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People who ate a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D, which are commonly found in fish, and in vitamins C, E and B, which are often found in vegetables, were less likely to have their brains shrink, and were more likely to score higher on the memory and thinking tests, a study found.

Is There Really Such A Thing As Brain Food?

A diet high in omega-3 fatty acids and some vitamins could help improve memory and performance on memory tests, researchers found.

Criminal Charges May Be Filed In BP Oil Spill

Possible targets for charges include BP engineers and at least one supervisor, according to The Wall Street Journal. Any charges would be the first criminal charges against individual BP employees for the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

Cities Enlist New Slogans To Enhance Their Image

Cities with new slogans include Buffalo, N.Y., Chicago and Colorado Springs. Chicago is branding itself: Second to None. While Colorado Springs decided on: Live it Up.

GoDaddy's Support For Bill Draws Customers' Ire

Two bills to stop online piracy are being hashed out in Congress. Supporters call online piracy theft of intellectual property, while opponents say the bills amount to censorship. Declan McCullagh, the chief political correspondent for CNET, says some customers are boycotting domain registar GoDaddy for its initial support of one of the bills.

Great Day In South Carolina? Depends Who You Ask

Under orders from GOP Gov. Nikki Haley, state employees must answer the phone saying: "It's a great day in South Carolina." Two Democratic legislators want to ban the cheery mandate. They say no sunny hellos as long as unemployment is more than 5 percent in the state.

With No Day Job To Quit, Specter Turns To Standup

Former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania performed at a Philadelhia comedy club Tuesday night. He joked he'd already been in comedy for 30 years. But he added in politics, it's sit-down comedy rather than standup.

<strong></strong>Danny Burstein, as Buddy Plummer, performs "Buddy's Blues," the high-energy song-and-dance number at the end of <em>Follies, </em>with Jenifer Foote (left) and Kiira Schmidt.<em></em>

Buddying Up To 'Follies' Star Danny Burstein

Burstein has played a wide range of roles, from casino owner Lolly Steinman in HBO's Boardwalk Empire, to his current role as Buddy Plummer in the Broadway revival of Follies. He talks about his lengthy career on stage, screen and television.

A volunteer arranges buttons before Mitt Romney speaks Wednesday in Clinton, Iowa.

Romney Rolling In Iowa, With Large Crowds And Growing Optimism

No matter which direction he goes in Iowa today, the former Massachusetts governor will seem to have the wind at his back. A new Time/CNN poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers puts Mitt Romney in the lead, and campaign staffers expect big crowds again at Romney events, similar to what he saw yesterday.

Siku Is So Cute! Little Polar Bear Is New Video Star

Go ahead. Try not to feel all warm and fuzzy after you watch a video or two of the month-old polar bear who is quickly becoming an Internet hit. He's at a zoo in Denmark.

Gen. David Petraeus in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2011.

Petraeus Did Not Consider Quitting Over Afghan Drawdown, Author Says

An Associated Press report about Paula Broadwell's new book led with the "news" that Petraeus "almost resigned." But that was wrong. Friends encouraged him to do that, she says, but Petraeus did not consider it.

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