Parents see more food, skin allergies in children
Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found. Experts aren't sure what's behind the increase.

George Zimmerman won't seek immunity hearing
The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting a Florida teenager told a judge Tuesday that he agrees with his defense attorneys' ...

Egypt proceeds with judiciary law despite uproar
Egypt's Islamist-led parliament on Wednesday pushed ahead with a law that could force into retirement many of the nation's most senior judges, despite ...

North Carolina man rolls 1st PBA 900 series
A North Carolina man has rolled the first 900 series in Professional Bowlers Association history — three straight perfect games. Joe Scarborough, a ...

Doctors flee Puerto Rico for US mainland
Going to the doctor in Puerto Rico has for years often meant getting in line. Now, it might mean getting on a plane. A medical exodus is taking place ...
Officer accused of having Trayvon Martin target
A police officer accused of bringing targets resembling Trayvon Martin to a gun range has been fired. Port Canaveral Interim Chief Executive Officer ...

Court: Can drug companies pay to delay generics?
Federal regulators are pressing the Supreme Court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing ...

US pediatricians back gay marriage, cite research
The nation's most influential pediatrician's group says gays should be allowed to marry to help ensure the health and well-being of their children.
Many UK doctors give useless drugs, treatments
More than three-quarters of British doctors prescribe a treatment they know probably won't work at least once a week, like low-dose drugs, vitamins, ...

Zimbabwe court denies bail to human rights lawyer
A Zimbabwe court refused Wednesday to free on bail the nation's top rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, on charges of obstructing justice after her arrest ...
Correction: Health Overhaul-Language Barrier story
In a story March 4 about the challenges of explaining health care reform to non-English speakers, The Associated Press relied on incorrect information ...

Hawaii Senate passes Steven Tyler Act on privacy
The Hawaii state Senate passed the so-called Steven Tyler Act Tuesday, a bill that seeks to protect celebrities from overeager paparazzi by creating ...

Racial episodes shake Ohio's Oberlin College
Scrawls of racially offensive graffiti and, more recently, a report of someone wearing what looked like a Ku Klux Klan-type hooded robe on campus have ...
Boston fraternity raises funds for pledge surgery
A college fraternity in Boston has raised more than twice the money needed to pay for a new pledge's gender transition surgery. The Phi Alpha Tau ...
Boston frat raises money for pledge gender surgery
A college fraternity in Boston has raised more than twice the money needed to pay for gender transition surgery for a frat brother. The Phi Alpha Tau ...
NCAA sues over Pa. law to keep PSU fine in state
The NCAA wasted no time in challenging a new Pennsylvania law designed to keep the $60 million Penn State fine over the Jerry Sandusky scandal in the ...
Penn State town limits booze on State Patty's Day
Nearly three dozen downtown bars, restaurants and beer shops have agreed to halt alcohol sales to counter an early St. Patrick's Day celebration ...

Tyler, Fleetwood push Hawaii celeb privacy bill
Rock legends Steven Tyler and Mick Fleetwood convinced a Hawaii Senate committee on Friday to approve a bill to protect celebrities or anyone else ...
Trustee who fired Paterno to leave Penn St. board
The Penn State trustee who fired football coach Joe Paterno over the phone will leave the board when his term ends in June, the university announced ...
Vigil planned to remember Paterno 1 year later
From bumper stickers to signs posted by a few businesses to the occasional T-shirt, reminders of Joe Paterno sprinkle Happy Valley. Most cues are ...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrates centennial
The nation's capital is swarming with women wearing crimson and cream, as one of the country's largest African-American sororities gathers to ...

Pope's Christmas message focuses on Mideast, China
In his Christmas message to the world Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the slaughter in Syria and for more meaningful negotiations ...
Liberian children pay tribute to Conn. victims
Twenty Liberian schoolchildren from a school sponsored by the Newtown Rotary Club in this West African nation on Friday gathered at the U.S.

13 surrender in Illinois fraternity drinking death
About half of the 22 fraternity members charged with hazing after a pledge died following a night of heavy drinking in Illinois had turned themselves ...

OSU to review handling of sexual assault claims
The head of Oklahoma State University's governing board said Friday that the school will review its handling of claims made last month by at least ...