New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually...

A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North Carolina girl was expected in court Friday, a day after authorities revealed what they believed...

When the U.S. House admonished Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting “You lie!“ at President Barack Obama during a health care speech to Congress, it...

A problem with the FAA system that collects airline flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide Thursday, the second time...

Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won’t get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers....

A member of the panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion is defending the task force’s report.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry may have to decide whether a death row inmate lives or dies.

Space shuttle Atlantis’ astronauts are about to step out on the first spacewalk of their mission.

An Associated Press poll says most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care.

WASHINGTON—Setting up a historic year-end debate, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid revealed his long-awaited version of legislation to reshape...

EMMITSBURG, Md.—Operators of a Catholic shrine in Maryland thought they had been blessed with a big donation this month when a worker found $40,000...

BEIJING—President Barack Obama says he’s worried that spending too much money to help revive the economy could undermine a fragile U.S. recovery...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger won’t say what his plans are when his term expires next year, but it won’t be running for another office. ...

COLUMBIA, S.C.—South Carolina’s State Ethics Commission is set to decide whether a three-month investigation provides enough evidence that...

Investigators piecing together why and where a 5-year-old North Carolina girl was killed plan to add new charges on top of one for selling the girl for...

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y.—A 114-year-old woman believed to be the oldest native-born American and the third-oldest person in the world has died at a New...

BEIJING—President Barack Obama says he feels the pressure of being commander-in-chief but it’s not causing him to lose weight. Obama says media...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Space shuttle Atlantis is closing in on the International Space Station. Atlantis will do a pirouette for the station cameras...

President Barack Obama’s approval rating has fallen below 50 percent for the first time in polling by Quinnipiac University as U.S. voter discontent...

WASHINGTON—West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd has become the longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history, a milestone to be marked today with...

BEIJING—Sarah Palin’s new book may already be a best-seller, but President Barack Obama says he probably won’t read it. The president...

CONCORD, N.H.—Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine-flu vaccine. Many of the nation’s Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine...

SEATTLE—Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it. An officer who was looking...

KITTANNING, Pa.—Hundreds of rotting deer carcasses in a southwestern Pennsylvania yard are causing a stink among the neighbors. Randy Good of North...

CHICAGO—An investigation into the death of Chicago’s school board president would continue even though an autopsy concluded that the longtime...

HARDEEVILLE, S.C.—Four people have been killed after a car was hit by an Amtrak train near the South Carolina-Georgia state line. Jasper County Coroner...

NEW YORK—What word sums up 2009? How about unfriend? That’s the New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2009 Word of the Year. It means to remove...

WASHINGTON—Women in their 40s should stop routinely having annual mammograms and older women should cut back to one scheduled exam every other year,...

ORLANDO, Fla.—A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin—drugs that are still taken by millions of Americans to...

Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit yesterday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station. The supply...