Together with lifestyle changes, red yeast rice can help reduce so-called “bad” cholesterol in people who cannot tolerate treatment with popular cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, according to a new study. Moreover, red yeast rice does not seem to have the side effects, including muscle pain, often experienced by those …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai accused Afghan guards working for U.S. coalition forces of killing a provincial police chief and at least four other security officers during a gunbattle outside a government office Monday. In a harshly worded statement, Karzai demanded that coalition forces hand over the private security …

The lawyer for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says the suspected gunman was “coherent” when he spoke to him and he is “aware that he’s a suspect,” The Associated Press reported. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s attorney is retired Col. John P. Galligan, who has …

I’ve got a confession to make – a deep, dark secret that could get me into a lot of trouble with my conservative friends and something that may even get me thrown out of the Fox News fan club. I’m tired of hating President Obama. That’s right. I’m downright exhausted. …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Friends With Benefits The new health care law here in the U.S. is expected to have big benefits for India. The Christian Science Monitor reports the addition of 32 million Americans to insurance rolls here in the States is very significant for …

The five young Americans accused last week of traveling from Washington to Pakistan to wage jihad cap what appears to be a record year for homegrown terror plots, exposing a dangerous trend that experts say poses the biggest challenge America’s security officials have ever faced. Not including the Pakistan case, …

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that the proposed budget he will soon unveil for the next two fiscal years will include an increase in state spending on early learning and child care programs. The central aim of the proposal is to ensure that the end of federal pandemic-era …

Authorities in Los Angeles County identified a 4-year-old boy who was killed last week in a deadly road rage incident while with his family. Gor Adamyan was with his family in a vehicle as they were on their way to purchase groceries Friday evening in the Los Angeles suburb of …

Move over 303. Colorado is set to introduce its sixth area code in 2026. On Monday, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Public Utility Commission announced that starting in the first quarter of 2026, anyone living in northern and western Colorado could be assigned the new 748 area code. According …

Donald Trump justifies his immigration hardline by defining Mexican immigrants as criminals. The strategy is odious, offensive, and outrageous. But it is not original. Been there, done that. This gimmick has been used frequently during the last several years by President Obama. The idea is to “Willie Hortonize” Mexican immigrants …