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UK: Queen hospitalized over stomach illness
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized Sunday over an apparent stomach infection that has ailed her for days, a rare instance of ill health ...
Spain's king gets spine surgery
King Juan Carlos of Spain successfully underwent surgery for herniated discs in his lower spine at a Madrid hospital on Sunday, the royal palace said.
Bud Selig calls for tougher drug penalties
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig called for tougher penalties for major leaguers who violate the sport's drug agreement, a move the union is willing ...
Venezuela says Chavez receiving chemotherapy
President Hugo Chavez has been receiving chemotherapy since recovering from a severe respiratory infection in mid-January and "continues his battle ...
Autopsy reveals little about lottery winner death
An autopsy on the exhumed body of a Chicago lottery winner poisoned with cyanide yielded no significant new clues about his death, the Cook County ...
CEO: Risks key for Merck to succeed, help patients
Merck & Co. CEO Kenneth C. Frazier is convinced nearly everyone, from patients to long-term investors, wants the world's third-largest drugmaker to ...
Bio Box: Kenneth Frazier, CEO of drugmaker Merck
Merck & Co. CEO, Chairman and President Kenneth C. Frazier AGE: 54. HOMETOWN: Philadelphia FAMILY: Married with a teenage son and adult daughter who's ...
Many Venezuelans believe in Chavez recovery
Venezuela's vice president said Thursday that Hugo Chavez is still fighting for his life, yet a recent poll says nearly three in five Venezuelans ...
Owner: Dog may have been poisoned at Westminster
A dog owner says she thinks there's a chance her prized pet was deliberately poisoned while competing at the Westminster Kennel Club show, causing it ...
Arkansas Senate overrides veto of abortion bill
Arkansas became the eighth state Thursday to enact a near-ban on abortions starting in the 20th week of pregnancy, and by next week it could outlaw ...
Livestrong Foundation charts post-Armstrong course
Leaders of the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong struck a determined, sometimes defiant tone on Thursday as they declared the organization ...
Q&A: Chances of a horse meat scandal in the US?
The horse meat scandal that is hitting Europe has yet to spread to the United States, allowing American consumers to rest easier when buying ground ...
Boys' deaths add urgency to Conn. gun debate
The family of two young boys killed in an apparent-murder suicide — and state police — said Thursday they want to know why the boys' grandmother, with ...
Michelle Obama: 'hard choices' needed on guns
Michelle Obama says people worried about youth gun violence have to do more than simply tell children they care about the problem and then wind up ...
Medicare paid $5.1B for poor nursing home care
Medicare paid billions in taxpayer dollars to nursing homes nationwide that were not meeting basic requirements to look after their residents, ...
WHO: Slight cancer risk after Japan nuke accident
Two years after Japan's nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said Thursday that residents of areas hit by the highest doses of ...
FDA Commissioner: budget cuts mean less safe food
Fewer food safety inspections and an increased risk to consumers will result from the lack of a new 2013 budget from Congress and the upcoming ...
Woman who smoked through hole in throat dies
A woman who smoked a cigarette through a hole in her throat to illustrate her struggle with nicotine addiction in a California public service ...
Correction: Arkansas Legislature-Abortion story
In later versions of a Feb. 27 story about Arkansas abortion legislation, The Associated Press misidentified the year of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe ...
Anastacia cancels tour after cancer diagnosis
Managers for U.S. pop singer Anastacia say she has canceled a planned performance in Dubai and an upcoming European tour after being diagnosed with ...
Lawsuit charges weigh on Bayer profits again
Charges for lawsuits over its birth control pills weighed on Bayer AG's earnings once again during the fourth quarter of 2012. The German company said ...
Bloomberg donating $100M to help fight polio
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has pledged $100 million to help the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others to fight polio around the world.
Michelle Obama highlights obesity progress in MS
Michelle Obama on Wednesday congratulated this Southern state for a more than 13 percent drop in its child obesity rates, saying its example should ...
McCarthy sharp in return from head injury
Amanda McCarthy was a nervous wreck in the stands. Her husband was as calm as could be on the mound. Brandon McCarthy methodically struck out four in ...
Vt. lye victim gets new face at Boston hospital
Loved ones knew it was her at the hospital when they saw her teeth. Carmen Blandin Tarleton's face was unrecognizable after the lye attack, burned ...