Ap Impact: Liver disease plagues obese adolescents

In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants.

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Palin may woo blue-collar voters from Obama Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin talks with husband Todd Palin during a campaign event at the Albuquerque Convention Center in New Mexico on Sept.

China's new prosperity fuels fitness craze

Several days a week, Wu Ruiyao hits the gym, where she sweats on a treadmill, tones her abs in a group exercise or stretches under the guidance of a personal trainer.

Ike Blasts Haiti Again

Ike ripped off roofs, swept away boats and collapsed a bridge on the last road into a flooded Haitian city on Sunday as it roared over the southern Bahamas as a ferocious Category 4 hurricane.

Obama: Recession could delay rescinding tax cuts - AP

Democrat Barack Obama says he would delay rescinding President Bush's tax cuts on wealthy Americans if he becomes the next president and the economy is in a recession, suggesting such an increase would further ...

50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave

At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said Sunday.

Open House At Fire Admin Center

The Tri-Cities get's a chance to check out firefighting equipment. It was part of an open house to show off the the Joint Fire Administration Center on Gage in Kennewick.

US govt takes control of embattled Fannie, Freddie

Reuters WASHINGTON - The US government announced on Sunday that it was taking control of troubled mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , effectively wiping out shareholders' interest in the ...

Crushed construction worker dies from injuries

Steven Dale Slee, a construction worker who had been pinned in a trench at a Rainier Vista construction project Thursday, has died, the King County Medical Examiner's Office reported.

China to launch space mission in late September and conduct its 1st spacewalk

China will launch its third manned space mission in late September, featuring its first-ever space walk.