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No gray area: Beliefs shape views of Brown killing 09/02/2014 12:38pm • JESSE WASHINGTON AP National Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Lamont Jones and Keith Stephens stood 60 feet from each other, separated by four lanes of pavement and a thousand miles of perception.Stephens was wearing a T-shirt printed with a police shield bearing the phrase "OFFICER DARREN WILSON I STAND BY Action-packed TV might make you snack more: Study 09/02/2014 08:30am • LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Could action-packed TV fare make you fat? That's the implication of a new study that found people snacked more watching fast-paced television than viewing a more leisurely-paced talk show.THE SKINNY: Cornell University researchers randomly assigned al Americans detained in North Korea call for US help 09/02/2014 03:42am • ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea gave foreign media access on Monday to three detained Americans who said they have been able to contact their families and -- watched by officials as they spoke -- called for Washington to send a high-ranking representative to OK, so we have germs. But they're our unique germs 09/02/2014 03:34am • LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sorry, clean freaks. No matter how well you scrub your home, it's covered in bacteria from your own body. And if you pack up and move, new research shows, you'll rapidly transfer your unique microbial fingerprint to the doorknobs, countertops and How to Burn Out 09/02/2014 12:00am • Defined as physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress, "burnout" has intercepted our lives in some aspect at some point. Consider how many gym memberships purchased in January go unused in July, the attrition of half your marathon training program group or how all you can think about What Is Celiac Disease? 09/02/2014 12:00am • Celiac disease (also known as celiac sprue or gluten intolerance) is a digestive disorder that damages the small intestine. This damage interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food. People with celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein found mainly in wheat, rye and barley. It's als The Merits of Training Like a Soldier 09/02/2014 12:00am • Forget looking sexy at the gym. At the Soldierfit gym in Gaithersburg, Maryland, the first thing you're told to do is don a T-shirt bearing two dog tags and the words: "I am." The trainer snaps the class to attention, saying, "Troops, you are." And your response? "We are, I am." The lesson here? " Should You Pop a Pill to Look Younger? 09/02/2014 12:00am • We are obsessed with our appearance and trying to look younger. A recent large-scale survey by Today/AOL found that adults tend to worry more about their appearance than they do their health, their relationships and their professional success. Only finances narrowly nudged out looks, with 61 percen The Merits of Training Like a Soldier 09/02/2014 12:00am • Forget looking sexy at the gym. At the Soldierfit gym in Gaithersburg, Maryland, the first thing you're told to do is don a T-shirt bearing two dog tags and the words: "I am." The trainer snaps the class to attention, saying, "Troops, you are." And your response? "We are, I am." The lesson here? " Mizzou RB Russell Hansbrough takes starting role 09/01/2014 08:50pm • JAKE KREINBERG Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Russell Hansbrough can't remember the previous time he rushed 20 times in a game."It'd probably be in peewee football or something like that," the Missouri running back said. "Not even in high school."Hansbrough, a junior from Arlington, Texas, r What you eat can curb cravings 09/01/2014 12:01pm • WASHINGTON -- If the chips, pretzels or chocolate ice cream get the better of you late at night, there are ways to curb those cravings. Your biology is to blame, according to research out of the Oregon Health & Science University. The research finds your circadian rhythms are hard-wired to make y Scientists dig into Ebola's deadly genes for clues 09/01/2014 09:34am • SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A single funeral caused many.Stephen Gire and other health researchers on the ground in Africa had some hope that the Ebola outbreak was coming under control or at least plateauing in late May. Then came the funeral of a healer in Guinea. More tha Scientists dig into Ebola's deadly genes for clues 09/01/2014 09:34am • SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A single funeral caused many.Stephen Gire and other health researchers on the ground in Africa had some hope that the Ebola outbreak was coming under control or at least plateauing in late May. Then came the funeral of a healer in Guinea. More tha Scientists dig into Ebola's deadly genes for clues 09/01/2014 09:34am • SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A single funeral caused many.Stephen Gire and other health researchers on the ground in Africa had some hope that the Ebola outbreak was coming under control or at least plateauing in late May. Then came the funeral of a healer in Guinea. More tha Scientists dig into Ebola's deadly genes for clues 09/01/2014 09:34am • SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A single funeral caused many.Stephen Gire and other health researchers on the ground in Africa had some hope that the Ebola outbreak was coming under control or at least plateauing in late May. Then came the funeral of a healer in Guinea. More tha