WASHINGTON – Health regulators said Monday that two drugs from GlaxoSmithKline and Merck reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men, though scientists questioned the drugs’ overall benefit, since the...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A cholera outbreak that has killed more than 250 people in rural Haiti is stabilizing, health officials said Monday, as aid groups and the gov ernment race to prevent it...

WASHINGTON – Google Inc. is road-testing cars that steer, stop and start without a human driver, the company says. The goal is to "help prevent traffic accidents, free up people’s time and reduce...

Robert Edwards, 85 of Britain, was selected as the 2010 Nobel Prize winner for medicine. He is the creator of the experiment entitled the "test-tube" baby. His experiment has brought four million babies...

Verizon Wireless is set to issue up to $90 million in refunds to customers who were wrongly charged for inadvertent Internet and FAA usage over the last several years. After many complaints from users,...

There is a new price on life.  No, not the cereal…but cancer survival.  Provenge, a first-of-its-kind drug treatment was approved in April and has shown that it adds four months of survival to male...

As if it weren’t enough that flu season is kicking into high gear, now a sudden pneumonic outbreak is gripping Tibet and sending shockwaves across the world. Five people have already been infected with...

BEIJING – An American-born panda gave birth to her eighth cub in southwest China, a rare accomplishment for the endangered species known for being poor breeders. Hua Mei gave birth to a male cub at...

BEIJING – Google is hiring dozens of marketing and technical employees in China to defend a shrinking market share against local rivals after closing its Chinese search engine six months ago this Wednesday...

On Sept. 6, forecasters said that Tropical Storm Hermine had put a hurricane watch in effect for parts of Texas. According to CNN.com, the storm was expected to dump four to eight inches of rain over northeastern...

NEW YORK – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it is introducing the first cell phone plan that uses the chain's own branding, further demonstrating its clout in getting special deals from wireless...

Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests. The change, called “Google Instant,” is the...

For anyone celebrating Labor Day weekend, it was fair warning for all to watch out for power outages, strong beach currents, and gusty winds. However, the media coverage that had been devoted to Hurricane...

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Government officials from around the world used to come to this port city to catch a glimpse of the future: Two-story piles of trash would disappear into a furnace and eventually...

VENICE, La. – BP PLC  gave some assurance Monday to shrimpers, oil workers and scores of others that they will be paid for damage and injuries from the explosion of a drilling rig and the resulting...