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For Better Health, Don't Skimp on Sleep

(March 18) -- A new federal study of Americans' health habits is packed with all sorts of bad news: We don't exercise enough, we weigh too much and we drink too much. Oh, and by the way, many of us don't get enough ... Full Post

Source: Centers for Disease Control

Tornado Time: A Dangerous Season

(March 16) -- After a winter that was unusually harsh in many parts of the country, most people are happy to bid the cold season goodbye. But spring brings its own perils, the most dangerous of which are tornadoes. The year is off to a quiet start ... Full Post

Source:National Climatic Data Center

Traffic Fatalities Sink to Record Low

(March 11) -- Amid all the worries about safety troubles with Toyota cars comes some actual good news about traffic safety: Almost 4,000 fewer people died in traffic accidents in 2009 than the year before -- a nearly 9 percent drop. Preliminary data released today by the ... Full Post

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Number of Millionaires in US Rebounds

(March 10) -- As America's economy starts to recover, membership in the millionaires' club is also rising again. After taking a dive in 2008, the number of U.S. households with a net worth of at least $1 million (not including the primary residence) grew 16 percent ... Full Post

Source: Spectrem Group

Box-Office King Seldom Wins Top Oscar

(March 8) -- And the winner is ... "The Hurt Locker." Unless, of course, you're talking ticket sales. Then, the winner is "Avatar," which grossed a record $721 million domestically in 2009. Both films were nominated for Best Picture ... Full Post

Source:Box Office Mojo 2009 Yearly Box Office Results

Photo Reignites Search for Natalee Holloway's Body

3 hours 45 minutes ago |AOL News
Remains Under Water?

AP

(March 19) -- A retiree from Manheim, Pa., believes that a photo his wife took while snorkeling off the coast of Aruba reveals human remains, which could belong to missing American teen Natalee Hollo ...

Anna Nicole Smith Estate Won't Get Oilman's Fortune

2 hours 12 minutes ago |AP
Out of Luck

AP

SAN FRANCISCO (March 19) - A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Anna Nicole Smith's estate will get none of the more than $300 million the late Playboy model claimed a Texas billionaire to whom ...

No Break: Flooding to Continue in Dakotas, Minnesota

7 hours 15 minutes ago |AOL News

(March 19) -- Flooding is occurring -- and will continue to occur -- along rivers and streams in the Dakotas and Minnesota in the coming days and perhaps weeks because of the inevitable melting of a ...

Get Ready for Round 3 of Credit Card Reform

5 hours ago |AOL News

(March 19) -- Don't take the shears to your credit card just yet. While credit card issuers may have managed to stay one step ahead of consumer-protection regulations, the next round of Credit CARD ...

Researcher Warns of Acupuncture Risks

8 hours 14 minutes ago |AOL News
Infection Problem

Corbis

(March 19) -- A new report on the global health risks of acupuncture might make some devotees of those pain-relieving pokes and prods think twice -- or at least take a second look at their practition ...

Boy Scouts Accused of Massive Sex-Abuse Coverup

8 hours 5 minutes ago |AOL News

(March 19) -- On its 100th anniversary, the Boy Scouts of America doesn't have much time to celebrate. The scouting group is defending its name against allegations that it knew of extensive abuse wi ...

'Tsunami' of Abuse Cases Hits Pope's Old Archdiocese

3 hours 56 minutes ago |AOL News
Church Abuse Scandal

AFP / Gett Images

(March 19) -- Pope Benedict XVI today signed a long-awaited pastoral letter about "healing and repentance" for clerical sex abuse in Ireland just as a similar scandal grew even more explosive in the ...

Big Hurdles Remain for Health Bill in Senate

9 hours 56 minutes ago |Politics Daily
Politics Daily

AP

(March 19) -- After months of debate, delays and intraparty disarray, Democrats in Washington seemed to gain crucial momentum toward passing a health care reform bill by week's end. But legislative b ...

Opinion: Drawing the Right Lessons From Iraq

4 hours 55 minutes ago |AOL News
Looking Back

AFP / Getty Images

(March 19) -- Saturday marks the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq -- and finally the news out of that once seemingly hopeless nation seems to be hopeful. Recent parliamentary election ...

Bring Back Brothels, Says French Lawmaker

6 hours 44 minutes ago |AOL News
Legalize It

Getty Images

(March 19) -- An ally of President Nicolas Sarkozy is battling for brothels to be made legal in France once again -- almost 65 years after the country shuttered its famous bordellos. Parliamentarian ...

IPhone Chemical Tied to Chinese Factory Illnesses

7 hours 5 minutes ago |AOL News
Sick Workers

AP

(March 19) -- A smooth, shiny surface bursting with bright colors -- the screens on the iPhone, iPod Touch and forthcoming iPad beg to be touched, just as Apple Inc. intended. But a chemical used to ...

What's the World's Best Cheese? Verdict Is In

8 hours 17 minutes ago |AOL News
Swiss Winner

AP

(March 19) -- The verdict is in, and the best cheese of 2010 is a Gruyère made by Cedric Fragniere of Switzerland. The Swiss cheese was selected by an international panel of expert judges at ...