EDITOR'S NOTE: An occasional look at the Obama effect in the capital and beyond. By NANCY BENAC Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries. The first lady talks about this "guilty pleasure" all the time, trying to ward off any notion that she is a nutrition nanny even as ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change will mean new health problems for the United States, but public health officials play only a limited role in decisions about how to cope with the changing environment, a report said on Monday. A study by the Washington-based health advocacy group Trust for America's Health predicted that warming temperatures will mean more infectious diseases ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change will mean new health problems for the United States, but public health officials play only a limited role in decisions about how to cope with the changing environment, a report said on Monday. A study by the Washington-based health advocacy group Trust for America's Health predicted that warming temperatures will mean more infectious diseases ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - School cafeteria meals like low-fat pizzas with whole grain crust don't taste too bad to Paola Villatoro, a 17-year-old at Downtown Magnet High School in Los Angeles. "Some of it is pretty good," she said. But West Adams Preparatory School student Alfredo Segura doesn't like them. "It tastes like prison food," said Segura, 16, as ...