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Vatican tracks down document holder
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican says it has identified someone illegally holding secret documents as it tries to get to the bottom of an embarrassing leaking scandal....
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German doctors apologize for Nazi-era crimes
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's medical association has adopted a declaration apologizing for sadistic experiments and other actions of doctors under the Nazis....
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Pool access for the disabled sparks controversy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other swimming pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the disabled....
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AP: Churches to raise money to fight gay marriage
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to a November referendum to legalize same-sex marriages....
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Biz to Go: Virginia launches road-trip tourism campaign
Virginia's newest tourism campaign is focused on getting travelers off their couches and into their cars for an "old-school" road trip.
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Doctors report rise in kids eating detergent packs
DALLAS (AP) -- Miniature laundry detergent packets arrived on store shelves in recent months as an alternative to bulky bottles and messy spills. But doctors across the country say children are confusing the tiny, brightly colored packets with candy and swallowing them....
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Vatican bank chief ousted after no-confidence vote
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican says the head of its bank, who is being investigated in a money laundering case, has been ousted after receiving a unanimous vote of no-confidence from bank overseers....
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Report: State tobacco prevention funding lacking
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- States have spent only about 3 percent of the billions they've received in tobacco taxes and legal settlements over the last decade to fund tobacco prevention programs....
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Gov't taking new steps to combat food stamp fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash - sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist - and then asking the government for replacement cards. The Agriculture Department wants to curb t...
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Missouri opts for untested drug for executions
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of choice for executions in Missouri, causing a stir among critics who question how the state can guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection wont cause pain and suffering for the ...
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South Africa's Soweto gets its fashion week
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Struggling designers will get a chance to show work inspired by the creativity and history of South Africa's most famous township in Soweto's first fashion week opening Thursday....
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A smoke-free country? New Zealand taxes aim for it
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- There are smoke-free bars, smoke-free parks, even smoke-free college campuses. But a smoke-free country?...
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Ask Karen Ointment Overdose Possibility
Q: I noticed that on Benadryl spray and cortisone there are recommendations to use it only a few times a day....
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Anne Hathaway's ex to be released from Pa. prison
LORETTO, Pa. (AP) -- An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway is about to be released from a Pennsylvania federal prison following a real-estate scam....
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Man says Ore. psychiatrist told him he wasn't gay
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Max Hirsh says he sensed something wasn't quite right when the psychiatrist focused on his failures with sports and teenage girls, as well as his deficient relationships with older men, particularly his father....
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Health officials testing 35 babies for TB exposure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Health officials are testing 35 babies for tuberculosis after a person with an active case of the life-threatening disease visited neonatal-intensive care units at two Northern California hospitals....
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UN global health agency chief wins 2nd term
GENEVA (AP) -- Dr. Margaret Chan, who has steered the World Health Organization through crises over bird flu and the respiratory SARS bug, has won a second five-year term as its director-general....
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UN says most Fukushima radiation doses below norms
GENEVA (AP) -- A year after Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima, the World Health Organization says several areas near the plant had radiation above cancer-causing levels but most of the nation did not....
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Riverside Lanes plans extreme makeover
The new owners of Riverside Lanes are looking for families to come and enjoy bowling.
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IN THE YARD: Common garden problems growing
We have been having some repeat garden issues coming in to the Danville Extension Office. I will try to address them here.
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Tom Ford Beauty's fragrance do well at Fifis
New York (AP) -- Justin Bieber was honored alongside top fashion names like Tom Ford and Gucci at the Fragrance Foundation's annual Fifi awards for the best perfumes....
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Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing....
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Auction claims to be selling vial of Reagan blood
LONDON (AP) -- A Channel Islands online auction house has angered Ronald Reagan's foundation by claiming to offer a vial that once contained his blood....
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UK may allow IVF for older women, same-sex couples
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's health advisory agency says the government should extend free fertility treatment to women up to age 42 and same-sex couples, according to draft guidelines....
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Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injured
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod....
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