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CCTV footage shows Dean Dinnen, 24, storming into The Endyke pub, with a chainsaw, after he was earlier asked to leave because he would not put out his cigarette --Surveillance footage has surfaced of a man wielding a chainsaw against bar patrons at a U.K. pub last year after he was asked to leave for smoking inside.

President Barack Obama's new federal budget showcases the major priorities of his presidency and sets up the top battles that will be waged on both sides in the presidential campaign.

Augusta Independent School Principal Robin Kelsch had enough to worry about with the flu.

Studies by scientists in the United States have shown that a high calorific intake can substantially increase the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment , a syndrome characterised by mild memory loss which can precede dementia.

The state has been first to pass major public health initiatives that have spread throughout the country.

Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child.

A health scare on a flight from Japan to New Zealand appears to be nothing more serious than a seasonal outbreak of influenza.

The birth of a Texas baby has been bittersweet. Her mother, 31-year-old Diane Aulger, had her labor induced in January so her husband could see their child before he died.

White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew was the star of Sunday's political shows just a couple of days after President Barack Obama tried to clear up a revamped interpretation of contraception within the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

After a week of controversy, Chicago officials have decided to design the 2012-13 vehicle registration sticker themselves.

The past week's dustup over contraception underscored President Barack Obama's early advantage in one important area: working to attract independent voters without alienating his Democratic base.

Republican lawmakers' quest to expand a Medicaid privatization program statewide was dealt a blow this week after federal health officials said the state could not impose $10 monthly premiums on Medicaid beneficiaries.

Medication used to treat the most common form of childhood leukemia is in short supply, adding to the largest nationwide shortage of critical lifesaving hospital medications in nearly a decade.

In this Jan. 24, 2012, file photo, Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the inauguration of the new Minister of Science and Technology at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil.

The White House is focusing on re-election themes such as jobs and public works projects in President Barack Obama's new budget blueprint while relying on familiar but never enacted tax increases on the wealthy and corporations to reduce future deficits after four years of trillion dollar-plus shortfalls.Obama's 2013 budget, set for release Monday, ... (more)

Mary J. Blige is joining forces with Belvedere Vodka and the campaign to raise money for the Global Fund, one of the world's leading financiers of programs to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa.

A California woman has died and another is sick after coming down with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and fatal condition that swiftly destroys the brain.

Connecticut Audubon Society Director of Education Michelle Eckman said the group will add more programs for families to get kids interested in conservation issues.

Texas environmental officials have fined two women's health clinics and an Illinois waste disposal company they contracted for improperly disposing of fetuses in a landfill.

President Barack Obama, struggling with a political storm that threatened to keep building, announced a birth control compromise Friday that he said would both protect religious liberties and ensure that the nation's women have access to free contraception.