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HOUSTON — Long before the reputed head of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels was sent to Houston to face justice, long before a $2 million reward was offered for his capture, and l...

Spending more time in the sunshine could help older people cut their risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.

Rogue species of rhododendron, hyacinth and waterweed may be banned from saleGarden centres and nurseries could be banned from selling several popular plants under new measures being considered by the government to control alien species invading the UK.Top of the list are a number of varieties of pond weed used as oxygenators in garden ponds. Having escaped into the wild, they are now overwhelming waterways throughout the country. Rhododendron ponticum, which has colonised woodlands since being introduced as an ornamental plant in 1793 to Kew Gardens, is also earmarked because of the potential impact it has on native flora and fauna, including the dormouse.In all, 15 species are named in a consultation by the department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, despite protests that some of the plants are so widespread that stopping further sales will make no difference. Rhododendron growers and retailers are particularly concerned, saying it is not clear whether any ban would cover hyb

German MEP warns Tories of losing influence if they quit centre-right ranksDavid Cameron came under attack over his European policy last night when the president of the European parliament said that if it were put into effect it would be a 'tragedy' for Britain and Europe which would leave a Conservative government with no influence in the EU.The intervention by Hans-Gert Pöttering came ahead of Cameron's launch tomorrow of the Conservatives' European election campaign, at which the Tory leader will renew a controversial pledge to quit the main centre-right group in the parliament, the European People's party (EPP), within weeks.Pöttering, a German Christian Democrat and former head of the EPP, told the Observer: 'David Cameron risks making a very serious error of judgment in leaving the group. This is the political group where all the Conservatives' historic friends and allies sit; it is the mainstream centre-right in the European Union.'His MEPs have a very good deal and th

The brain can short-circuit an investor's reasoning power, giving clever fraudsters an easy opening.

Spending more time in the sun could help older people cut their risk of heart disease and diabetes say experts.Sun exposure helps the skin make vitamin D - a vitamin older people are generally deficie...

Randy Johnson dug himself an early hole against New York and ace Johan Santana, and the potent Mets beat the san francisco Giants 9-6 on Saturday.

The little animation studio that could, Pixar was established in 1986 not as a cartoon factory but as a computer manufacturer. Many on the skeleton staff were cartoonists at heart, but the shorts they produced on company time were designed to promote the company hardware. When Toy Story, their pilot feature, was greenlighted in 1991, they rushed out to a screenwriting seminar. They were amateurs.

A new study suggests for the first time that cytomegalovirus, a common viral infection affecting between 60 and 99 percent of adults worldwide, is a cause of high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.

No TV cameras will be allowed in the courtroom for Lil Wayne’s upcoming trial on drug charges after an Arizona judge granted his lawyer’s bid to keep them out. The rapper whose music videos are too popular has yet to receive a date for his trial in the state, but has successfully banned the media [...]