Seven states sued the federal government Thursday over a new rule that expands protections for doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions and other medical procedures because of religious or moral objections. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed the lawsuit in federal court in Hartford on behalf of the states. They claim the federal rule ...

Howie Mandel is back at work and says his heart and health are fine. The 53-year-old comedian was hospitalized in Toronto earlier this week following an outpatient procedure for an irregular heartbeat. Mandel said he returned to work Wednesday on his NBC hidden-camera ...

A man who froze to death in Wisconsin while sleepwalking outdoors in bare feet sometimes took a sleeping pill, and authorities suspect he had also been drinking before he died. Investigators found a bottle of Ambien in Timothy Brueggeman's bedroom, but they have not determined whether ...

An Egyptian toddler has contracted bird flu, the 52nd case to be reported in the country, the World Health Organization said on its website Thursday. Most of the victims have been young girls or women, who are generally charged with looking after poultry in the countryside, and 23 have died of the disease. The UN agency, quoting the Egyptian health ...