Over the past few years, we’ve been bombarded with warnings about rising obesity, cancer and diabetes rates. Nearly every report makes a strong argument for the link between disease and diet. Government guidelines are advising us to eat a minimum of five portions of fruit and vegetables every day — …

America, I have to tell you, that your freedom of speech is under attack. Our most precious right — the one that leads directly to freedom of religion and our freedom of the press, the supposed watchdogs of our Republic — is being brutally and viciously assaulted. Here’s what happened …

It is a mystery to me why many Americans do not see that a world war could happen soon. If you go out on the street and ask people about the Iranian nuclear situation, you’ll get a lot of blank stares. But this is off-the-chart important for you and your …

A U.N. spokeswoman acknowledged Thursday that five U.N. officials discussed what they believed was “inaccurate reporting” — specifically by FOX News, the Wall Street Journal and Inner City Press — in a meeting last month. The spokeswoman, Michele Montas, confirmed during her daily briefing with reporters that the meeting had …

NASA has delayed a high-priority moon mission to make way for the space shuttle Endeavour to launch Wednesday. The shuttle was originally intended to blast off June 13 toward the International Space Station, but was thwarted by a potentially dangerous hydrogen gas leak from a vent line off its external …

Welcome to the International Space Station, Population: 6. The space station finally reached its full crew size early Friday when three new spaceflyers arrived to double the number of people aboard after more than 10 years of construction in orbit. The new crewmembers docked their Russian-built Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft at …

Roland Emmerich’s new movie is called “2012,” but it should be titled “Dude, Where’re My Balls?” In the flick, the director destroys a bunch of major religious sites, but none of them Islamic. And according to a Sci-Fi Wire interview, this was no accident. The director said he hoped to …

Ferrari really missed the boat on its new car, the California. Not with the vehicle itself, which is brilliant, but on the name. Yes, it’s a convertible, and perfect for The Golden State, but there are plenty of cars like that, so that’s hardly a unique selling point. Click here …

We think of Christmas as a time of year when people have places to go and are surrounded by good friends and loving family. I hope it’s that way for you. But the first Christmas wasn’t like that at all. It is the story of a lonely, scared, unmarried and …

From individual investors to small businesses to doctor’s cooperatives — and even to the town itself — Fairfield, Conn., gave its money to Bernard Madoff. And now it’s left with a pile of old statements telling investors how much money they never really had. Madoff, the former chairman of Nasdaq, …