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Americans are in worse health, die earlier and suffer from more disease than residents of other wealthy nations, according to a new study out Wednesday.

Prince Charles swapped expensive wine for local beer at a pub in Tasmania Thursday, as the heir to the British throne and his wife continued their tour of Australia.

Pete Townshend of The Who spoke out on Friday about his 2003 arrest on suspicion of using child pornography, saying he made an "insane" decision to "research" child abuse in an attempt to help victims.

Del. Bob Marshall insists that 'sodomy is not a civil right' in the course of explaining his opposition to a gay judicial nominee. Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall has insisted that ?sodomy is not a civil right? in the course of explaining his opposition to a gay judicial nominee. Marshall led the effort to block Tracy Thorne-Begland from serving as a general district court judge in Richmond. The Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates this week voted down Thorne-Begland's nomination with a 31-33 vote. Appearing Thursday on cabler CNN's Starting Point, Marshall expanded on his objections, arguing that Thorne-Begland's past advocating against ?Don't Ask, Don't Tell? would interfere with his objectivity as a judge. ?He can be a prosecutor if he wants to, but we don't want advocates as judges,? Marshall said. Thorne-Begland came out publicly as a gay Naval officer 20 years ago and was discharged under the military's now-defunct policy barring open gay service, the Richmond Times-D

Thousands of Australians were ordered to evacuate their homes in Sydney's northwest and elsewhere in New South Wales state as heavy rainfall flooded rivers and waterways.

Tommy Rees threw an interception, lost a fumble, and took a bruising blow to the ribs for Notre Dame (8-4) before getting benched. Andrew Hendrix threw for 192 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in a second-half rally for the Fighting Irish that came up short.

Making and marketing family films with cross-generational appeal is nothing new for Hollywood, of course. What may be different this season, according to Andrew Stewart, Variety's box office reporter, is the number and quality of family films that appeal as much to parents as to children, maybe even more so.

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Greyhound bus company is conducting an investigation after a bus driver left 45 passengers stranded for about eight hours in the middle of the night at a gas station in the state of Missouri.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Occupy Wall Street has raised more than $500,000 in New York alone to support anti-greed demonstrations and, seven weeks into the movement, protesters are finding that having money creates headaches.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Occupy Wall Street has raised more than $500,000 in New York alone to support anti-greed demonstrations and, seven weeks into the movement, protesters are finding that having money creates headaches.

Miss Virginia Nikki Poteet has been accused of using anti-gay slurs. Miss Virginia Nikki Poteet has been accused of using anti-gay slurs, media watchdog ThinkProgress.org reported. The 24-year-old Poteet is accused of lashing out against her roommate, Derek Powell, and his boyfriend. In a letter written to the Miss Universe Organization, Powell claims that Poteet refereed to him and his boyfriend, Chris, as ?faggots? and ?cocksuckers? during an altercation that occurred around 2AM on Saturday, October 29 at the Richmond group home they share. Poteet denied the allegations but conceded that she and Powell had quarreled. ?One of his friends proceeded to say things that didn't need to be said,? she said. According to Powell, an ?extremely intoxicated? Poteet was furious that he and his boyfriend were hosting a party in the house. ?It's the first I've ever been subjected to hateful words and things like that based on people's sexuality,? Powell said. ?It just got me infuriated. Someone lik

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economic outlook grew dimmer in September, leading businesses to be wary of spending and of building up inventories ahead of the holiday sales season, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

The Kelihos botnet, made up of approximately 41,000 infected computers worldwide, was capable of sending 3.8 billion spam emails per day.. On the heels of winning its civil case against the operators of Rustock, Microsoft on Tuesday announced the takedown of another botnet, this one comprised of tens of thousands of nodes.

Some of Parliament's best known figures may see their constituencies dissolved, under changes proposed on Tuesday aimed at slashing the number of MPs by 50.

Once the haunt of literary giants Jorge Luis Borges, Graham Greene and Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the famed Cafe Richmond in the heart of Buenos Aires is set to be replaced by a Nike shop, a scandal that has Argentines mourning the loss of a national treasure.

Once the haunt of literary giants Jorge Luis Borges, Graham Greene and Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the famed Cafe Richmond in the heart of Buenos Aires is set to be replaced by a Nike shop, a scandal that has Argentines mourning the loss of a national treasure.

China's most-wanted fugitive, Lai Changxing, took part in illegal gambling and loan sharking activities in 2009 in this west coast city, a Canadian police officer testified Monday.

A murder mystery dating back to 1879 was finally resolved Tuesday when a skull unearthed in BBC legend David Attenborough's garden was formally recognised as that of a woman murdered by her maid 132 years ago.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heavy drinkers more often end up in the hospital with pneumonia than those who go easy on the alcohol, suggests a new study from Denmark.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Would it really be such a big deal if the United States couldn't pay its bills?