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Predawn raids by elite Iraqi forces Tuesday ended in the shooting death of a government employee and the arrest of two prominent Sunni Arabs, according to witnesses and officials. The...

Overweight kids are at risk for a host of health complications, including elevated cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure. They also might do more poorly in school. When grade-point averages...

Greg Maddux is on his way back to Los Angeles to help the Dodgers make another push for the postseason. The Dodgers, tied for the NL West lead with the...

The Dodgers acquired veteran right-hander Greg Maddux from the Padres on Monday to bolster their rotation for the stretch run, according to a person familiar with the deal. The source...

Chimps do it. Gorillas do it. Michael Phelps does it too. The exuberant dance of victory -- arms thrust toward the sky and chests puffed out at a defeated opponent...

Musicians have learned to downscale their expectations for TV exposure these days. Those lucky enough to score any might get a song spotlighted in a TV show or commercial. If...

For physicians of a certain age, the weekly teaching session known as grand rounds is a ritual steeped in formality and tradition. Presided over by the profession's graybeards, grand rounds...

This should be a new dawn for "Nightline." Instead, it could be good night. After years of lagging dueling late-night talk shows, the ABC news program is winning attention with...

Nobody likes waiting on hold, but wireless companies are doing it more nowadays. The average time customers waited to speak to a representative at their wireless phone company in early...

Tech geeks and fashion usually clash. Think pocket protectors, hiked-up pants and T-shirts festooned with inside jokes for software coders. But when Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rob Meadows thought about fashion,...