Pittsburgh Public Schools administrators last night defended a controversial policy that sets 50 percent as the minimum score a student may receive for classroom work, homework or marking periods, (Today)

Courtney Mike-Wilson, of Clairton, did more than lose 136 pounds after undergoing gastric bypass surgery on Oct. 26, 2006 at the age of 18. She also got healthier. (Today)

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama yesterday ripped outgoing President George W. Bush for "irresponsibly" doubling the federal debt, then warned that he could preside over trillion-dollar-a-year deficits for "years to come." (Today)

Want to take off those extra holiday pounds? Push away from the table and go for a walk. Physicians have long regarded walking as among the finest of aerobic exercises. (Today)

Logic would seem to favor building lower-cost clinics for simple surgeries. Not just for the savings, either. (Today)