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Voters in the oil-rich Gulf Emirate of Kuwait go to the polls. Candidates are vying for 50 seats in Parliament. For the first time, women are allowed to vote and run for office. Female candidates have struggled to gain recognition but their efforts, and an anti-corruption movement, have shaken up the quiet country.

Three studies of post-menopausal women show low-fat diets don't prevent heart disease, breast cancer or colon cancer. The report appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. Two years ago, the same studies showed that hormone replacement therapy didn't prevent disease.

British police said Friday that more than 50 people were killed in Thursday's rush-hour attacks in London. Police also confirmed that four bombs exploded -- three on underground trains and one on a double-decker bus. Nick Fielding, senior reporter for The Financial Times in London, talks about the reaction of Scotland Yard to the bombings.

An off-Broadway show, based on a 1931 novel, explores the results when a scientist charges Black people $50 each to change their race with his new invention.

President Obama was in Selma, Ala., for the anniversary of the voting rights march Saturday. Thousands came out to celebrate the moment.

As biotech investments and medical device development falters, hospitals are turning to other avenues to help cut costs: streamlining billing systems and investing in simpler medical products.

How much of an early warm spell is enough to wake up plants from their winter slumber? The danger could come with the return of cold weather.

Nelson T. Gant was a successful strawberry farmer and entrepreneur in Zanesville. A local foundation is seeking to honor him with a statue.

After the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed man in Ferguson, Mo., sparked a national movement, life there seems to have returned to normal. But personal stories show how much has changed.

The judge said he will allow Judicial Watch to take steps to find out whether the State Department and former Secretary Hillary Clinton "deliberately thwarted" an open records law.