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By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress and social activist Susan Sarandon was reported to have called Pope Benedict a Nazi during a public discussion at a U.S. film festival in New York, provoking criticism from both Catholic and Jewish groups. The movie star, who won an Oscar for her role... Sign in to see full entry.

By Melanie Haiken, Caring.com: Few things feel more terrifying and random than a stroke, which can strike without warning. And fear of stroke -- when a blood vessel in or leading to the brain bursts or is blocked by a blood clot, starving brain cells of oxygen and nutrients -- is well founded. After... Sign in to see full entry.

By Daniel Frankel: LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - First it was the far right, which singled out the animated kids' series "SpongeBob SquarePants" for promoting pro-gay and global-warming-awareness agendas. And Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics will take aim at the 12-year-old Nickelodeon show,... Sign in to see full entry.

By CELESTE NIXON Tribune242 Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net August 27, 2011 HURRICANE Irene traumatised Long Island residents as the powerful storm swept directly over the island on Wednesday night, bringing destructive winds and pounding rain. Long Islanders say it was the worst hurricane to... Sign in to see full entry.

By David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding Jul 27, 2011 There's a scene in the 1973 movie Soylent Green where food shortages cause people to riot in the street, and the throng becomes so unruly that front-loading construction machines roll in and begin shoveling people up into big metal buckets. These... Sign in to see full entry.

By Jill Serjeant: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Casey Anthony, the Florida woman who was found not guilty recently of murdering her two year-old daughter, is the most hated person in America, according to a new poll that tracks public perceptions of celebrities. Anthony, 25, who is now in hiding after... Sign in to see full entry.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House adviser is blaming the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating on tea party Republicans, whom he says were unwilling to compromise on how to reduce the federal debt. The adviser to President Barack Obama, David Axelrod, tells CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday that the... Sign in to see full entry.

By Julie Steenhuysen Jul 31, 2011 CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have discovered a genetic mutation unique to African Americans that could help explain why blacks are so susceptible to asthma. Prior studies looking for asthma genes have turned up several, but most of the studies have been too... Sign in to see full entry.

Time.com – Thu, Jun 30, 2011: Here is the world in 2050, as imagined by the U.S. Census Bureau: India will be the most populous nation, surpassing China sometime around 2025. The U.S. will remain exactly where it is now: in third place, with a population of 423 million (up from 308 million in 2010).... Sign in to see full entry.

A man who dropped out of college just short of graduation in 1932 has earned his degree at age 99. [ Read on Here ] Sign in to see full entry.