AP - The razor-sharp beaks that giant squids use to attack whales—and maybe even Captain Nemo's submarine—might one day lead to improved artificial limbs for people.

AP - The European Union ordered Italy on Thursday to take"urgent measures"to make sure mozzarella tainted with dioxin does not end up on store shelves, warning that otherwise it would impose an EU-wide ban on the popular cheese.

AP - A dengue epidemic has claimed at least 54 lives in Rio de Janeiro state since January, health officials said Thursday.