(AFP/Getty Images) - The Boeing 747-8 freighter makes its first test flight at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. The 747-8 is the largest jumbo jet Boeing has built.(AFP/Getty Images/Stephen Brashear)

With the looming shortage of raw materials, you can stay ahead by buying shares of China's suppliers of copper, silver and iron ore.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why -- the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble.

AFP - People who drink at least two sugary sodas a week have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas, and researchers suspect the culprit is sugar, a new study shows.

Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.

A billboard featuring a photo of George W. Bush and the message "miss me yet?" stands tall out side Wyoming, Minn.

USA Today Presents Results of "Ad Meter" Ratings; Snickers Betty White Ad, Doritos, Bud Light Score with Quirky Commercials

Accused Psychiatrist Attends Séance for Anna Nicole

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Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a longtime fixture on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending, has died following complications from gallbladder surgery, according to his office. He was 77.

DEAR ABBY: My parents divorced when I was 6, and my father remarried when I was 8. My father got custody of my brother and me. A year later, my half-sister was born and that's when my stepmother began physically and mentally abusing me. My brother told family members about the abuse, but ...

The way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government, and senators should change the rules to end obstructionism.

Anybody can become a consultant. But not everybody does it well. Here's what you need to know to thrive.

AP - The ultimate underdogs, they ain't. Not anymore. The Saints are Super Bowl champions now. Who Dat? Try Drew Brees, Sean Payton and a team that has reversed its embarrassing past, carrying an entire city to the top with it.

(AP) - This photo released by Melanie Typaldos shows Caplin her pet capybara and her daughters pet guinea pig Neptune. The capybara, Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris, is a semi-aquatic rodent of South America. It weighs about a hundred pounds, and is about 2 feet tall at the shoulder.(AP Photo/Courtesy Melanie Typaldpos)

(AP) - This photo released by Melanie Typaldos shows Typaldos and Caplin her pet capybara wearing his Halloween custome. The capybara, Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris, is a semi-aquatic rodent of South America. It weighs about a hundred pounds, and is about 2 feet tall at the shoulder.(AP Photo/Courtesy Melanie Typaldpos)

(AP) - /The Velozzi Supercar - 770 HP electric motor able to accelerate from 0-60mph in only 3 seconds, with a top speed of over 200 mph. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)/

(AP) - This photo released by Car Crazy Desks shows a Corvette desk top. All Desks have working Lights with three way dimming, high quality tail light lenses, thick glass top available with an etched name plate, exhaust pipes, hand made billet aluminum engraved knobs, high grade solid wood construction available in multiple woods and finishes.(AP Photo/Car Crazy Desks)

(AP) - U.S. President Barack Obama bows to Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio at MacDill Air Force Base on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Edmund Fountain, Pool)

Formalizing flextime may benefit companies, their employees and take the stigma out of asking for time off.

These areas get the most snowfall and rain, and experience the coldest annual temperatures, of the 50 measured.

Being fully competent at your job is no more than the first step.

For some, diplomas are (barely) worth the paper they're printed on. These star entrepreneurs jumped right in.

Want to become a billionaire? Up your chances by dropping out of college, working at Goldman Sachs or joining Skull & Bones.

* Regular soda drinkers had 87 percent higher risk

* Theory is that sugar fuels tumors

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk, the study of 60,000 people in Singapore found.

Sugar may be to blame but people who drink sweetened soda

MIAMI (Reuters) - New Orleans' Super Bowl victory over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday was destiny, Saints quarterback Drew Brees said.

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - At least five people were killed on Sunday when a massive explosion rocked a gas power plant being built in Middletown, Connecticut, the town's mayor said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign strategy for Democrats in the November elections is taking shape -- appeal to Republicans to make compromises and if they do not, accuse them of obstruction.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Mitch Landrieu was elected mayor of New Orleans on Saturday, the first time in over 30 years that voters of this majority-black city have chosen a white candidate.

AP - Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.

Reuters - Rather than spending Valentine's Day with their partner, one fifth of adults would prefer to be with their pet, although the French still came top for romance, according to a joint global poll by Reuters/Ipsos.

LiveScience.com - If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health.

Reuters - People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

AP - The Democratic nominee for Illinois' lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar about his past.

Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts.

The ex-BA pilot who oversaw the crash-landing of a Boeing jetliner at Heathrow in 2009 speaks to the BBC about the experience.

A quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and touchscreens.

MPs say entry requirements for teacher training courses in England are too low and damage the status of the profession.

India says its economy is set to grow by 7.2% this financial year, raising the chance that state support could be withdrawn.

Analysis: Alabama GOP Sen. Richard Shelby has place a blanket "hold" on 70 pending federal nominations in hopes of forcing the Senate to adopt some of his earmarks. Such shenanigans might finally prompt Americans to notice the smaller-scale hostage situations other senators conduct.

The prestigious British medical journal Lancet took a rare step this week: It retracted a 1998 paper that sparked a firestorm about potential links between vaccines and autism. That paper has been a bane to Dr. Paul Offit, co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine and chief of infectious diseases at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. Offit tells host Guy Raz why he thinks the paper was a disaster for parents seeking answers about autism.

Conservative activists in Nashville this week for the first-ever National Tea Party Convention gave a hero's welcome to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who closed the event with a speech Saturday night. Palin praised the Tea Party movement and delivered a scathing — sometimes mocking — critique of both the economic and national security policies of the Obama administration.

Temple Grandin is one of the world's greatest animal behaviorists. She is also autistic — and has put that to work for her. Grandin has written several books on animals, including Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior. This weekend, HBO will premiere a made-for-TV movie based on her life.

Once asked to write a full story in six words, legend has it that novelist Ernest Hemingway responded: "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn." In this spirit, Smith Magazine invited writers "famous and obscure" to distill their own life stories into a single sentence. It All Changed in an Instant is the fourth collection of six-word memoirs from the magazine.

Force From Blast at Power Plant Felt 10 Miles Away; Search and Rescue Seeking More Victims in Collapsed Power Plant Building

Force From Blast at Power Plant Felt 10 Miles Away; Search and Rescue Seeking More Victims in Collapsed Power Plant Building

Golfer on Way Home to Try to Repair Marriage, According to RadarOnline.com

Friday: The national unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent; Also, a GOP senator single-handily stops Pres. Obama's appointees; And, an inside look at Super Bowl XLIV

Mother Didn't Disclose Her Pregnancy Before Death; No Signs of Foul Play, Police Say

But a restraining order is lifted allowing him contact with Brooke Mueller

The reality star says she was upset over the paparazzi, not her husband's team's loss

Nordegren is seen carrying a colorful wrapped present on Charlie's first birthday

Dr. Conrad Murray's actions were a "disregard for human life," says attorney Brian Oxman

Conrad Murray, who'll plead not guilty, faces up to four years in prison if convicted

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A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti's capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors reported Monday.

Three people were shot amid celebrations surrounding the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl win, police said Monday.

EW talked to "The Late Show" executive producer Rob Burnett about David Letterman's surprising decision to include Jay Leno in a promotional spot during the Super Bowl.

A body was found in the landing gear bay of an airplane that arrived at Tokyo's Narita Airport Sunday, the airport announced.

As the Middle Atlantic States tried to dig themselves out of a record-setting blizzard, a second weather system promised to dump more snow this week.

DEAR ABBY: When my three sons were small, I used to kiss them on the lips as a sign of affection. Now they are 13, 11 and 8, and it has been several years since I have done it. With the youngest, I can still get away with an occasional peck on the cheek -- but not my older boys. My family ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 16-year-old girl who is starting to seriously consider colleges and plan for the future. I found an amazing school close to home that I'd love to attend -- but there's a problem. Two years ago, after much thought and consideration, I decided I wanted to be a doctor. My mother...

DEAR ABBY: Our oldest daughter is being married soon. When we pulled out our wedding album to show her our pictures, my mother-in-law, "Edith," started laughing and said she hoped our daughter's wedding would be better than ours was. Then she said our wedding had been "an ...

DEAR ABBY: You missed an important clue in the letter from "Must Choose in Maryland" (Nov. 30), who is considering moving to improve her daughter's school life. Abby, the child is only 7. She has been in public school for three years, so the private school where she "flourished&...

DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Harry," and I had a good marriage for 25 years, but we have grown apart and have agreed to divorce when our child finishes college. We just don't have a lot in common anymore. Harry is on the road a lot, and I have my own business. My problem is I have fallen ...

When women outnumber men at a college, dating culture is skewed.

After Adm. Mike Mullen called for gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military, a curious silence befell the right.

The city is celebrating its 400th anniversary, but its heart and soul are the result of constant renewal.

As a 2010 European Capital of Culture, this city’s fascinating contemporary scene is finally receiving international attention.

Fear-mongering on the deficit as part of the Republican political strategy could end up doing as much harm as the fear-mongering on weapons of mass destruction.

'As in the case of love, no man has lived until he has felt sorrow.'

WellPoint's CEO on ObamaCare's mistakes and how to pick up the political pieces.

Many of us think we use email well. We don't. Here are ten mistakes to avoid.

Laura Silsby was charged with abducting children from Haiti -- the latest in a series of wrong turns on a road she says was paved with good intentions. In an interview, her mother said Silsby knew the children weren't orphans but that the parents had signed them over to her.

Brett Arends examines the risks the burgeoning deficit poses for personal wealth–and what can be done to guard against them.

AP - Marshall Faulk ran as far as he could from the dead-end Desire Projects. He bolted the New Orleans streets to play college ball in San Diego, then blossomed into an NFL star with the Indianapolis Colts.

AP - No one except a few insiders has seen it. Yet a "Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life" ad featuring football star Tim Tebow and paid for by a conservative Christian group is already perhaps the most hotly debated Super Bowl commercial ever.

AP - Bret Ingalls believes there's something cosmic about playing this Super Bowl in Miami.

AP - Peyton Manning barks out the name of the play: "TRIPS RIGHT 255 X BLOCK SLANT H DISCO ALERT 12 TRAP."

AP - Tom Watson says Tiger Woods needs to "show some humility to the public" when he returns to golf after sorting out his personal life.