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Aspirin Might Reduce Cancer Risk, But It Has Risks, Too

by: Nancy Shute

Regular aspirin use might reduce the risk of cancer by as much as 38 percent, according to a big new review of research on the issue. But "might" is the key word here, other scientists say.

by: Shankar Vedantam

As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear a case involving the constitutionality of President Obama's health care overhaul, social scientists are asking a disturbing — and controversial — question: D

by: Nancy Shute

Children who are exposed to methamphetamine before birth can have behavior problems as young as age 3, a new study finds.

by: Mark Memmott

If you had defending national champions Connecticut making it out of the first round in your NCAA men's basketball championship bracket, we're sorry to say that the Huskies lost on Thursday to Iowa

Campaign Videos: A Time-Tested Election Tactic

by: Don Gonyea

President Obama's re-election campaign is releasing a video Thursday that looks back on the accomplishments of his first term.

by: Susan Sharon

With the recent surprise announcement that Maine's three-term Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe will not seek re-election this year, the race for her coveted seat has blown wide open.

by: Alan Greenblatt

After U.S. troops inadvertently burned Qurans in Afghanistan last month, Afghans staged nationwide riots that left 40 dead and hundreds injured in unrest that lasted days.

by: Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Anti-Americanism is on the rise in Egypt these days.

by: Richard Knox

The vaccine — $417,000 worth of it — is stacked high in refrigerated containers to protect it from the Haitian heat.

by: Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

In the Gaza Strip on Monday, Palestinian families mourned their dead.

by: Frank Langfitt

Apple's iPad3 goes on sale this Friday, the latest version of a wildly popular product from an iconic company.

by: Tom Gjelten

Republican presidential candidates this week — with the exception of Ron Paul — appeared to be trying to outdo each other in saying how tough they would be in dealing with Iran.

by: Zoe Chace

"I have a little bar. A drinks bar," says Chad Ritenbaugh. His bar is called El Catalonia. It's in the port of Marbella, on the Spanish coast.

by: Allison Aubrey

When the state of California added the compound 4-methylimidazole, also known as 4-MI or 4-MEI, to its list of known carcinogens in 2011, it created a problem for the soda industry.

by: John Ydstie

Rising gas prices have been the big energy story of the past several weeks.

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