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Facebook lets you check up on old classmates without having to run into them at real-life reunions. Now companies that organize class reunions are seeing a drop in attendance.

Vaccination is still the best way to avoid getting sick, but it's not 100 percent protective. Some people may get infected with a strain of flu that isn't covered by this year's vaccine. For others, the shots just don't work.

People who contribute up to $25 a month would be exempt from cost-sharing requirements. But some consumer advocates say the health savings accounts add a needless layer of complexity to Medicaid.

Medicare is trying a different approach in one experiment: Some hospice patients will still be able to get treatments aimed at prolonging life.

Rubi Ibarra's 15th birthday bash was one for the ages after her invitation became an online hit. But the party on Monday was marred by tragedy; one man was killed in an accident at the horse race.

Ukrainian band Tvorchi competed in the Eurovision grand final in Liverpool on Saturday, minutes after Russian missiles struck their hometown of Ternopil. Two people were injured in the attack.

Humanitarian-aid orgs say the state’s newest anti-immigration laws will hurt it, in the long run.

A storm that brought freezing rain and snow to the plains states and Midwest over the weekend has moved into the Northeast, leaving at least 19 people dead in weather-related accidents.

Human Rights Watch is calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate attacks the rights group says amount to war crimes in West Darfur.

When Dr. Bruce Ivins was hired 30 years ago to study anthrax vaccines at the Army's Institute of Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Maryland, he didn't need security clearance.