When is someone “old”? Your birth date could affect your perspective. That’s what pollsters observed when they phoned 1,000 people in June. They asked participants a few questions: How old is “old,” how old are you, and how old do you wish you were. The answers varied by age. Peers …
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WASHINGTON – Four years after President Bush called for an overhaul of the nation’s energy agenda (search), Congress presented him with a mammoth plan he said he was eager to sign — even though it costs twice as much as he wanted and won’t open an Alaska wildlife refuge to …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – A homicide bomber (search) detonated a truck packed with explosives outside a Baghdad (search) police station Sunday, killing at least 39 people in the country’s deadliest attack in a week. Separate attacks killed a U.S. soldier and a Marine, the U.S. military said. The attack on the …
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LOS ANGELES – President Bush flew cross-country to help dedicate a new Air Force One (search) exhibit at the Ronald Reagan presidential library (search), but his appearance at a GOP fundraiser while he was here irked top California Republicans. They said Bush’s appearance Thursday night at a $1 million Republican …
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LOS ANGELES – The crowds were not quite as thick as pea soup, but the horror remake “The Fog” (search) pulled in enough fans to win a close race at the weekend box office with a $12.2 million debut. Finishing second was the previous weekend’s No. 1 movie, the animated …
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GOMA, Congo – An infant gorilla in a Congo (search) sanctuary is smashing palm nuts between two rocks to extract oil, surprising and intriguing scientists who say they have much to learn about what gorillas can do — and about what that says about evolution. It had been thought that …
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (search) skipped an appearance at a Legislative Black Caucus event Friday to stump on the Eastern Shore, a decision that some members accepted as part of the campaign season, but others saw as a snub. This weekend marked the caucus’s 35th anniversary and …
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Obesity is not only an epidemic in this country, it is a global explosion. Researchers say “globesity” is out of control, and the health care community has ideas to help stem the tide of expanding waistlines. A panel of experts shared ideas at the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition …
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MIAMI – Gov. Jeb Bush (search) took the blame Wednesday for frustrating delays at centers distributing supplies to victims of Hurricane Wilma, saying criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (search) was misdirected. “Don’t blame FEMA. This is our responsibility,” Bush said at a news conference in Tallahassee with federal …
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WASHINGTON – Harriet Miers (search) withdrew her nomination to be a U.S. Supreme Court justice Thursday in the face of strong criticism from President Bush’s most conservative supporters, who say she doesn’t have the qualifications or experience necessary to serve on the nation’s highest court. Miers, who President Bush had …
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