Astronomers have discovered galaxies in the distant universe that are ancestors of spiral galaxies like our Milky Way. They are quite small -- one-tenth the size and one-twentieth the mass of our Milky Way, and have fewer stars -- one-fortieth as many as are in the Milky Way. Several of these galaxies, sometimes 10 or more, pulled together over the ensuing few billion years to form a single spiral galaxy.

Newly homeless youth are likelier to engage in risky sexual behavior if they stay in nonfamily settings -- such as friends' homes, abandoned buildings or the streets -- because they lack supervision and social support. The researchers also found that, in general, U.S.-born or foreign-born Latinas were less likely to engage in sex with multiple partners than were females of other races and ethnicities.

Researchers have discovered a new structure for a key enzyme associated with celiac disease, a finding that could lead to the design of new medications for the common digestive disorder. Celiac disease is a condition in which the stomach cannot properly digest wheat and other gluten-containing foods. The disease afflicts an estimated 2 million people in the United States alone.

Only nine percent of 199 beverage samples had benzene levels above the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency limit of 5 parts per billion (ppb) for benzene in drinking water, according to a new study. The study found that product formulation, shelf-life, and storage conditions were important factors affecting benzene formation.

With the aim of assessing the significance of relations between population trends and development in Sub-Saharan Africa, scientist have undertaken a wide-ranging survey and produce a review of the demographic situation and dynamics in this vast region. The results showed that only combined actions, embracing such aspects as education, health and family planning, would provide the possibility of eventual achievement of the Millennium Development Objectives set by the United Nations.

Being pursued by Lindsay Lohan may be some people's idea of a good dream, but for one woman, the ordeal and its aftermath have been a living nightmare.Tracie Rice, a passenger in the car driven by the mother of Lohan's former personal assistant and chased through the streets of Santa Monica by Lohan just prior to the starlet's bust on DUI and cocaine-possession charges, filed suit against the actress back in August for emotional trauma resulting from her unwitting role in the predawn drama.

Just like LL Cool J can't live without his radio, it seems music fans can't live without their Radiohead CDs either.Last October, the U.K. rockers made history by digitally self-releasing In Rainbows with customers choosing how much they wanted to pay, if anything at all. After making the album available online for three months, In Rainbows came offline Dec. 10 in anticipation of the album's physical release. While singer Thom Yorke told the press that over a million digital copies were sold online, that certainly wasn't the end of the Rainbow.

Doctor-patient confidentiality apparently doesn't extend to TV doctors. Or at least, not to one in particular.Britney Spears' family has lashed out at Dr. Phil McGraw for violating their trust by not only speaking so publicly—and frequently—to the media about his brief hospital meeting with the singer but by planning what was ultimately an ill-fated special about her plight.

It’s a casino in a trailer on an empty lot, set up for the sole purpose of retaining the valuable zoning designation needed to conduct wagering.

Texas District Attorney Charles A. Rosenthal Jr. faced questions about hundreds office of E-Mail messages containing racy jokes, racial slurs and political campaign materials.

Methamphetamine-laced Ecstasy is flowing across the Canadian border into the United States.

Unusual January tornadoes swept through Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin, which recorded its first January twister since 1967.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday proposed amending the California Constitution to give governors new budgetary powers.

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s victory was a surprising show of strength after her loss in Iowa. John McCain reprised his 2000 primary win, beating Mitt Romney.

As many as 50 cars and trucks crashed when fog and smoke from brush fires made it almost impossible to see.