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  • Oil field workers drill into the Gypsum Hills near Medicine Lodge, Kan. Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," to coax out oil and gas has led to a natural gas boom, but some remain concerned of the potential environmental impact.
    From Coal To Gas: The Potential Risks And Rewards
    A new report links some extreme weather events to climate change, but greenhouse gas emissions have been declining in recent years. In part, the decrease might be attributed to the change from coal to natural gas for energy production, but that too has its critics, and draws concerns over potential environmental impact.
  • Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is important for gut health, especially in aging adults.
    Thriving Gut Bacteria Linked To Good Health
    Aging people who cook with vegetables, fruits, and lean proteins at home have more kinds of gut bacteria, than those eating a bland nursing home diet, says a new study. Researchers say that in addition to digestion, these bacteria might also increase immune and cognitive functions during aging.
  • HIV treatment regimens, like the pills in this patient's hand, keep AIDS at bay, but can take a harsh physical toll over the course of many years.
    Treatment Gives HIV's Long-Term Survivors Hope, But Takes A Toll
    AIDS has been around for long enough that some people have lived for decades with the HIV virus. But as they age, survivors face new challenges as complicated medication regimens have their own impact on health.
  • New Week, Same Argument: Romney, Obama & Who's Being Dishonest
    Mitt Romney says President Obama should apologize for "dishonest" attacks. The president and his aides say they've got nothing to apologize for.
  • Tennessee Mom Starts Suicide Prevention Petition
    A Middle Tennessee mom is leading the charge to get 10,000 signatures on a suicide prevention petition. Cindy Johnson told The Leaf Chronicle that her…
  • New Report Pushes Reform for Kentucky Nursing Homes
    A new report has advocates for the nursing home industry in Kentucky saying “I told you so.” The report by Aon Global Risk Consulting ranks Kentucky as…
  • In this June 22 image made from video, female airmen march during graduation at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. A widening sex scandal has rocked Lackland, one of the nation's busiest military training centers. A dozen instructors are being investigated for allegations ranging from abuse to rape.
    At An Air Force Base, Allegations Of Sexual Assault
    Opening statements will be made Tuesday in the trial of a former Air Force instructor accused of rape and sexual assault of young trainees in his care at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Staff Sgt. Luis Walker faces 28 charges and could be sentenced to life in prison. Other instructors are also under investigation.
  • Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks about job numbers July 6 at Bradley's Hardware in Wolfeboro, N.H.
    Romney's Plan To Revive Jobs Has Mixed Results
    The Republican presidential candidate says he wants to revive an idea first tried under the Bush administration: the personal re-employment account. Long-term unemployed people would get a lump sum to spend on job retraining and education. The idea was tried in eight states in 2004 and 2005.
  • Looking For Lady Day's Resting Place? Detour Ahead
    When Billie Holiday died on July 17, 1959, thousands of mourners attended her funeral at St. Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in New York City. But Holiday isn't buried in New York's Woodlawn Cemetery, near Duke Ellington and Miles Davis. Instead, she's "way, way, way out" in the Bronx.
  • Illinois Crime Victims' Bills Signed
    Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed three bills yesterday to beef up existing laws and practices which protect crime victims. The Crime Victims…
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