In 1821, French physician René Laennec wrote, "A spitting pot I consider as an essential part of the bedroom apparatus." Laennec, who invented the stethoscope, spent his days gazing at his patients' ...

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis spat towards match officials in a “flagrant display of disrespectful behaviour”, the Football Association successfully claimed to a commission. The Greek ...

Coughing, a reflex we all experience, is not only a nuisance but a sign our bodies are fighting back against irritants like mucus or foreign particles. Whether it's due to a cold, an allergy or ...

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn heard about a disturbing incident last week – someone being arrested spat on a local police officer and claimed he was sick with Covid-19. "I sent an email ...

A St. Petersburg man has been indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office after police say he threatened to spread COVID-19 by coughing and spitting on officers. James Jamal Curry, 31, is charged with ...

Jun. 23—SWAMPSCOTT — A Swampscott man who was recorded intentionally coughing and spitting on a Black Lives Matter demonstrator in Swampscott last December will spend two years on supervised probation ...