Life expectancy slips, stroke dips to No. 4 killer
NEW YORK - U.S. life expectancy has dropped slightly - by about a month - after mostly inching up for many years, the government reported last week. The preliminary report indicates that a baby born in 2008 can expect to live to 77.8 years if current trends continue. More »
Religious leaders tackle HIV/AIDS discussion
PHILADELPHIA - Pastor Alyn Waller of Enon Baptist Tabernacle is no stranger to addressing HIV in the church setting. Since 2006, the church has been offering HIV testing and a support group for individuals infected and affected by HIV. In March of 2006, Enon hosted a HIV testing event where 1,000 people were tested in one day. More »
150 years later, Civil War still debated
CHARLESTON, South Carolina - At South Carolina's Secession Gala, men in frock coats and militia uniforms and women in hoopskirts will sip mint juleps as a band called Unreconstructed plays "Dixie." More »
Ivory Coast poll winner tries to govern from hotel
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - From a hotel room just big enough to hold a bed and a desk, the man considered the legitimate president of Ivory Coast is trying to govern a troubled nation whose sitting president refuses to leave. More »
