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Japan spends half as much on health care as the U.S., yet its people have the longest healthy life expectancy. Diet and lifestyle are key, but affordable health care plays a major role.

U.S. shot-putter Adam Nelson, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, is willing to try anything — legal — to win gold at this summer's games in Beijing. That includes sports hypnotherapy, in which he visualizes success in the shot-put circle.

Bush administration officials want Congress to approve a $700 billion aid package for Wall Street, and they want it to happen soon. Democrats say they're willing to help shore up the financial markets, but they want a bill that includes relief for homeowners and taxpayers as well.

Earlier this month, Hurricane Ike shut down the Houston Ship Channel. That left 150 tankers, cargo vessels and container ships waiting offshore. The U.S. Coast Guard started work the next day to get the channel reopened. It had to restore navigational aids in the waters off the coast of Texas.

Last-minute holiday travelers are in for some sticker shock. Ticket prices are as much as 30 percent higher than last year, and average prices are already at 13-year highs. And that's before taking into account additional fees for checked bags, food — even pillows.

Another collapse in the Crandall Canyon mine killed three rescue workers and injured six others Thursday night. With the fate of six trapped miners still unknown, rescue efforts have been suspended.

As the pandemic continues to ravage the Philippines, a medical emergency response team in the Metro Manila area is working to keep as many non-coronavirus patients out of the hospitals as possible.

President-elect Obama says he wants to make expanding health care coverage a priority for his new administration. Health policy expert David Blumenthal says there are lessons to learn from the biggest expansion of health care: The creation of Medicare and Medicaid.

Over the past four years, tens of thousands of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. have bought homes. Banks that have made such mortgages say in some cases they perform better than some loans taken out by U.S. citizens. But many lenders are pulling out of this market because of the downturn in the economy and political reactions.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and rival ruling faction Hamas are in a power struggle. The friction between the leaders has increasingly become violent amid rising political problems in Israel. More than 30 Palestinians have been killed in factional fighting over the past month.