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Many parents today expect to have choices — and that includes picking and choosing which vaccines their children gets.

Doctors Counter Vaccine Fears In Pacific Northwest

Up until recently, most parents accepted the full slate of vaccines that pediatricians gave their children, no questions asked. Now, vaccination rates are dropping in states like Washington and Oregon, and doctors are learning to talk to parents about their vaccine fears.

A Palestinian flag is raised in front of European Union headquarters in Brussels on Monday. The Palestinians are expected to seek statehood at the United Nations next week.

Palestinian Plan Puts U.S. In A Bind

The Palestinians are frustrated with the absence of progress toward Middle East peace, and are taking their cause to the United Nations next week. But the U.S. opposes the move, saying it will only complicate a difficult situation.

Anthony Owens (right) repairs the roof of a tornado-damaged home with James Davis (left) and Dwain Payne on July 30 in Joplin, Mo. All three men came up from Mobile, Ala., looking for work after the May 22 tornado that devastated Joplin, killing 160 people and destroying 7,500 homes and as many as 500 businesses.

Businesses In Joplin, Mo., Find Economic Opportunity

The tornado that destroyed nearly one-third of the city took out homes, schools and businesses. To mitigate the ongoing impact on the local economy, business owners and the area's Chamber of Commerce are finding ways to re-energize the local market.

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann during a Republican presidential debate Monday in Tampa, Fla.

Pediatricians Fact-Check Bachmann's Bashing Of HPV Vaccine

The American Academy of Pediatrics said there is no validity to statements that a vaccine against cervical cancer is dangerous and can lead to mental retardation.

The nation's poverty rate rose last year to 15.1 percent, up from 14.3 in 2009, according to a new report from the Census Bureau.

Census: 2010 Saw Poverty Rate Increase, Income Drop

The nation's poverty rate rose last year to 15.1 percent, the highest level in 17 years, according to new data from the Census Bureau. The agency's latest poverty report, released Tuesday, shows that the median income dropped last year by more than 2 percent to about $49,445.

Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf testifies before the supercommittee on Tuesday.

A Potential Superhero For The Supercommittee

At a hearing before the bipartisan deficit-cutting panel on Tuesday, the head of the Congressional Budget Office managed to short-circuit partisan bickering over the debt by laying out some facts: Trimming around the edges is not going to be enough to slash the deficit this fall, Doug Elmendorf warned.

Afghan security officials carry the body of a fallen comrade after several armed Taliban militants launched attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday.

U.S. Embassy Attack Highlights Afghan Security Issues

Militants armed with rockets and assault weapons fired on the embassy, NATO headquarters and an American military base in one of Kabul's most heavily secured neighborhoods Tuesday. That part of the city has been under Afghan security control since this summer.

This radar image of asteroid 2005 YU55 was obtained on Nov. 7 when the space rock was at 3.6 lunar distances, which is about 860,000 miles from Earth.

As Asteroid Approaches, Here's How To Watch It

2005 YU55 will be closest to Earth at 6:28 p.m. ET. If you have a telescope, it will be visible from North America.

Clinton For Veep: Follow The Sources

Will the secretary of state replace Joe Biden in 2012? Reporter Bob Woodward floated that scenario a year ago. What does he actually know, and how does he knows it.

'Superstar Conservative' Judge Writes Opinion Upholding Health Care Law

The fact that Judge Laurence Silberman wrote the opinion may influence conservative members of the Supreme Court, analysts say.

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