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The fight for fit kids
[Times photo: Thomas M. Goethe]
Up to 1 in 5 American children are considered obese or overweight, but parents say they get mixed signals from doctors and could use help from organized programs.
Weight-loss drugs could help, but offer controversy
It is not an image that many pediatricians relish: Overweight teenagers popping prescription diet pills.
Slimming down is a family effort
TAMPA -- For years, Libby McCormick's doctor said she probably would outgrow the "baby fat" padding her cheeks and belly. |
FBI missing hundreds of weapons, laptops
The firearms and computers have been stolen or lost in the past decade and are another blow to the agency.
Pay day better? Credit tax cut
In response to lower tax rates, employers are to adjust your withholding. But for $4, some may not bother.
Journalism pioneer, icon dies
Katharine Graham turned the Washington Post into an institution, and became one herself. She was 84.
Alabama Supreme Court reaffirms adoption stance
It again sends the case of a 5-year-old Alabama boy back to a trial judge to rule on custody.
IRS will fix mistake in refund letters
WASHINGTON -- The IRS sent about 523,000 notices to taxpayers informing them they will get the maximum possible tax cut refund check -- when in fact they won't.
