Once largely dismissed as a leftover fad from the Age of Aquarius (search), acupuncture, herbal remedies and other forms of alternative medicine are finding their way into curriculums at traditional medical schools — most recently the University of Pennsylvania. Doctors at Penn are working with Tai Sophia Institute, an alternative …

BOISE, Idaho – Albertson’s Inc. (ABS), the nation’s second-largest supermarket chain, said Tuesday that its first-quarter earnings nearly tripled due to the addition of Shaw’s and continued recovery in Southern California. The Boise-based company’s net income rose to $100 million, or 27 cents per share, from $36 million, or 10 …

NEW ORLEANS – The following is text of a Sept. 6 letter from Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (search), R-Tenn.: ——— The Congressional Budget Office has received numerous inquiries regarding the likely consequences of Hurricane Katrina for the national economy, federal receipts, and …

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he will not ask Supreme Court nominee John Roberts (search) whether he would vote to overturn the landmark decision that legalized abortion. Sen. Arlen Specter (search), R-Pa., did say he planned to ask Roberts, the president’s pick to succeed …

NEW YORK – “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (search),” released in 1963, has one of the era’s most memorable album covers. Gracing the album that features such folk anthems as “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” is a photo of the 21-year-old Dylan (search) tripping through a …

WASHINGTON – Although a number of issues related to inequality will be discussed at this week’s annual legislative conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Hurricane Katrina (search) will top the agenda. “We are moved by the grief and loss caused by Hurricane Katrina,” said CBC chairman, Rep. Melvin L. …

KABUL, Afghanistan – A homicide attacker on a motorbike detonated a bomb Wednesday outside an Afghan military training center in Kabul (search), killing nine soldiers and wounding 28 other people, the Defense Ministry said. The attacker struck in a parking lot where officers and soldiers of the Afghan National Army …

WASHINGTON – The House approved a $6.1 billion package of tax breaks Wednesday to help families recover from Hurricane Katrina (search) and to encourage Gulf Coast businesses to reopen their doors, or at least keep employees on the payroll. The House passed the bill 422-0 as the Bush administration urged …

I don’t know if Bill Bennett (search) still has his foot in his mouth, but it was in there pretty good after he said that thing about aborting black babies would reduce the crime rate. Of course, aborting all babies would reduce the crime rate, and if he were trying …

RAFAH, Gaza Strip – The Gaza-Egypt border will reopen only as part of an international agreement, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (search) said Monday, quashing speculation Egypt and the Palestinians might operate a crossing without Israel’s blessing. Abbas spoke a day after his security forces plugged the last holes in the …