Posted: 5:29 PM It's a "silent epidemic," an "unrecognized health crisis," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And it's affecting 2.1 million baby boomers in the United States.
Posted: 5:25 PM Four trucks containing supplies for the U.S. Embassy in Kabul drove from Pakistan into Afghanistan on Friday, the first time Pakistan has allowed such a border crossing since closing the routes six months ago, a U.S. official said.
Posted: 4:57 PM U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders are set to address a host of pressing economic and military security issues this weekend as the United States hosts a high stakes Group of Eight summit outside Washington and a NATO summit in Obama's adopted hometown of Chicago.
Posted: 4:52 PM A divided federal appeals court in Washington has upheld a key enforcement provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Posted: 11:02 PM The Environmental Working Group (EWG) - a non-profit organization concerned with consumer well-being and safe products - says in its latest report that there are more safe sunscreens to use this year. The bad news? Only 25 percent of the 1,800 products the group tested were recommended by the group.
Posted: 10:58 PM We've heard it all before: There's "good" cholesterol, called high-density lipoprotein (HDL), that provides protective benefits against heart attacks and then there's "bad" LDL cholesterol, which raises risk for heart problems in high levels.
Posted: 10:54 PM Skechers USA, Inc. is finding itself in hot water with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after the government agency determined that claims about the company's "toning shoes" were false.
Posted: 10:45 PM A Federal Trade Commission official announced that Twitter users will be able block personal data from being shared with third-party websites.
Updated: 10:20 PM A year ago this week, a monster tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, leaving 161 people dead and hundreds more injured.
Updated: 9:33 PM How good is coffee for your health? For years, research has gone both ways, with some studies finding it boosts risk for heart disease, while other studies find it could be protective against breast and skin cancers.
Posted: 9:19 PM Two massage therapists have accused John Travolta of groping them. Travolta's attorney denies the allegations. Travolta's lawyer called the charges by both men "ridiculous."
Posted: 8:23 PM A wooden ship believed to be over 200 years old was discovered during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Posted: 8:03 PM Some of Hollywood's biggest stars, from Jay-Z to Betty White, have been supportive of President Obama in the week since he first publicly declared his support for same-sex marriage.
Posted: 5:47 PM A Michigan teen made a gristly discovery after biting into an Arby's junior roast beef sandwich.
Posted: 5:44 PM The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers, saying on Thursday it can no longer wait as Congress remains deadlocked over how to help.
Posted: 5:41 PM The United States will provide an additional $70 million to support Israel's short-range missile defense system, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday.
Posted: 5:40 PM Trayvon Martin's autopsy shows evidence of marijuana in his urine and blood.
Posted: 5:30 PM A second grader's makeup for a school project is stirring up controversy in Southern Colorado.
Posted: 5:27 PM A man with expensive taste is being held at police headquarters in Canada's Ontario Province while everyone waits for him to produce some hard evidence - a $20,000 diamond he allegedly swallowed.
Posted: 5:21 PM And the heat goes on. Forecasters predict toasty temperatures will stretch through the summer in the U.S. And that's a bad sign for wildfires in the West.
Posted: 5:18 PM Facebook on Thursday priced its initial public offering at $38 per share. The social networking company, which is expected to go public tomorrow under the ticker symbol "FB," stands to reap $18.4 billion in the IPO.
Posted: 5:10 PM It was a sea rescue made for Hollywood: A horse in a photo shoot on a Southern California beach gets spooked and runs into the water, only to be rescued after swimming more than two miles offshore.
Updated: 5:08 PM One day before the unofficial "Star Wars" holiday in May, an R2-D2 replica wheeled through the front door of the Smiley family home in Bangor, Maine, to the delight of the three young "Star Wars" fans in the house.
Posted: 5:06 PM Closing arguments concluded Thursday afternoon in the corruption trial of John Edwards, after his defense team rested its case without calling the former Democratic presidential candidate's ex-mistress to testify.
Posted: 5:04 PM Nearly one of every 10 state prisoners is sexually victimized during confinement, according to a Justice Department study released Thursday.
