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  • Former Bolingbrook, Ill., police Sgt. Drew Peterson, seen here May 8, 2009, was found guilty Thursday of killing his third wife.
    Drew Peterson Convicted Of Killing His Third Wife
    The former police officer from suburban Chicago now faces a maximum 60-year prison term when he's sentenced Nov. 26. The verdict could prove controversial because it was based mainly on hearsay from his dead third wife and Peterson's fourth wife, who went missing but was never found.
  • Concussions and Young Athletes, a Growing Concern
    Over the past few years, we’ve seen a number of reports from the National Football League, the National Hockey League, and other professional sports…
  • Getting to no more tears.
    Let Sleepless Babies Cry (For A While), If They Want To
    Researcher say parents don't need to worry about their babies being emotionally scarred by crying while they're learning to sleep. Techniques like controlled comforting and camping out for managing infant sleep are quite OK, they say.
  • A mural in the isolated city of Iqaluit, in Canada, where food insecurity is tied up with native culture, poverty, and high food prices.
    Canada's Food Insecure Find Help, Community Through Facebook
    A Canadian mother of five decided to bring attention to the food challenges she and families like her face every day by creating a Facebook group called "Feeding My Family." And now she has more than 20,000 members.
  • GoDaddy Goes Down, Anonymous Member Takes Responsibility
    GoDaddy hosts more than 5 million websites and has registered more than 53 million domain names.
  • An employee holds Apple's iPhone 4S (left) and Samsung's Galaxy S III at an electronics store in Seoul, South Korea. Some U.S. phone designers are now conflicted over what a recent decision that Samsung infringed on Apple mobile phone patents will mean for their work.
    What Will Apple's Patent Case Mean For Phone Design?
    Industrial designers are conflicted over the impact a jury's decision that Samsung infringed on many of Apple's mobile phone patents. Some say it might cramp creativity. Others say it will free them from having to make designs that look just like Apple's.
  • For more than three decades, presidential candidates have talked tough about China during the campaign season, but opted for more moderate policies as president. Republican nominee Mitt Romney, shown speaking in Colorado in July, accuses China of manipulating its currency in order to export its goods cheaply to the US.
    Candidates Criticize China; Presidents Show Caution
    For more than three decades, presidential candidates have talked tough about China during the campaign season. But in the Oval Office, presidents have generally been much less aggressive.
  • A health worker in the Domincan Republic sprays insecticide between houses to stop dengue fever outbreaks this month.
    Vaccine For Dengue Fever Shows A Glimmer Of Hope
    In a study with about 4,000 Thai schoolchildren, a vaccine for dengue fever works well against some strains of the dengue virus. But the overall level of protection was lower than hoped for. The results suggest that a vaccine for dengue fever can be developed eventually.
  • The shiny blue berries of the tropical <em>Pollia condensata</em> plant rely on their looks, not nutritional content, to attract birds to spread their seeds.
    A Berry So Shiny, It's Irresistible (And Inedible)
    Birds are drawn to the blue berries of the tropical Pollia condensata plant; scientists are just as intrigued with the small shiny fruits. A recent study shows that the berries are more intensely reflective than any other living thing.
  • KY Agency offers online abuse, neglect reporting
    The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services is offering a new way to report abuse or neglect in non-emergency situations. The agency that…
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