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Across the nation, thousands of children already have missed school because of the swine flu pandemic. Most of those students are being kept home, while schools stay open, thanks to new guidance from the federal government. However, some schools continue to close, believing it's the only way to slow the spread of the virus. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

As public health officials kick into high gear over swine flu, there's word that a vaccine for regular seasonal flu might not be as effective as first believed. Researchers at the University of Michigan found that FluMist, which is inhaled, was only half as effective as a regular flu shot for ordinary seasonal flu. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

President Obama delivered his first speech to the U.N. General Assembly in New York Wednesday. He stated that American foreign policy has changed, and he bluntly said that the U.S. can't be expected to take on difficult world problems alone. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

The interim Honduran government says it will end a curfew, as calls for ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to be reinstated grow.

The daughter of late Mamas and Papas frontman John Phillips claims she had a decade-long sexual liaison with her father.