For those of us who have had pets in our lives, it's no great surprise to learn that interactions with animals can have therapeutic and healing benefits. Many animals soothe, comfort, and calm, just by their quiet presence.

A plea deal that sent an ex-convict accused of raping a 4-year-old girl to jail for only a year has prompted outrage across Oklahoma, where lawmakers are calling for the removal of the judge who approved the deal

What's the point of an exchange? Well, it would set some ground rules for how insurance is bought and sold, just as there are rules for how stocks are traded in the market. For example, insurers wouldn't be allowed to sell policies that exclude....

What signs to look for, what to do about it, and how to stop future child abuse in your community. National and local resources provided to find help.

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Decades of threats have taught Colorado clinic founder Warren Hern to live and work under tight security. But they didn't prepare him for the slaying of his friend and fellow doctor George Tiller.

A children's development foundation estimated Wednesday that U.S. children's quality of life will continueto decrease over the next year and a half due to the current financial crisis, resulting in up to 21 percent of U.S. children living in poverty.

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In Sharia court a woman's testimony is worth half as much as that of a man. Says the Qur'an: "Call in two male witnesses from among you, but if two men cannot be found, then one man and two women whom you judge fit to act as witnesses; so that if either