A study from the Eating Disorders Program at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine found more than 60 percent of women over 50 said their body weight or shape negatively affected their lives. For some of the women, the problem went beyond unhappiness and resulted in signs of eating disorders such as bulimia.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 251 points to close at 12,574. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 30 points to 1,326. The drop in the two stock indexes wiped out their gains for the week.

Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Christopher Williams announced he was giving breast cancer survivor Jodi Jaecks an exception to the department's clothing policy.

Bryson says the June 9th seizure would be a distraction from doing his job. Bryson was found unconscious in his car this month after two auto accidents. His office indicated the accidents were linked to the seizure.

Halle Berry and ex Gabriel Aubry continue their ongoing custody battle over their 4-year-old daughter, Nahla.

Investors were already in a down mood heading into the trading day, disappointed that Federal Reserve didn't take more action at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday.

Supreme Court Justices declined to issue a broad ruling on the constitutionality of the FCC's indecency policy, but threw out fines and other penalties for curse words and nudity.

Lawyers issued a statement Thursday naming Matt Sandusky, one of Jerry Sandusky's six adopted children, and saying that the 33-year-old had been prepared to testify on behalf of prosecutors at his father's sex abuse trial.

The U.S. Justice Department has sued two polygamous towns along the Utah-Arizona border, claiming religious discrimination against non-sect members.

Two Los Angeles men were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a man who was beaten and kicked in the head during a videotaped road rage freeway attack, authorities said Thursday.

A lawyer for an adopted son of Jerry Sandusky says the man has told authorities the former Penn State assistant football coach abused him.

Here's what it takes to make a deadly virus transmissible through the air: as few as five genetic mutations, according to a new study.

A batch of weak economic reports sent stocks lower Thursday. The worst of the bunch was a regional manufacturing index that sank for the second straight month.

Time was running out for Julian Assange. If the WikiLeaks frontman was going to make a move it would be soon.

The first major heat wave of the summer blanketed the U.S. East Coast on Wednesday with scorching temperatures that swept across the region.

Just hours after fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman told police investigators the shooting followed a life-and-death struggle in which the teen told him, "You're going to die tonight."

The child rape case against Jerry Sandusky, who faces accusations of sexual abuse involving 10 alleged victims, is now in the hands of a jury.

A profanity-laced video of middle school students in upstate New York verbally abusing a bus monitor is sparking an outpouring of support as strangers worldwide rally to her side.

A House committee recommends a contempt citation against Attorney General Holder. House leaders say the full chamber could vote on contempt next week. Democrats call the contempt measure unfair and "an election year witch hunt."

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has bought 98% of the Hawaiian island of Lana'i, according to a statement from the governor of Hawaii.

The city manager cites "escalating divisiveness" in Sanford. The former police chief drew criticism for not charging George Zimmerman.

The Republican National Committee brought in $34 million last month, marking the best May in the RNC's history, according to an official with the group.

A woman says her 140 pound Great Dane, named J. Matthew, protected her from a brutal attack at the hands of her boyfriend.

The state of California has a gap of more than $112 billion between what's been promised state employees and money on hand to meet retirement obligations. And it's not the worst off of the states.

Police say Eric Thompson last month abruptly closed his Green Bay, Wis.-based business, TGSCOM Inc., as they probed scores of complaints from customers in nearly every state.