Doctors To Pregnant Women: Wait At Least 39 Weeks

In her living room, Caroline Nagy introduces the newest member of her family — the 6-week-old infant in a striped onesie cradled in her arms. “This is Alex Joseph. He was born May 24th — my birthday,” she says. Their shared birthday wasn’t entirely a coincidence. Two weeks before her due date, Nagy was swollen, [...]

Debt Ceiling Debate Sparks New Round Of TV Ad Wars

The debate over raising the debt ceiling has largely taken place in the halls of Congress and the White House briefing room. But there is another front in the battle — a war on the air. Advocacy groups from each side of the issue are spending millions on commercials. The ads are evidence of the [...]

White House Threatens Veto Of ‘Cap, Cut Balance’ Bill; GOP Plows Ahead

Conservatives coined a catchy name for the legislation House Republicans have scheduled for a Tuesday vote — Cap, Cut and Balance. Democrats in the White House have what they think is just as creative a name for the bill — Duck, Dodge and Dismantle. And those same Obama officials vow that President Obama will veto [...]

NASA: Space Station’s Best Days Are Still Ahead

Imagine you own a small factory, and you learn that your main supplier is going out of business. What do you do? You put on a brave face for employees and investors, and scramble to find alternatives. That’s pretty much where managers of the International Space Station find themselves. “Because there’s so much emphasis on [...]

U.K. Hacking Scandal Exposes Media-Police Ties

Two top British police officials have resigned amid the News Corp. hacking scandal, throwing the problematic relationship between the media giant and the police into sharp relief. British Home Secretary Teresa May told Parliament on Monday that both Sir Paul Stephenson, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, and Assistant Commissioner John Yates had resigned. The Metropolitan Police [...]

As Leadership Changes, So Could Afghanistan Strategy

Gen. David Petraeus stepped down as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Monday and handed control of the war over to Marine Corps Gen. John Allen. Petraeus is leaving to become head of the CIA at the end of the summer. A year ago, President Obama asked Petraeus to take charge in Afghanistan and [...]

Should People Who Refuse Vaccines Pay A Price?

New Zealand is experiencing the largest outbreak of measles in over a decade. Public health officials there say the virus is spreading faster than they can quarantine the infected. In England and Wales, officials report more measles cases so far this year than in all of 2010. And in the U.S., the CDC reports 156 [...]

Does Government Debt Really Weaken The Economy?

These days, many conservatives argue that slashing the nation’s debt should be lawmakers’ top priority as they try to revive the U.S. economy. Adding too much debt has eroded consumer confidence, they say, and paying it down would help jump-start growth. But economists say the relationship between government debt and the weak economy isn’t so [...]

Water Main Break Shuts Down Capitol

About a dozen state capitol complex buildings are shut and hoping to reopen on Tuesday after a water main break.

Your Health Podcast: Milk For PMS And Italians Drop Mediterranean Ways

We tackle health claims galore on the podcast this week. First up is an ad campaign from the California Milk Processor Board aimed at saving long-suffering men from the tyranny of premenstrual syndrome. Really? Yep. The remedy: regular doses of milk for the women in their lives. The milk board cites research that suggests taking [...]