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Royal pregnancy highlights succession issues
The business of monarchy has always been stacked in favor of men. Not any more — or so the British government promises. The first child of Prince ...
Court orders French tycoon to take paternity test
A French court on Tuesday ordered a paternity test for a multimillionaire who former Justice Minister Rachida Dati claims fathered her nearly ...
Tapping citizen-scientists for a novel gut check
The bacterial zoo inside your gut could look very different if you're a vegetarian or an Atkins dieter, a couch potato or an athlete, fat or thin.
Study: Drug coverage to vary under health law
A new study says basic prescription drug coverage could vary dramatically from state to state under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Baxter to buy Swedish firm Gambro in $2.76 B deal
Drug and medical device maker Baxter International plans to buy the privately held Swedish company Gambro AB for about $2.76 billion to broaden its ...
US reacts with joy to royal baby news
An heir to the British throne is on the way — and Americans may be as enthralled as the Brits. This former colony has been riveted by the royal news ...
Royal baby? You can bet on it
Who's cashing in on the royal pregnancy? Betting shops. Punters (bettors) in Britain have a range of possible wagers from betting agencies William ...
Judge temporarily blocks Calif. gay therapy law
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked California from enforcing a first-of-its-kind law that bars licensed psychotherapists from working to ...
Calhoun reveals he had cancer surgery in May
Former Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun revealed on Monday that he had surgery in May to remove an apparent cancerous growth from his lungs.
CDC says US flu season starts early, could be bad
Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade — and it could be a bad one. Health officials on Monday said suspected flu ...
Will and Kate expecting a baby, UK palace confirms
Britain doesn't have to wait any longer: Prince William's wife, Kate, is pregnant. St. James's Palace made the announcement Monday, saying that the ...
A-Rod needs hip surgery, will miss season's start
Alex Rodriguez will start the season in what's become a familiar place: the disabled list. The New York Yankees said Monday the third baseman will ...
Dick Cheney working on book about heart treatment
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the world's most prominent heart patients, is working on a book about his many battles with coronary disease ...
Med tech in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty
A traveling hospital worker accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes pleaded not guilty to the ...
Timeline of Prince William, Kate's romance
Prince William and his wife, Kate, are expecting their first child. Here's some key moments in their romance. — September 2001: William enrolls at St.
Fossil fuel subsidies in focus at climate talks
Hassan al-Kubaisi considers it a gift from above that drivers in oil- and gas-rich Qatar only have to pay $1 per gallon at the pump. "Thank God that ...
New Alzheimer's drug studies offer patients hope
For Alzheimer's patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there's hope from new studies starting up ...
Veterans' gun rights sticky issue in defense bill
Should veterans deemed too mentally incompetent to handle their own financial affairs be prevented from buying a gun? The issue, for a time last week, ...
List of recent untimely deaths for NFL players
The apparent murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, is one of a series of untimely deaths for current or former NFL ...
Strategy, timing key to states' pot legalization
In the late-1980s heyday of the anti-drug "Just Say No" campaign, a man calling himself "Jerry" appeared on a Seattle talk radio show to criticize U.S
AP Exclusive: Strife hardens Syrian rebel brigade
A year ago, a soft-spoken sweet shop owner from this poor Syrian town got together with his little brother and eight friends to declare war on ...
Brinksmanship on Obama Medicaid expansion for poor
It's health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake. President Barack Obama's ...
Asperger's dropped from revised diagnosis manual
The now familiar term "Asperger's disorder" is being dropped. And abnormally bad and frequent temper tantrums will be given a scientific-sounding ...
Cold, mold loom as hazards in Sandy disaster zones
A month after Sandy's floodwaters swept up his block, punched a hole in his foundation and drowned his furnace, John Frawley still has no electricity ...