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Diabetes has become a global epidemic, with more than 200 million people estimated to be suffering from the disease around the world. We discuss the factors have led to the growth of diabetes, and what can be done to prevent the disease from spreading.

It appears to be all over for the Borders bookselling chain. Almost 11,000 employees will lose their jobs when the company closes its remaining 400 stores by the end of September. Though the two chains pioneered the book megastore business 40 years ago, Borders made some critical missteps over the years that cost it the business.

U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan paused Monday to remember the fallen in Memorial Day services, as a war nearly a decade old trudges on.

What if you could tap thermal energy reserves in the ocean and the atmosphere and turn it into energy? Essentially you would be recycling energy, and creating a clean source of energy that is boundles

Olympic athletes train their bodies for years. But sports psychologists say mental fitness is just as important when it comes to making it to the medal stand. That's why the U.S. speedskating team has a mental coach to help athletes deal with Olympic-sized pressure.

The city's governor discouraged gatherings for cherry-blossom viewing in light of the earthquake and tsunami devastation. But hanami is about reflecting on beauty amid pain, the transience of life and the importance of friends, and residents thronged to parks as usual to sip sake and recite haiku poetry despite the governor's somber advice.

The high-minded Atlanta quartet has reunited 18 years after its debut album and seven years after Cee-Lo Green's pop smash "Crazy."

San Diego city schools are facing a seventh year of budget reductions next fall, and Cadman Elementary is one school recommended for the chopping block.

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Our call-out on Facebook for people to share their experiences of the health care system yielded wrenching tales of bankruptcies, medical errors, and delayed or foregone treatment.