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Technological developments in prenatal testing and screening methods have given women more information about the genetic status of their fetuses. Increased access to information can leave mothers and their partners with difficult choices about whether to continue or terminate a pregnancy.

U.S. shot putter Adam Nelson has been awarded a gold medal from the 2004 Athens Olympics, after his rival at those games, Yuriy Bilonoh of Ukraine, was stripped of the victory last December for violating doping rules. International sporting officials formally made the change Thursday.

Arpaio lost a civil suit last week but is expected to dodge an effort to recall him. Although the politics of immigration are changing in Arizona, the growth of the Hispanic population has not yet translated into a political force that can dislodge him.

The former CIA director, who previously led U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, will join the private equity firm KKR. Petraeus is expected to help the firm identify and evaluate promising deals both in the U.S. and in emerging markets.

At 80, Caine has no plans to slow down his decades-spanning acting career. He plays an investor in the new thriller Now You See Me and has plans for at least three more films. These days, he says, he's more a movie actor than a movie star, but he finds the smaller roles to be just as fascinating.

The a cappella style has a sense of urgency, like a physiological necessity for those who sing it.

In three-quarters of the states where the federal government is running the marketplaces, at least one new insurer has applied to enter the individual market.

A "spoonerism" is a play on words in which the initial sounds of two words are reversed. Play a game in which puzzle guru John Chaneski asks contestants to make spoonerisms out of movie and song titles.

Would you like to know the life history of that steak before you eat it? Technology exists to give you that information, at least in Michigan, where the state government requires all cattle to carry an electronic tag for tracking purposes.

Syrian refugees, newly arrived in neighboring Lebanon, are painting a grim picture of the battle for Qusayr. It is under attack by Syrian government troops and Hezbollah militants from Lebanon. There is no water or electricity and little food in the town that still hosts some 15,000 civilians.