Oscar-winning Bosnian director Danis Tanovic revisited the horrors of war in his gut-wrenching film "Triage" as the Rome film festival kicked off on Thursday. "After surviving war, I feel touched by every conflict I see," said Tanovic, whose "No Man's Land" about the Bosnian war won an Oscar for best foreign language film in 2002 along with many other ...

Thousands of families carry the gene that causes sickle cell disease and don't know it — even though almost every newborn today is tested for what's called "sickle cell trait," and starting this summer more college athletes are getting tested, too. Spurred in part by rare but tragic collapses of athletes from overexertion, work is beginning to find families ...

The reelection race of Ward 6 Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross has become personal. But the clash appears not to be between Ross and his sole opponent, attorney and political novice Jennifer Taylor. It’s between Ross and his political nemesis, prominent northwest community activist Lisa Mayo-DeRiso. Ever since Ross was elected ...