberty Media chairman after decades shaping the cable television landscape. The 84-year-old will become chairman emeritus next year.

A day before the federal government shut down this month, a senior Pentagon official signed a memo that could make it easier for the Defense Department to fire employees.

Local temperatures in the Burke Mountains and the following counties—Buncombe, Eastern McDowell, Henderson, Macon, Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, and Transylvania—are expected to drop to as low as 28 degrees Fahrenheit.

Leaders of 21 Asian and Pacific Rim nations were set to open their annual summit Friday to discuss how to promote economic cooperation and tackle shared challenges, a day after President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to take steps to ease their escalating trade war.

The federal government’s shutdown over a Congressional budget impasse has put funding for numerous programs at risk, effective Nov. 1.