A St. Lucie County museum is getting an artifact that was at the center of one of the year's biggest stories. ...more

August 2, 2009

Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight. The higher expense reflects the costs of treating diabetes, heart disease and other ailments far more common for the overweight, concluded the study by government scientists and the nonprofit research group RTI International. Other figures from the study, published Monday by the journal Health Affairs: ...more

July 28, 2009

The owner of Roll Call is buying Congressional Quarterly in a deal that will bring two well-known publications covering Capitol Hill and Washington politics under the same corporate umbrella. ...more

July 22, 2009

The adult daughter of a slain Florida couple known for adopting 13 special needs children says she's moving into her parents' home to take care of the children. ...more

July 19, 2009

Here's a news flash: Odds are Tiger Woods will win the British Open. ...more

July 15, 2009

Joey Logano won the Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday night for his third win of the season. ...more

July 11, 2009

The serial killer who terrorized a South Carolina community by shooting five people to death before police killed him Monday was a career criminal paroled just two months ago, authorities said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Powerful storms across the Midwest brought heavy rain, strong winds and several apparent tornadoes, damaging homes and businesses, tossing railcars off their tracks and knocking out power to thousands. ...more

June 19, 2009

Boxer Mike Tyson has married for a third time, two weeks after his 4-year-old daughter died in a treadmill accident. ...more

June 11, 2009

South African authorities shot dozens of exhausted whales that beached on a shore near South Africa's storm-lashed southern tip Saturday amid scenes of grief and despair from volunteers who had tried to save them. ...more

May 31, 2009