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Even kids as young as 5 or 6 years old can strengthen their muscles and bones with resistance training, say physical education researchers. And, the strength training can help kids avoid injury on the sports field or in gym class.

Michael Charry's new biography captures the power Szell brought to the Cleveland Orchestra, as well as his tempestuous personality.

Thinking about running a marathon for the first time? Dr. E. Lee Rice offers pointers on knowing if you're physically ready.

Chinese activists have often fallen off the radar after leaving their homeland. Activist Chen Guangcheng is now safely in America, but hopes he can still play a role in China, where he fought forced abortions and sought to improve conditions for the disabled.

Talking about Jews in sports touches a "very central place in the Jewish psyche," says Franklin Foer. He and co-editor Marc Tracy have compiled an "unorthodox hall of fame" celebrating Jewish contributions to American athletics.

In November, experienced pilot Jeff Boatman crashed his helicopter just south of the Grand Canyon. He found his cell phone and dialed 911. Rosie Rodriquez took the call.

San Diego State University's Institute for Behavioral and Community Health has received a $6-million dollar grant from the Centers for Disease Control to combat childhood obesity in Imperial County.

The 1984 killing of a woman near a busy Washington, D.C., street corner horrified the city and led to multiple convictions. Now the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project and a determined lawyer are raising questions about whether at least one man was wrongly accused.

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What did Jesus look like? In their new book, The Color of Christ, Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey explore how different groups have claimed Jesus as their own — and how depictions of Jesus have both inspired civil rights crusades, and been used to justify the violence of white supremacists.