Babies are found to cry in their mother tongue

They may not be old enough to talk, but babies less than a week old know how to cry in their native language.

Alan Bersin is at home on a daunting frontier

Alan Bersin is back at the border and on the move.

Army psychiatrist blamed in Fort Hood shooting rampage

Reporting from Ft. Hood, Texas, Washington and Los Angeles -- An Army psychiatrist who was about to be deployed to Iraq allegedly armed...

Seniors and doctors give key boost to healthcare bill

With a historic House vote on a $1-trillion healthcare bill barely 48 hours away, battle lines are hardening as lobbying groups for...

New York's Bloomberg spent big, for small return

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may have narrowly won a third term this week but he also earned -- or, rather, very handsomely paid...

Gene therapy makes major stride in 'Lorenzo's Oil' disease

In the third gene-therapy success of recent weeks, French researchers have arrested the progression of the rare and fatal degenerative...

Fort Hood shooting: Suspected gunman not among fatalities

In an act of violence that sent shock waves through the American military establishment and raised questions about base security, a man...

Fort Hood shooting suspect was to deploy to Iraq soon

He was trained by the military as a psychiatrist to help returning soldiers deal with the mental stress of combat, but by some reports,...

Dow agrees to address pollution at Midwest site

Every spring, Dow Chemical sponsors a fishing tournament "celebrating all things walleye" on the river that flows past its sprawling world...