WASHINGTON – The discovery of the oldest dinosaur embryos ever found is enabling scientists to piece together the lifetime growth of a type of long-necked giant that lived 190 million years ago. Years of study have turned up new and fascinating details of Massospondylus carinatus (search), a plant-eating dinosaur that …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A homicide bomber wearing a belt of explosives blew himself up among Iraqi army volunteers in a town near the Syrian border Friday, killing as many as 25 people. Al Qaeda in Iraq (search) claimed responsibility. Police and army recruits have been a recurrent target of the …

There are three simple steps that might improve the life of Alzheimer’spatients in nursing homes. Suggestions from a new study include: — Get their vision checked annually or biannually. — Buy them an extra pair of glasses. — Label the glasses in case the patient loses them. That advice comes …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” July 8, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. CLAUDIA COWAN, GUEST HOST: Hurricane Dennis (search) could have catastrophic effects all the way from Key West to Pensacola, Florida. How is each town preparing? Let’s check in with the mayor first …

BALAKOT, Pakistan – Pakistani officials predicted Sunday that many more thousands of dead would be found in earthquake-ravaged Kashmir (search) as heavy rains in the Himalayan region drenched homeless survivors in mud and misery. The latest estimate of at least 40,000 deaths in Pakistan’s portion of Kashmir alone would mean …

BEIJING – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (search) on Tuesday accused China of understating the scope of its defense spending, and he said this is sowing suspicion about how China intends to use its growing military might. Rumsfeld arrived in the Chinese capital for his first visit since he became …

NEW YORK – The leader of New York’s annual Halloween parade will not be a drag queen on roller skates. It will not be a giant caricature of President Bush. It will not be a naked man covered in glitter. The star will be a little trumpeter from New Orleans …

Sports drinks such as Gatorade may be as good as rehydration solutions — such as Pedialyte — in helping children with mild diarrhea and vomiting caused by a viral illness. A new study shows that Gatorade was as effective as Pedialyte at rehydrating and easing diarrhea in children with viral …

TORONTO – Ontario (search) began evacuating about 1,000 residents of a remote northern Ontario Indian reservation on Wednesday after drinking water was found to have potentially deadly E. coli (search) bacteria. Roughly 1,000 of the 1,900 residents of the Kashechewan First Nation (search) reserve off the western shores of James …

WASHINGTON – Bodies of people killed by Hurricane Katrina (search) went uncollected for more than a week in the New Orleans area as the federal government waited for Louisiana’s governor to decide what to do with them, according to memos released Thursday by a Republican-led House committee. The 38 pages …