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The WHO upheld its guidelines on the safety of hormone injections for contraception yesterday, despite some data that users are at increased risk of HIV transmission. An expert panel says the evidence isn't solid yet, and at-risk couples should use a second method, like condoms, for HIV prevention.

For 40 years, under the iron fist of Moammar Gadhafi, celebrations were tightly controlled. So, now that Libyans are free, they're just winging it.

Belmont Abbey College alleges that rules requiring no-cost contraceptive coverage for women violate its Catholic mission. The administration has countered that the college's health plan isn't affected by the health law anyway.

The men's basketball team at Jeremy Lin's alma mater, Harvard University, is making its mark on the national scene — and benefiting from powerful Ivy League recruiting tools: a stellar academic reputation and a big increase in financial aid.

The dominant role of Germany in the Greek bailout has triggered special venom in Greece. Melissa Block talks to Nikos Konstandaras, managing editor of the leading Greek daily Kathimerini, about the tensions between the Greeks and the Germans. He says Greek frustration with the demands of the European Union have spilled over into a war of words between some of his countrymen and some Germans, tapping the collective memory of the German occupation.

The new stamps could cost 50 cents and make the USPS about $1 billion.

The governor said an issue this important should be put up for a vote.

Flack's new album, the latest in a hit-heavy career, is the Beatles tribute Let It Be Roberta.

American officials have long complained about countries that systematically hack into U.S. computer networks to steal valuable data, but until recently they did not name names. In the last few months, that has changed.

In Kansas City, burnt ends make the barbecue. Ollie Gates helped transform the food from disreputable wrong-side-of-the-tracks fare to destination food served in a respectable restaurant.