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Research: Babies smarter than previously thought
May 08, 2010By Carol Pearson What babies know fascinates doctors, researchers and parents. With technology that can measure brain waves and other indicators, what researchers are finding is that babies know more than we suspect. What do they know and when do they...
Moscow: US delegation discusses adoptions with Russian officials
April 29, 2010A U.S. State Department delegation on adoptions, headed by Michael Kirby, was in Moscow today for talks with Russian authorities. The talks were aimed at defusing a row in U.S.-Russian adoptions following the case of 7-year-old Artyom Savelyev,...
Scientists create 700-year model of Asian monsoons
April 23, 2010Half the world's population is affected by Asian monsoons, yet the rainy seasons are notoriously hard to predict. But U.S. researchers have put together a 700-year record of the Asian monsoons they hope will guide forecasters. Every summer, India, East...
USA: Hundreds line up for free health care in Tennessee (video)
April 23, 2010By Mike Osborne Medical charity brings doctors, dentists where they're needed The Congressional debate over health care reform appears to be over for the moment but, for many Americans, it is still an all-consuming concern. Perhaps nowhere was that...
Many Americans lack confidence in health care system (video)
April 19, 2010By Carol Pearson The health care debate in the United States is far from over despite the passage of health care legislation. Studies show about half of Americans lack confidence in their health care system. Others are pushing for a repeal of the health...
U.S. census expected to report big changes in American heartland
April 19, 2010By Jerome Socolovsky America's founding fathers decided that a count of all the country's inhabitants should take place every 10 years. The 2010 census is now underway, and people all over the country are being asked to provide information about themselves...
Moscow bans US adoptions of Russian children after American mother returns adoptive son to Russia
April 19, 2010Russia demands US agreement to protect adopted children The Kremlin says it will not permit further adoptions of Russian children by U.S. parents until Washington signs a pledge guaranteeing the security of the adoptees in the United States. Russia...
Russia halts U.S. adoptions, U.S. 'not aware' of policy change
April 16, 2010By Kevin O'Flynn Russia has stopped child adoptions by U.S. citizens following the case of an American woman who sent her adopted son back to Russia by plane, saying she did not want him and that she feared he was dangerous. Andrei Nesterenko, the...
Russia to suspend adoptions of its children by U.S. citizens (video)
April 10, 2010Russia considers U.S. adoption freeze Russia says it is planning to suspend adoptions of its children by U.S. citizens after an American woman sent her adopted son back to Moscow on a plane with a note disowning him. Artyom Savelyev, 7, arrived alone...
Rescue team withdrawn from West Virginia mine, 4 miners remain missing
April 10, 2010Officials in the U.S. state of West Virginia have withdrawn rescue workers from a mine where four miners remain missing after an explosion this week that killed 25 people. West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin told reporters Friday the rescue workers pulled...