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Kody Brown, center, stars with his wives, from left, Janelle, Christine, Meri, and Robyn in TLC's reality TV show, 'Sister Wives.' The Browns are challenging Utah's ban on plural marriages. ...

In case you slept through the audible sigh of relief from the political left and the gushing tears from the ultra right - Glenn Beck's Fox Network show is NO MAS as of this Thursday. ...

Editor's note: Joe Solmonese is president of the Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. ...

Guiding patients to primary care resources can reduce avoidable ED visits and help patients establish a regular source of care. An evaluation of the North Vallejo Patient Access Partnership finds this approach improves outcomes and lowers costs. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a lower court's ruling that required CIGNA Corp. to compensate about 25,000 past and current employees from an adverse effect when the company changed its pension plan. ...

U.S. stock indexes fell sharply, after Standard Poor's warned that it might lower its rating on U.S. government debt because of mounting budget deficits. As the domestic market tries to recover from early losses, several M A moves took place around the world. Some notable M A developments are discussed here. ...

Animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has changed the wording of their vasectomy contest after angering the infertile community. ...

Another marriage in Hollywood is going through the trauma of domestic abuse. It looks as if Nic Gage should be heading for rehab. Once again, alcohol is at the root of the issue. TMZ reported today, April 17, 2011 that they have the surveillence tape of Cage totally drunk in a tatoo parlor. Dog the ...

NEW DELHI: The two women rescued from a Noida apartment on Tuesday came from a regular middle class family with its familiar aspirations. According to their brother, Vipin Bahl, the elder sister, Anuradha, was a textile engineer while the younger one, Shonali, had appeared for the medical entrance exams and was doing an accountancy job. ...

Congress Wrestles Over Shutdown, Military Pay In a display of political theater but not necessarily progress, the House of Representatives is poised to approve a bill that would fully fund the Defense Department for the rest of this fiscal year eliminating any threat of delayed military pay and would also keep the rest of the ...