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The cooling sensation of menthol may help young people pick up the smoking habit. Now a panel of experts is looking at whether the FDA should restrict the ingredient.

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told the Senate Armed Services Committee he's waiting for an assessment from the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. But he said the counterinsurgency strategy there probably means more U.S. forces are needed.

One of the factors President Obama must weigh as he decides whether to send more troops to Afghanistan is the cost — not just in lives, but in dollars. With the economy still struggling, questions exist about how much the U.S. can afford to spend in Afghanistan — and for how long.

In the impoverished northwestern district of Buner, thousands have piled into cars and on top of camels to escape five days of fighting. The militants pushed into Buner last week from their stronghold in the neighboring Swat Valley. Relief workers say refugees lack clean water, food and housing.

The Alabama senator has replaced Sen. Arlen Specter as the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sessions, who is now in charge of how the GOP deals with President Obama's judicial nominees, had his own nomination for a judgeship rejected by the committee 23 years ago.

Basketball players love the gargantuan portions at The Cheesecake Factory--but could all that food actually be good? Food editor Kelly Alexander investigates.

Fine French cuisine doesn't have to mean waiters in tuxedos ferrying trays of oysters or silver-domed serving dishes. Chef Christian Constant is leading a mini-revolution in Paris; he's opened four small, lively restaurants that are comfortable, welcoming — and delicieux.

The attackers broke down the door of El Aliviane center in Ciudad Juarez, lined up their victims against a wall and opened fire, a law enforcement official said. Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, is Mexico's most violent city.

She tweeted that she planned to stay in the House as Democratic leader to defend health and Wall Street reforms. Some Democrats had hoped she would leave so the party could get a fresh face as its leader.

Fulfilling what he calls a lifelong ambition, the legendary singer and songwriter has recorded an album, Dreams, on which he covers the songs he considers the best of the rock era. It's a list that includes the works of Randy Newman, The Eagles and The Beatles.