ST. LOUIS The brain cells of mice recovered rapidly after they were cleared of plaques associated with Alzheimer's Disease, according to a new study published in a scientific...

Suspended Portland Trail Blazers forward Qyntel Woods is scheduled to appear in Clackamas County Circuit Court Friday amid ongoing animal abuse allegations.

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.

Weary from hours on the road Wednesday, people in the Triangle prepared for another round of snow Thursday night.

Marines have suspended flights of the experimental tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft after officials discovered that the coating of a crucial part is wearing off faster than expected, the military said Thursday.

Bob Jones III said Thursday he will retire as president of the fundamentalist Christian university that bears his name following the school's May graduation ceremonies.

An autopsy report blames alcohol poisoning for last month's death of a Fayetteville State University student.

While, the Governor officially represented the State at the inauguration, there was another California contingent there also. It was Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and Color Guard. It was one of only two groups from the Golden State at

Arson investigators were at the scene of a fatal overnight fire in Long Beach on Thursday.

An investigation into a corpse-selling scandal at UCLA has resulted in recommendations for new security measures that include implanting barcodes or radio-frequency identifiers in cadavers, officials said Wednesday.

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NEWARK, N.J. - A British businessman on trial for allegedly trying to sell shoulder-fired missiles to a terrorist group underwent successful heart surgery Thursday to unblock arteries, his lawyer said.

TRENTON, N.J. - An attorney with a long career in white-collar criminal prosecutions and corporate fraud investigations was named New Jersey's first inspector general Thursday and ordered to uncover the type of corruption that has plagued state government.

INSPECTOR GENERAL: New Jersey became the ninth state in the country to have an inspector general with the appointment Thursday of Mary Jane Cooper, an attorney from Mercer County.

NEW YORK - Merck & Co. has decided to stop supplying its drugs to Canadian pharmacies that export the medicines to patients in the United States, the company confirmed Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA - Most of the 250 lawyers assembled in the Wyndham Philadelphia hotel ballroom listened intently Thursday as fellow attorney Barry Hill showed off an extensive collection of trinkets and product samples emblazoned with the logo of the now-withdrawn drug

ROSELAND, N.J. - A $135 million jury award to the family of a girl paralyzed in a car accident caused by a drunken football fan should act as a wakeup call to sports teams and their vendors, the head of

NEWARK, N.J. - The city school district will spend $2.25 million to identify and repair any asbestos-related problems in school buildings under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Agnes Walus cast her first vote in a presidential election in November, and said she was filled with a sense of pride as she watched her choice, President Bush, address the nation on Thursday.