Nearly six in 10 Americans believe that marijuana should be legalized, according to a new poll by Gallup. Support for decriminalizing the drug has grown steadily. When the question was first asked in 1969, only...

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that the U.S. government raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products and e-cigarettes to be raised to 21. The dangers of tobacco use are well-documented...

American kids consume a tremendous amount of sugar these days, and many nutritional experts blame that consumption on a whole host of ills from obesity to hyperactivity, but would cutting out some of that sug...

It's now official: High school's kind of a drag. Such are the findings of a new study out of Yale University. Researchers took the emotional pulse of approximately 22,000 students nationwide, asking them how...

"The battle belongs to the Lord." (Song lyrics) Not long ago, I was having lunch with a pastoral colleague who recently had emerged from a protracted difficulty in the congregation. "Really," he said, "I...

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"Twister," the "Super Soaker" and the puppet were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame recently. They were selected from 12 finalists that included the coloring book, American Girl dolls and Teenage Muta...

Activision Blizzard recently bought King Digital, the company behind the addictive "Candy Crush" video game, for $5.9 billion. That's $2 billion more than Disney spent to buy either Marvel or Lucasfilm. (New Yo...

Singer Justin Bieber continues to talk about his road back to stability after a period when he was far better known for his bad-boy ways than his music. "I felt like people were judging me all the time," he ...

According to a small survey, about 70 percent of parents allow very small children, ranging in age from 6 months to 4 years old, play with mobile devices without supervision. About 65 percent of these same pare...