RFK's Vitamin A recommendation for measles worries disease experts
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., says the CDC has sent vaccines to Texas, but emphasizes using vitamin A to treat the disease -- worrying infectious disease doctors.
For Pulitzer-Winning Critic Roger Ebert, Films Were A Journey
He was a print journalist initially, but Ebert's "thumbs up" TV critiques were just as influential as his essays, and he later carved out a prodigious digital presence. Ebert died Thursday after struggling for years with cancer. He was 70 years old.
Obama Highlights Colorado's Action On Gun Control Legislation
President Obama was in Denver on Wednesday to rally support for gun control laws. Colorado has stepped up on both background checks and ammunition magazines, and Democrats there fear backlash next year.
Once Championed By Putin, Medvedev Falls Precipitously Out Of Favor
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is under attack these days — and is receiving no support from his erstwhile political partner, President Vladimir Putin. Though loyal and cautious, Medvedev became a magnet for the opposition, who sought an alternative to Putin. Now, observers say, it's only a matter of time before Medvedev is ousted.