Labour leader Gordon Brown promises "a new government with new priorities" as he accepts an invitation from the Queen to form a new government and succeeds Tony Blair as PM.
Young Americans are more likely to favor an open-door policy on immigration, the legalization of gay marriage and government-run health care, a poll found.
The most dramatic memo among some 700 pages of once supersecret documents is the CIA's account?in typically dry, bureaucratese?of the attempt to hire a mobster to arrange the assassination of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. The incident entered CIA lore long ago, but the internal account reads like a bad made-for-TV movie.
Manufacturers of vitamins, herbs, and other dietary supplements will soon have to prove that their products contain the ingredients listed on their packages and are free of contaminants. The regulations, recently announced by the Food and Drug Administration, are a step in the right direction, say experts.
The Gila monster is a squat, ugly-looking lizard of the southwestern United States and Mexico known for its deadly venom. But for some Type 2 diabetics, the Gila monster's poison just got a little sweeter.
AP - Former Treasury chief Gordon Brown became British prime minister Wednesday, promising "a new government with new priorities," after Tony Blair resigned to end a decade in power.
AP - Firefighters were warned Wednesday that strong afternoon wind could again stoke the turbulent wildfire near Lake Tahoe and would threaten their safety, a day after a flare-up forced thousands of residents to flee.
AP - Torrential storms flooded parts of central Texas early Wednesday, stranding people on roofs, in trees and in vehicles, and the weather was so treacherous that some helicopter rescue attempts had to be abandoned.
Gordon Brown has taken over as Britain's new prime minister, replacing the outgoing Tony Blair. "This will be a new government with new priorities, meeting the concerns and aspirations of the whole country. Let the work of change begin," said Brown as he arrived at 10 Downing Street following an audience with Queen Elizabeth II.
Gusty winds forecast for this afternoon are adding to the worries for firefighters battling a wildfire that already has burned at least 276 homes and buildings near Lake Tahoe in California. On Tuesday, winds breathed new life into the fire, causing it to jump across a fire line and threaten additional buildings, a fire official said.