COLUMBIA COUNTY, N.Y. --A September alcohol related car crash in Columbia County resulted in the death of an elderly man and now a mother and her underage son are under arrest.

UK citizens are confused by the current publicly available information on GM foods and want clearer facts made available in shops and supermarkets

A stunning 87 countries around the world are still littered with undetonated landmines, and their impact is devastating. Tens of thousands of people are killed or injured by mines every year, and they pose a grave threat to ecosystems and wildlife.

Women are being told they should get mammograms at 50, instead of 40, and to stop doing breast self-exams. The new guidelines are causing confusion and anger among women, and are fueling debates among doctors.

RAMIN Pourandarjani was a brilliant medical student with a promising future, until he was found dead in a dormitory at Tehran police headquarters last week

We the people would like to know how much it would cost us to outbid the lobbyists and special interests who are lining your pockets? The purpose of this is to petition the United States Congress and the President to give us an amount in dollars and g

In many ways plastics are simply synthetic compounds that mimic and try to improve upon substances we find widespread in nature--polymers such as you might find in wood, leaves, seeds and fur.

Sheraton Anchorage is raising the monthly premium for family health insurance to $800 No 12 dollar an hour service worker can pay 800 a month for insurance and rent. Boycott all Sheraton and Hilton hotels. http://www.adn.com/money/story/1015920.html

Nearly 1 year ago, newly-elected President Obama promised change. Although he demonstrates more leadership on climate than any other President the United States has ever seen, the opposition is fighting him at every step. Obama needs to stay strong,

The multiyear ice covering the Arctic Ocean has effectively vanished. David Barber, Canada's Research Chair in Arctic System Science at the University of Manitoba, said the ice was melting at an extraordinarily fast rate.