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MOSCOW – Russia says it is considering banning imports of cut flowers from The Netherlands, a move that would aggravate tensions between the two countries already at odds over the downing of flight MH17. National veterinary agency Rosselkhoznadzor said Monday it has urged the European Union’s organization for plant protection …

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – A hand grenade a woman found in her grandfather’s belongings prompted police in Vermont to evacuate their department and surrounding homes after she brought it into the station. South Burlington police say the cleared the department and nearby buildings on Saturday as a precautionary measure because …

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer Schering Pharma claims to have developed the world’s first “natural” birth control pill and has launched it in the U.K. after testing it on 3,000 women. Rather than the synthetic hormones found in other birth control pills, Qlaira uses bioidentical hormones from natural plant sources. The company …