Contrary to the popular belief that girls are passively soaking up sexualised messages in the media in a way that distorts their views on sexuality, a new study has shown that 'tweenage' girls (those aged 11 to 13) are making informed decisions about sexualised popular...

March 22, 2010 There's a ticking debt bomb, and taxpayers are on the hook. From California to New Jersey, public employee pension systems are underfunded. In Pennsylvania, generous benefits,...

Berlin - Memory is important to the elderly, especially those with mental or physical disabilities that might leave them feeling weak and helpless.By looking back on their life's accomplishments,...

Berlin - Getting regular exercise is the most effective way for elderly people to reduce the risk and rate of falls, according to a systematic review of clinical trials cited by the Federal...

The Bank of Israel's own annual report reveals even more shocking numbers than those released by the treasury's wages director: The central bank spent almost 46% more in 2009 on its employees and...

Pride, it turns out, even goeth before a pro rasslin' fall. "I'm 43 years old," former champ Bill Goldberg told his hometown Tulsa (Okla.) World, responding to reports he's mulling a ring comeback....

Bina Rai was a leading Hindi cinema actress of the 1950s and 1960s admired for her elfin charm and versatility. Beautiful and talented but slightly introverted, Rai made fewer films than her...

Around 9 per cent of people aged over 45 said they had put their retirement plans on hold due to the impact of financial emergencies and the recession, according to insurer Prudential.A further 7 per...

AMHERST, NY ( release ) On Sunday March 21, 2010 at approximately 10:25am, the Amherst Police responded to a report of a possible domestic related homicide at 2330 Maple Road, at the Amberleigh...

March 21, 2010 He says the word "bankruptcy" is not in his vocabulary. Still, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is doing everything he can to avoid it. Host Guy Raz speaks to Villaraigosa about...

The incidence of Down syndrome increases with a mother's age. But because younger women have most of the babies, 80% of children with Down syndrome are born to women under age...

Life magazine published this photo in January 1946 of Kenny Sailors taking his jump shot for Wyoming in a game against Long Island University at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sailors used...

An elderly man was mugged in broad daylight Friday as he got out of his car in Winnipeg's St. Boniface neighbourhood, police said. The 82-year-old was getting out of his parked vehicle in the 400...

By Kang Hyun-kyung Staff Reporter The acute food shortage in North Korea after the failed currency revaluation last year has led some residents to miss the good old days when they had no worries...

Peter Behr quickly sums up the mood of families that have an elderly or disabled person attending an adult day health program in California."Fatalistic to panicked," said Behr, administrator of the...

ROBERT CASSIDY Special to Newsday Dominic Altamuro and Barbara Fennell began skating together when they were teenagers. They started at a rink in Flushing Meadows Park on the site of the World's...

Bank of Israel spent NIS 804 million on salaries and pensions in 2009, 46% more than the NIS 551 million in 2008, according to its financial report, published today. The increase was due to higher...

Over the past several decades, many states and local governments made pension promises that will be expensive to keep. Now, they're struggling to fund their...

March 21, 2010 How many years would it take for each state to make good on its pension promises if it spent all its tax revenue on pensions, and nothing else? In 2007, every state had some catching...

According to the city’s latest annual financial report, New York City’s fi ve pension funds, including those for teachers, police officers and firefighters, are short nearly $40 billion...