When women breast-feed their infants for a year, there are lasting health benefits for both mother and infant, according to a new study. In the study, researchers found evidence that increased duration of breast-feeding may lower the mother’s risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease after …

William Parente was a successful Manhattan lawyer who apparently had a side business lending money at high interest rates — deals that may have cost investors as much as $20 million. The revelations about his financial dealings came not long after the 59-year-old tax lawyer fatally beat and asphyxiated his …

The family of murdered pregnant teacher Laci Peterson quietly dropped a lawsuit against her husband Scott Peterson, who is on death row in the killings of the young expectant mom and her unborn child. Laci Peterson’s mother and stepfather, Sharon and Dennis Rocha, withdrew the wrongful death suit against their …

Malibu, Calif. – The son of actors Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett has been charged with a felony count of bringing drugs to a Los Angeles-area jail facility. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said Redmond O’Neal is scheduled to be arraigned later Tuesday. Authorities suspect the 24-year-old was …

MOSCOW – Riot police broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow on Saturday, hauling away scores of protesters hours before the capital hosted a major international pop music competition. Activists had targeted Moscow, which was holding the finals of the Eurovision song contest, hoping to use the event’s global …

CLAYMONT, Del. – A fireball from a Sunoco oil refinery blast lit up the Sunday night sky along the Delaware River, but officials said there were no immediate reports of injuries and no evacuations. Television helicopter footage from several stations showed fire trucks spraying down flames shooting high into the …

NEW YORK – The U.S. Navy marked the opening of Fleet Week 2009 on Wednesday with a flyover by six military aircraft, and the city warned residents about the spectacle in advance to prevent a repeat of the panic that occurred when jetliner zoomed past lower Manhattan three weeks ago. …

Are you still wondering what to get Mom for Mother’s Day, but just don’t think flowers alone are going to cut it? Why not have one of her favorite celebrities send her a video e-card? The Web site Menforwomennow.com and the Noreen Fraser Foundation are sponsoring free video e-cards featuring …

The Federal Aviation Administration is considering a $1.3 million fine for Fort Lauderdale-based Gulfstream International Airlines after the airline allegedly violated FAA regulations. Former pilots and other employees and the airline say the company routinely falsified flight-time records so that pilots would be scheduled to work more hours than permitted …

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – A man whose beating by five Alabama police officers was caught on video is suing the fired officers, the police chief and the city, saying he suffered severe and permanent injuries. The suspect, Anthony Warren, who is in prison, filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks monetary damages …