LOS ANGELES – The Southern California woman who gave birth to octuplets two months ago told television talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw that she was getting ready to move into a new home that’ll be inspected before two babies are released from the hospital. Nadya Suleman said on the …

EAST HILLS, N.Y. – A man was rescued after spending more than four hours Tuesday trapped up to his chest in sewage waste after falling into a Long Island cesspool, authorities said. The man, who was not immediately identified, was in stable condition after being taken to a hospital. Assistant …

WASHINGTON – Union leaders said Monday that U.S. government safety officials made a mistake in a report that implied an air traffic controller could have prevented a mid-air collision over New York’s Hudson River and demanded a retraction. National Air Traffic Controllers Association officials said in a statement that the …

Brides are reportedly being forced to take virginity and pregnancy tests before they are married in state-sponsored ceremonies in India. A fight has broken out in the central state of Madhya Pradesh after some 151 girls were ordered to take the tests. The results showed 15 girls were pregnant. These …

Farrah Fawcett’s doctor is debunking claims made by Fawcett’s son, Redmond O’Neal, that the cancer-stricken actress weighs 86 pounds. Lawrence Piro told Us Magazine that he weighed the actress a week ago, and “she was 101 pounds,” which he calls “a reasonable weight” given her condition. Piro says Fawcett is …

KABUL – International and Afghan troops clashed with Taliban insurgents in heavy fighting that left at least 12 militants dead in central Afghanistan on Friday, officials said. NATO forces said they could not confirm any deaths in the fighting but that one of its troops was wounded. The battle started …

The following is a statement attributable to Michael Holtzman, spokesman for the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC), concerning payment of Benon Sevan’s legal fees: “The rationale used by the United Nations to justify payment of Mr. Benon Sevan’s legal fees, as stated in their press release yesterday, March 22, 2005, is …

German measles (search), which expectant mothers once feared contracting because of prenatal complications, is no longer a health threat in the United States, federal authorities say. Medical experts welcomed the word Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but said it doesn’t mean there should be a letup …

HAMILTON, New Jersey – The New Jersey (search) post office that handled anthrax-laced letters reopened Monday morning, nearly 3 1/2 years after the deadly mailings that further heightened the nation’s fears in the weeks after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The opening had more the air of a gala than …

GOMA, Congo – Sylvie points at something in the distance but the 7-year-old tries to get away from the area where she was raped by a U.N. peacekeeper. The spot where the crime took place was 20 yards from a U.N. base — 20 yards from the people who were …