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IF YOU haven't worried about back-to-school shots since your tween or teen was entering kindergarten, better put vaccines on the to-do list. Older kids need a few new immunisations starting at age 11, including a shot to guard against the worrisome resurgence of whooping cough.

The Walt Disney Company's new upscale, beachside Hawaiian resort Aulani opens tomorrow, thousands of miles from the nearest Disney theme park. And while Mickey Mouse and friends can be found on the property, Hawaii's culture, history and natural beauty are the biggest stars.

The fashion world is abuzz over the possibility that US-born designer Marc Jacobs might take over as creative director of Dior. The label, widely considered the jewel in the crown of French fashion, has been floundering for nearly six months, since its long-time creative director John Galliano was summarily sacked over allegations he made anti-Semitic remarks.

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Friday he would resign after almost 15 months in office amid plunging approval ratings over his government's handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Mexican President Felipe Calderon has visited the site where 52 people died after being trapped in a casino set on fire by presumed drug traffickers.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities said Thursday that Casey Anthony was polite and cooperative during a meeting with her probation officer and pledged to meet the conditions of her one-year probation for check fraud.

CALIFORNIA (AP):A Southern California woman accused of tossing her seven month-old son from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure was arrested after she circled back to the scene four hours later, a police spokesman said yesterday.Sonia...

HOUMA, Louisiana (AP):A Houma attorney has died in an Oregon hospital after crashing his single-engine aircraft into a group of trees.Authorities say 63-year-old Louis St Martin, a long-time maritime and personal injury attorney...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP):United States immigration authorities have agreed to halt a deportation case against a Venezuelan man in a same-sex marriage in California.Lavi Soloway, an attorney for Venezuelan citizen Alex...

GENEVA (AP) :The United Nations (UN) refugee agency says unseasonably harsh weather is adding to the plight of some 1.4 million people displaced by famine in Somalia.A spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says people are exposed...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile is bracing for a nationwide, two-day shutdown as unions, students and center-left political parties demand fundamental changes in society.