Obesity rate plateaus
The nation’s obesity rate appears to have stalled. But the latest numbers still show that more than two-thirds of adults and almost a third of kids are overweight, with no sign of improvement.
Obama works on health bill
President Obama and top Democrats began trying to shape a final health overhaul bill Wednesday in a White House meeting that underscored their desire to strike a quick deal on the administration’s top domestic priority.
Yemen airstrikes?
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says lawmakers should consider whether U.S.-led airstrikes and other clandestine operations are necessary in Yemen to defeat an emboldened al-Qaida force there.
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Yahoo stands by Google
Yahoo Inc. supports rival Google’s threatened departure from China because of computer attacks that pried into the e-mail accounts of human rights activists. Yahoo said it’s “aligned” with Google’s reaction to the hacking that originated within China.