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Clean, fresh water is an essential element to life — not only do people and animals depend on it, but it also sustains many businesses and agriculture. The majority of the fresh water used worldwide goes to irrigation, and the need is expected to rise with the growing global population.

A conference of "Maudsley parents" meets in San Diego this week. They are involved in a new eating disorder treatment aimed at helping their anorexic children. The Maudsley Approach uses intense monitoring and family support to get adolescents to eat normal meals again.

San Diego's LGBT Film Festival Kicks Off Its 11th Season Tonight

Once considered a sure bet to win the GOP Senate nomination in Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist now finds himself trailing conservative challenger Marco Rubio in most polls. Nonetheless, Crist appears unruffled and says he's focusing on his current job as governor.

John Waters: The Sultan of Sleaze Speaks

President Obama says he wants Israelis and Palestinians to revive stalled peace talks. He is inviting Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders to the White House for separate talks. Jordan's King Abdullah, who met Obama at the White House on Tuesday, said he's convinced the U.S. is preparing for a regional approach to peace.

Grieving relatives began burying some of the 25 coal miners killed in a massive underground explosion. Meanwhile, crews ventured back into the mine Friday despite increasingly slim odds of finding survivors.

Democrats say Republicans are the "Party of No." Now, with the midterm elections fast approaching, GOP leaders in the House are preparing to unveil their agenda. The plan will draw comparisons to Newt Gingrich's 1994 "Contract with America" manifesto.

As many as 120 million Americans may show symptoms of the H1N1 swine flu as it continues to emerge in the United States this fall, and the illness could kill from 30,000 to 90,000 people, according to a government report released Monday.

Gen. Norton Schwartz is a man in line with Defense Secretary Robert Gates' vision of the Air Force. Unlike his fired predecessor, Schwartz isn't reluctant to send Air Force officers and more intelligence and surveillance to Iraq.