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A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively.

A new children's book purports to "educate" the "next generation" about "God's plan" for families -- a plan that, according to author Amber Dee Parker, calls for heterosexual-only family units, reports The Advocate.com in a May 24 article.

Though the calendar says late May, the weather will feel more like late March or early April for people vacationing at the beach in New England, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this Memorial Day weekend.

Available daily: Carrot sticks, fruit, low-fat white milk, fat-free white milk and fat-free chocolate milk Irons Junior High School's lunch menu for the week of May 27 is as follows: Monday, May 27: No school Tuesday, May 28: Ham and cheese melt, steamed broccoli and fajita salad Wednesday, May 29: Hamburger on wheat bun and baked potato sticks ... (more)

Whether it's a special occasion or a Saturday night, for many Americans, dining out is one of life's great pleasures.

Calorie counting has long been touted as an effective tool for losing pounds or maintaining a healthy weight.

That was the message Thursday from the fast food chain's chief executive Don Thompson, who defended his company from attacks by the watchdog group, Corporate Accountability International, before a shareholders' meeting.

Flooding from the Cedar River will keep a state park in northeast Iowa closed through the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Teens underestimated the calories in fast-food meals by 34%; parents of school-age children by 23%; adults by 20%, says lead researcher Jason Block of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.

When the terrorists struck on 9/11, Barrett Austin was in Mrs. Spearman's second-grade class here.

The protesters said Thursday they want Wendy's to sign an agreement to safeguard working conditions for Florida tomato pickers.

George Zimmerman's defense attorneys on Thursday released photos and text messages from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's cellphone ahead of a hearing that will determine whether they can be used at Zimmerman's murder trial.

While some fast-food chains are required to provide calorie and other nutritional information to help customers make informed choices, kids who eat fast food at least twice a week are 50 percent less likely to use this information than kids who eat fast food less often, according to a new U.S. study.

The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject.

A man who claimed self-defense has been sentenced to life in prison for grabbing a razor and slitting the throat of an East Texas barber during a robbery.

More than half of Americans say they'd rather lose $1,000 than gain 20 pounds, a new survey shows.

Cork, Ireland, already has the butter museum. But Albany, Ga., might soon have the next-best thing: The Paula Deen Museum.

The truck carrying 96 gallons of lemonade rolled to a sloshing stop on North 7th Street in Brooklyn, the block that dead ends at the East River.

The Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system to be able to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans Affairs, but officials cautioned that it was part of a "long-term modernization" effort and would not help ease the backlog in VA disability claims.

More than 2,000 museums across the nation are offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer, beginning on Memorial Day.