ATLANTA (AP) — Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. ...more

October 29, 2009

Fewer teens are sniffing glue, lighter fluid, spray paint, shoe polish and other easy-to-find substances, a government study said Monday. ...more

March 18, 2009

Diplomacy now trumps defense as the main instrument of U.S. foreign policy. ...more

January 26, 2009

There will always be some who ignore the message. But this is no time to give up, advocates say. ...more

November 23, 2008

Another frightening new government report is heightening fears about the safety of the U.S. biodefense laboratories that study some of the world's deadliest germs. The latest worry: Intruders could easily break into two of the labs because of lax security. ...more

October 17, 2008

Thirty-four years ago, Congress responded to a fuel shortage and rising gas prices by creating a national 55 mph speed limit. ...more

July 17, 2008

Hispanic workers die at higher rates than other laborers, with 1 in 3 of these deaths occurring in the construction industry, a government study reported Thursday. ...more

June 6, 2008

More than half of U.S. adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a serious obstacle for diabetic patients urged to exercise, according to a government study. ...more

May 9, 2008

People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies. ...more

May 8, 2008

Strained by war, recently discharged veterans are having a harder time finding civilian jobs and are more likely to earn lower wages for years partly because of employer concerns about their mental health and overall skills, a government study says. ...more

February 8, 2008