President Barack Obama outlines the need for immigration policy overhaul during a speech at the American University School of International Service in Washington, 01 Jul 2010 Mr. Obama says the U.S. immigration system is broken and dangerous, and the...
Coffee is one of the world's most widely-enjoyed beverages. Flavor aside, scientists have recognized it as a complex blend of chemical compounds with potential health effects, both good and bad. Now, new research suggests that if you drink enough cof...
Around the world, cesarean births are on the rise, and many experts think that's a bad thing. Now, a new study looks at one way that babies delivered by c-section are different. The number of surgical deliveries has been increasing for years. Some ce...
At age 4, a Romanian girl was horrified when her right eye began to swell. Doctors in Andrea Nemethi's homeland told her family she had an inoperable tumor and gave her months to live. But the diagnosis turned out to be wrong. As she grew up, the tum...
Efforts to eradicate polio have been frustrated by a variety of factors, and unlike smallpox, the disease has defied long-running and expensive efforts to wipe it out. Now, a new study indicates that one of several polio vaccines can be effective at...
Ghana's Samuel Inkoom, right, and Anthony Annan participate in a drill during a Ghana national soccer team training session in Mogwase, South Africa, 28 Jun 2010 Excitement is building as Ghana prepares to face Uruguay in the quarterfinal of the foot...
The White House says the arrest of 11 Russians for alleged spying is not a setback to improved relations with Moscow. And Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he doesn't believe the scandal will hurt ties with the U.S. But the residents of a sm...
Widows of BP oil rig blast victims testify before US Congress He's the breath in my lungs. He's the beat of my heart -- Shelley Anderson, widow of oil rig victim Shelley Anderson's blond hair skims the blue ribbon she wears on her lapel in memory of...
Newly inaugurated President Benigno Aquino III administers the oath on local officials during his first day at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, 30 June 2010 Benigno Aquino III was sworn in Wednesday as the Philippines' 15th president, le...
