Even as they call for an end to the war, Democratic presidential candidates are setting out positions that could leave the U.S. engaged in Iraq for years.
From albacore to X-rays, there's no shortage of supposed dangers that pregnant women are often warned to avoid. But not everything is as dangerous as people might think. "There is a lot of mythology surrounding pregnancy," says Michael Katz, acting director of the March of Dimes. He and other experts share proven tips for minimizing the risk of birth defects and other pregnancy-related problems. Here, however, are some things women are commonly warned against?and the reassuring facts behind the conventional wisdom.
Doctors don't know what causes the majority of birth defects nor what parents can do to foolproof their offspring. But a study published this week, which noted a connection between children with defects and mothers who are obese, underscores the fact that expecting parents are far from powerless.
The dominoes keep falling on Wall Street. This morning, the stock market continued to lose its footing, as the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled nearly 200 points in early-morning trading before recovering some of those losses by midday. This unnerving volatility comes a day after the Dow plunged more than 387 points amid continuing troubles in housing.
AP - A video camera lowered into a mine where six workers have been missing for more than five days shows "survivable space," a federal official said Saturday, but attempts to signal the miners were met by silence.
AP - Mexican shelters, usually the last stop for northbound migrants, are filling with southbound deportees. Fewer migrants are crossing in the wind-swept deserts along an increasingly fortified border. Far to the north, fields are empty at harvest time as workplace raids become more common.
AP - A routine shuttle mission, highlighted by a teacher's first spaceflight and space station construction, is now overshadowed by a troubling gash in Endeavour's thermal shield.
A camera lowered into a cavity in Utah's Crandall Canyon mine where six men are thought to be trapped has shown "survivable space," a federal official said. However, efforts to signal the miners were once again met with silence, said federal mine official Richard Stickler.
For the third time this week, Taliban militants attacked a coalition military base in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said. It warned the ambushes could be "a rehearsal for a much bigger attack, possibly an attempt to completely overrun the post."
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