Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are thinner than they really are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.

Teens who sleep less than eight hours a night are more likely to eat a high-fat diet that puts them at risk for obesity and the many health problems connected with it, new research shows.

Women who eat a lot of red meat may be increasing their risk of developing heart disease, Harvard researchers report.

With the heat of summertime in Texas at its peak, the murder of 13 fellow soldiers still a painful memory, and the war escalating in Afghanistan as troops return from Iraq, soldiers at Ft. Hood were ready for a little love this month.

More than 10,000 men have converged on downtown this weekend for what one participant called a "pep rally for God."

Yesterday, World Vision and other religious groups sent a letter to members of Congress, urging it not to pass legislation that would prohibit religious-based hiring discrimination by non-profits receiving federal funding.

A group of more than 70 prominent ministers defended President Obama against what they call a "misrepresentation" of his Christian faith.

HEART FOR NEW ORLEANS - Dennis Jones, president of Heritage Christian University in Florence, Ala., commutes 425 miles each weekend to the Hickory Knoll Church of Christ in Harahan, La., a New Orleans suburb.

The Education Trust released a study this month that showed Purdue University to have one of the largest White vs. Hispanic graduation gaps.

When -- till death do us part -- no longer fits the matrimonial equation, you ought to be sure your finances are in order before you walk OUT of the marriage.

Drilling has begun for a rescue shaft to reach the 33 trapped miners at the San Jose mine in Copiapó, Chile. Photograph: Felix Alonso/AP

The miners trapped underground in Chile will have to move up to 4,000 of tonnes of rock that will be sent crashing into their tunnel by the drill that last night began boring a rescue shaft to save them.

Pictured: A special drill, theXtrata 950, which will create a 66 cm diameter escape hole for the 33 miners who are trapped underground in a copper and gold mine, arrives outside the mine at Copiapo some 725 km (450 miles) north of Santiago, August 24. (Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)

Crews have begun boring a rescue shaft to reach the 33 miners who have been trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks, according to CNN Chile.

PRESIDENT ALAN GARCÍA is certainly used to being unpopular.