Those Who Took Birth Control Pill in Late 1960s Outlived Those Who Didn't, Study Finds

42% of Americans Say They Are Political Independents; Jennifer De Pinto Provides a Look at Their Prior Leanings

A Teenage Girl is Discovered in Her Car, Brutally Murdered; Was She Running For Her Life?

CITES Will Focus on Proposals to Regulate Shark Trade and Ban on Tuna Prized by Sushi Lovers

Author Tells "60 Minutes" What Led to Wall Street Collapse and Who Predicted It

GOP Senators Query Salaries, Travel and Lobbying Fees at Charity Benefiting Clubs

Timeline Remains Unclear for Passage of Bill After President Delays Asia Trip; Speaker Says Public Option Won't be in Reconciliation Bill

White House Press Secretary Emerges in Canada Jersey for Press Briefing; Takes it Off to Reveal Team USA Jersey Underneath

Opinion: Disgraced Golf Superstar Could Learn From Gay Teen's Courageous Stance to Attend Prom

At Least 95 Percent of the Thousands of Workers Sickened at Ground Zero Must Approve Deal; Some Criticize it as Insufficient

Meanwhile, Abbas says talks would have resumed if not for Israel's announcement.

As left-wing protest disperses, Jews hurl rocks at Arabs in J'lem neighborhood.

Three Army officers have received letters of reprimand for failing to prepare adequate defenses for a combat outpost in Wanat, Afghanistan, where a mass Taliban attack in July 2008 resulted in the deaths of nine soldiers and 27 people wounded, a Def

City, lawyers predict success of $675M settlement for 9/11 workers suing over illnesses World Trade Center - Law - New York City - September 11 attacks - WTC

Jessica Struthers and Matt Bock have been forced to prove their deceased daughter was really theirs after someone else stole her identity and claimed her on a tax return. Tax - United States - Accounting - Financial Services -

Windswept rain is forecast to bring flooding to much of the eastern U.S. this weekend, as a slow-moving storm comes up from the South. Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York and other eastern cities can all expect 2-4 inches of ra

Rebecca Stancil often seems like a typical 9-year-old girl, playing a sweet child's game of rock, paper, scissors with friends and attending pool parties in her Simi Valley, Calif., neighborhood. But at her darkest moments, she'll deliver a chilling

Tiger Woods is "likely" to make his return to golf during the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, next month, sources say, but they insist Woods has not made his final decision yet. Golf - Tiger Woods - Sport - M

Two suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore on Friday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crackdowns have weakened Taliban insurgents.

If 2010 is the year of Citi's turnaround, I am not sure it has materialized yet.

Almost two weeks since Canada beat the U.S.A. for men's hockey gold at the Vancouver Olympics, Canada owned the podium again on Friday — this time at the White House.

In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights

The bidding for a Pentagon defense contract turned political this week whenthe French company EADS dropped out, accusing the U.S. of rigging thecontest to favor Boeing

Adil Charkaoui, the Moroccan-born Montrealer detained for almost two years under a security certificate without charge or trial, is suing the federal government for $24.5 million.

February retail sales rose 3.9%, the Commerce Department reported Friday. While analysts are encouraged, many remain cautious about the outlook for consumer spending

A senior manager at Prada has claimed that she was ordered to get rid of "old, fat and ugly" staff in its Japanese stores.

The issue of priestly celibacy has re-emerged at the centre of the debate about how to prevent the child sexual abuse scandals now haunting the Roman Catholic Church.

The initial results had been expected as early as Tuesday, but by late on Friday only seven of Iraq's 18 provinces had been announced, with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's list taking a slender lead in three of them.

Two men are dead and one is in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a car dealership in Edmonton on Friday morning before reportedly turning his shotgun on himself.

Women who have taken the pill may live longer because they face less risk of heart disease and cancer, according to new study led by Dr. Philip Hannaford from Scotland's University of Aberdeen.

Devotees of a Miami man who claims to practice a traditional African religion say they were sickened when they had to ingest the mucus of a giant African snail.

President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as next week. Democrats are awaiting cost assessments from the Congressional Budget Office tha