US scientists believe fireworks may have caused thousands of birds to fall from the sky over an Arkansas town on New Year's Eve.
At the end of each year, the Associated Press releases a list of the top ten news stories of the year. American editors and news directors are asked to vote for what they consider the top stories.
Diarrhea is one of the most common childhood illnesses. Causes can include infection, food intolerance, or drinking too much fruit juice. Until diarrhea stops, keep your child at home and hydrated. Avoid dairy, high-fiber, and greasy foods. Call your pediatrician if she isn’t better in 24 hours, is under 6 months old, or has other symptoms, including a fever of 101.4 F or higher, vomiting, bloody or black stool, or abdominal pain.
Every New Year, business owners should take the time to sit down and do a little planning to make sure that their company is on the right track and that it has the necessary tools to ensure that financial and operational goals will be met and that the firm's employees will be happy with their working environment.
The US, UK and Germany have criticised the new six-year sentence imposed by a Russian court on former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Rape is forced, unwanted sexual intercourse. Rape, sometimes also called sexual assault, can happen to both men and women of any age.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has told his nation it must unite in the face of military aggression from the North.
Each year, UNICEF Germany grants the “UNICEF Photo of the Year Award” to photos and photo series that best depict the personality and living conditions of children all around the world in an outstanding manner.
Texas is still a red state, but there is some evidence that it's trending purple. Election results confirm that Dallas County and Harris County, which includes Houston, are home to more Democrats than they used to be. There is still a lot of red in the panhandle and western Texas, to be sure.
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a human syndrome caused by intestinal viruses of the Picornaviridae family. The most common strains causing HFMD are Coxsackie A virus and Enterovirus 71 (EV-71).