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Florida wants to start taking mountains of waste material from phosphate mining to use in road construction. The hitch: It's mildly radioactive, and environmental groups say it poses a health risk.

Light-activated bleaching techniques such as BriteSmile and Zoom are marketed as "breakthroughs" in the science of teeth whitening. But are they any more effective than less expensive bleaching gels or over-the-counter white strips? Dentists weigh in.

The growing number of children diagnosed with autism is creating a new challenge for public schools. Rather than paying to send all of these children to private schools, many public schools are starting to educate some of these autistic students themselves.

Intelligence officials told the Senate Homeland Security committee Monday that the U.S. is still at high risk of terrorist attacks. Some aspects of security have been improved, they say, but not enough to justify complacency.

About 5 percent of patients are unhappy with the results of their Lasik procedure. Some cite lack of information about possible results to be key. The FDA is beginning a Lasik study and wants to hear from those who are dissatisfied.

Each year, high school students from all over the United States come together to compete in a poetry recitation contest — standing center stage with only a microphone and their memory.

Documents relating to the late-night hospital room standoff between the Justice Department and the White House over the domestic spying program suggest that Vice President Dick Cheney punished a DOJ official who stood in the way of the reauthorization of the controversial program.

President Bush addresses the nation's housing downturn as the White House puts together a plan with lenders to help homeowners facing sharply higher mortgage interest rates.

Sen. Edward Kennedy is recovering from brain surgery at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina. Doctors removed part of a malignant brain tumor Monday after the Massachusetts lawmaker was diagnosed two weeks ago. His surgeon has called the procedure a success.

The National Retail Federation has urged Obama transition officials to devote some of the stimulus package to the creation of tax holidays next year. The group wants three, 10-day periods in which there will be no state sales tax.