Studies have demonstrated that diets high in dark green vegetables such as spinach are associated with a decreased risk of colon cancer.

Last week, a batch of racist internal e-mails written to or by "at least 20" high-ranking agency supervisors was released by the government weeks after a court-imposed deadline.

They are "cruel, power hungry and dangerously irrational," in the words of one British journalist. They are "violent and irrational" according to a journalist in neighboring Thailand.

There is nothing funny about this situation. The residents of this neighborhood are living a nightmare. Their elected political officials have offered little help, and the police don't answer their calls to stop the gang wars.

Congress and the White House this week head toward a collision over a five-year, $300 billion farm bill

Air France is being sued by a passenger who says he was "shocked" and "humiliated" after the airline told him he was too big to fit in a single seat . The airline told him he would have to purchase an additional seat if he wanted to fly.

It's tough to avoid breathing polluted air, but there are some ways to reduce exposure

A straightforward advertisement featuring a lifelong Republican and military veteran who is supporting Barack Obama has won MoveOn.org's "Obama in 30 Seconds" ad contest and will begin airing on cable and network stations in key battleground states

Don't bet on seeing a prime-time bash during the GOP's September get-together in Minneapolis: a presidential nominee blowing out 72 candles is not an image party bosses want to see on YouTube going into the fall battle.

A senior Toyota executive said Monday that plans for a new auto assembly plant in Mississippi are being delayed by worries about slumping American auto sales and a broader U.S. economic slowdown.