Leaders of the different branches of the U.S. armed forces gave sharply divergent answers to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday when asked whether the military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy should be repealed, and what the consequences of a repeal might be.
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Three people have been charged in last year's theft of the famous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, a prosecutor said Friday.
The 44-year-old computer software specialist has been laid off since June 2009, and he could lose his unemployment insurance next month unless Congress acts to extend the benefits by Nov. 30.
A North Carolina man faced criminal charges after police say he posed as a health professional and got involved with patients at a hospital emergency room.
Cracking down on fake pot, the government began emergency action Wednesday to outlaw five chemicals used in herbal blends to make synthetic marijuana. They're sold in drug paraphernalia shops and on the Internet to a burgeoning market of teens and young adults.
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The first human case of bird flu in seven years has been diagnosed in Hong Kong, health officials said Thursday, urging the public to take precautions.
Giving children antibiotics for ear infections does little to speed their recovery while raising the risk of some side effects, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The number of Americans fighting off hunger stayed level last year, though food insecurity rates remain the highest they have been since the federal government began keeping track 15 years ago, a Department of Agriculture report released Monday found.
Economic status plays a heavy role in whether Hunterdon Central High School students achieve federally mandated proficiency in language arts and math. About half of 48 students receiving free or reduced-price lunches passed standardized tests in math while six out of 10 did so in language arts.