Google to face congressional antitrust hearing

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt will testify this week before a U.S. Senate panel investigating anti-trust issues, the New York Times and others are reporting. At issue is whether Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), am...

U.S. public health advocates launch anti-soda campaign

More than half of Americans drink too many sugary drinks and the problem is worst among minorities, the poor and the young, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

Kansas to comply with Planned Parenthood order

Kansas officials said Wednesday the state will obey a federal judge's order to immediately fund Planned Parenthood clinics while the state pursues an appeal. The state is appealing a decision that blocke...

Sprint to get both the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint, No. 3 among the United States' Big 4 wireless carriers, will finally have an iPhone to call its own. Sprint will begin selling the iPhone 5 in mid-October, the...

New York fighting mosquitoes and West Nile virus

Brown water rippled across a sludgy puddle, about 20 yards wide, along a walkway in Prospect Park. Hundreds of insects dotted the surface. Mosquitoes in the area, New York City officials announced last w...

Rape another risk for Somali drought refugees

Sixteen-year-old Rukiyah Abdukadir was collecting firewood outside a refugee camp in Ethiopia when she was raped, her attack underlining the risks facing the thousands of people fleeing drought. The young So...

Arizona court clears way for abortion restrictions

An Arizona appeals court ruled Thursday to allow key parts of a state law restricting abortions to take effect, including one that requires women to see a doctor in person the day before getting an abortion...