As everyone knows, golf is going green, which, in a twist, actually means more brown grass. But now there is a green eco-friendly golf bag: Wilson Staff

Swine flu has become widespread in the United States, with 226 cases in 30 states and more expected to turn up in additional states in the next few days, federal health officials said Sunday.

The best way to track the spread of swine flu across the United States in the coming weeks may be to imagine it riding a dollar bill.

Blaming a drastic slump in exports, the German government on Wednesday predicted a 6 percent contraction in its economy this year, and warned that other countries in the euro zone may not be able to stay competitive as the downturn drags on.

THE swine flu outbreak seems to have emerged without warning. Within a few days of being noticed, the flu had already spread to the point where containment was not possible. Yet the virus behind it had to have existed for some time before it was discovered. Couldn

Powerful drugs are available to treat H.I.V., but doctors have long argued about when to start therapy. Is it better to treat patients early, exposing them to risky side effects, or to wait until the disease is more advanced?

A new analysis suggests that sooner is better than later.

Federal agents and the Illinois state police raided Village Hall here Wednesday morning, seizing Crestwood

It was snap, crackle and pop in the early days of the universe. You would not want to live there. Astronomers said Tuesday that they had smashed the long-distance record in astronomy when they recorded an explosion, probably a massive early star, that lived and died 13 billion years ago, only about 600 million years after the Big Bang.

The recession has drained hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of workers from the state and local health departments that are now the front line in the country