Longer US white majority if immigration slows
Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's population ...

AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly
The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's ...

Grieving husband pushes bill for unproven remedies
After the best-selling Irish novelist Josephine Hart died from ovarian cancer in 2011, her husband was so devastated he often went to her grave to ...

Half of girls in South Sudan forced to marry
The 17-year-old beaten to death for refusing to marry a man old enough to be her grandfather. The teen dragged by her family to be raped to force her ...

Life span for some US women in decline
A new study offers more compelling evidence that life expectancy for some U.S. women is actually falling, a disturbing trend that experts can't ...

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 ...

Israeli Ethiopian birth control ignites debate
Accusations that Israel deliberately tried to curb birth rates among Ethiopian immigrants have reopened a debate over discrimination against the group ...
Obesity in young kids dropped in NYC, grew in LA
In the battle against childhood obesity, New York City appears to be doing better than Los Angeles, at least for low-income preschoolers. A study ...

Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly ...

Violence plays role in shorter US life expectancy
The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice ...
Report: Death rates from cancer still inching down
Death rates from cancer are continuing to inch down, researchers reported Monday. Now the question is how to hold onto those gains, and do even ...

Study: Solo stars at higher death risk than bands
Rock 'n' roll will never die — but it's a hazardous occupation. An academic study published Thursday confirms that rock and pop musicians are more ...

Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker
Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases ...

Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043
White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already ...