WASHINGTON (AP) - Don't touch my brownies!
A child nutrition bill on its way to President Barack Obama - and championed by the first lady - gives the government power to limit school bake sales and other fundraisers that health advocates say sometimes replace wholesome meals in the lunchroom.
Republicans, notably Sarah Palin, and public school...
A bold plan to slash the U.S. budget deficit fell short Friday of winning support needed from a presidential commission to trigger congressional action, but it was expected to help shape future budget debates.
The plan found more backing than many anticipated, from Democrats and Republicans, and parts of it could be used in President Barack...
BY 2030, climate change will indirectly cause nearly one million deaths a year and inflict $US157 billion ($161.21 billion) in damage in terms of today's economy, according to estimates presented at UN talks.
The biggest misery will be heaped on more than 50 of the world's poorest countries, but the United States will pay the highest economic...
Citrus affected by 'greening', an insect-borne bacterial disease is shown as Larry Hardie, a grove manager for Barnes Citrus, Inc. holds malformed star ruby grapefruit in a grove in Vero Beach, Florida December 1, 2010.
(Reuters) - For many Americans, few things seem more wholesome than a glass of fresh-squeezed Florida orange juice, the...
A surprisingly weak jobs report cast a shadow over the economy, undermining several weeks of positive data and diluting hopes of an accelerating recovery.
U.S. employers added just 39,000 payroll jobs in November, a sharp slowdown from the prior month, the Labor Department said. The unemployment rate jumped to 9.8% from 9.6% in part due to more...
