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Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif celebrate the victory of their leader in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Globe Trot: Former PM Nawaz Sharif returns to power in Pakistan

International |  Pakistanis returned to high office Nawaz Sharif, after parliamentary elections this weekend gave his party a commanding new hold on power. Sharif’s…

During a moment of silence, Joan Olsen, left, and her daughter Emily Olsen embrace at the start of the Walk for Suicide Awareness in Kaukauna, Wis.

Troubling trend in middle-aged suicides

Health |  A decade of surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a troubling rise in suicide among American middle-aged men and women.

President Barack Obama with Michael From an, left, and Penny Pritzker.

Midday Roundup: Obama supporters rewarded with Cabinet posts

Newsworthy |  Appointments. President Barack Obama made two more Cabinet appointments Thursday morning, tapping Penny Pritzker as commerce secretary and Michael Froman as…

President Barack Obama, accompanied by acting Budget Director Jeffrey Zients, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Obama budget cuts abstinence education funds

Politics |  In the budget he delivered yesterday to Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama axed funds for sexual risk avoidance (SRA) education, even though research shows…

Dairy cows

Raw milk law raises red flags in Montana

Health |  “Sunup to sundown.” That’s how Jennifer Holmes describes her typical work day on a Montana dairy farm. Holmes has been a dairy farmer for 15 years.

Robert Edwards

Inventor of test tube babies dies

Obituary |  Nobel Prize winner Robert Edwards, a University of Cambridge professor known as the “father of in vitro fertilization,” died Wednesday at the age of 87…

Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa.

Midday Roundup: Senate readies for gun battle

Newsworthy |  One round in the chamber. The Senate will take up debate on a package of gun control measures tomorrow. Between Republican threats to filibuster and wavering…

Family Nurse Practitioner Ruth Wiley examines Elizabeth Knowles at a Walgreens Take Care Clinic.

Nurses want bigger role in medical care

Health |  The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is pushing to reform state laws so nurses with master’s degrees can work independently. According to

A man runs barefoot in Mexico.

Footloose and shoe free

Health |  Experts defend barefoot running shoes despite new evidence indicating the footwear could promote bone injury

New York City Councilman Daniel Halloran III

Midday Roundup: Money can’t buy love or a New York mayoral election

Newsworthy |  Not for sale. A New York state senator and a city councilman were among six arrested and charged early Tuesday in a bribery scheme designed to get one of the…

An original 1939 Ministry of Information

Globe Trot: No need to panic

International |  “Keep Calm and Carry On” is a good Monday slogan, and originally part of a 1939 British war propaganda campaign. But it actually never went public during…

C. Everett Koop
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Conviction and controversy

Health |  Man knows not his time: U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop

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