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The face of substance abuse may be growing older. A new report shows the number of adults over age 55 entering treatment centers for drug and alcohol abuse rose by nearly a third from 1995 to 2002. While most people entering rehab clinics are still younger adults, researchers say alcohol …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Everyone agrees that Ligaya Lagman (search) is a Gold Star mother, part of the long line of mournful women whose sons or daughters gave their lives for their country. Her 27-year-old son, Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Lagman (search), was killed last year in Afghanistan, but American …

Once again, we got skunked by breaking news Thursday, so we had to postpone our debates on illegal immigration and teachers being banned from using red pens to grade papers. Hopefully we can get Representative Tancredo (search) back on the show Friday to talk immigration; the “red pens” may have …

NEW YORK – Tired of pregnancy reports, Britney Spears (search) is lashing out at tabloid magazines. “Do you, Us Weekly, In Touch, Star and other desperate magazines want employees who are honest, or those who are liars?” Spears writes in a posting on her Web site addressed “Dear False Tabloids.” …

JERUSALEM – Russian President Vladimir Putin (search) faced down Israeli criticism Thursday, saying that Russia’s planned sale of anti-aircraft missiles to Syria and supply of nuclear components to Iran does not threaten Israel’s security. Addressing Israeli fears that he’s affecting the region’s balance of power, Putin urged Iran to do …

FUERSTENBERG, Germany – Hundreds of survivors of Nazi concentration camps on Sunday marked the liberation 60 years ago of three of the most notorious camps in the Third Reich’s vast system: Ravensbrueck (search), Sachsenhausen (search) and Bergen-Belsen (search). Judith Sherman, 75, brought her two sons and grandchildren to Ravensbrueck so …

MADAIN, Iraq – Hundreds of Iraqi security forces launched an operation Monday to root out Sunni insurgents at the tip of Iraq’s “Triangle of Death,” finding weapons and car bombs but no hostages despite reports that up to 100 Shiites may have been seized. In Baghdad, gunmen ambushed a senior …

Many kids give up milk for sodas and fruit drinks as they mature, and their bodies may be paying the price, say researchers. “Our study found that milk is a primary source of nutrients in a child’s diet, but milk consumption steadily declines as children grow older, which may prevent …

NITZAN, Israel – Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (search) on Thursday toured a coastal strip in southern Israel (search) that has been proposed as possible site for the relocation of thousands of Jewish settlers after their evacuation from the Gaza Strip (search) this summer. Some Gaza settlers have said that resistance …

WASHINGTON – A boss sends a red bra to a former female subordinate who had a falling out with him. Government e-mails distribute profanity and a picture of a partly nude woman. An order to better protect patients in a medical experiment takes two years to complete. All of that …