Washington

WASHINGTON - When it comes to talking to parents about dating issues, teen girls tend to disclose more than boys, and both sexes generally prefer to talk to their mothers, a new study shows.

WASHINGTON - The Republican Senator from Iowa, Charles Grassley, has sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asking for the "Alien" file on Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad and his family members and for everyone who has been a reference or a sponsor for the terror suspect.

WASHINGTON - American investigators have said that Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad's radicalization was gradual, cumulative and largely self-contained, meaning that it did not involve typical catalysts such as direct contact with a radical cleric, a visible conversion to militant Islam or a significant setback in life.

WASHINGTON - The Pakistani-American man accused of trying to detonate a car bomb in Times Square last Saturday, has told investigators that he drew inspiration from Yemeni-American militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

WASHINGTON - The Dr. R.K. Pachauri-led UN Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reportedly welcomed a new research initiative that focuses on how to build food security in the face of climate change.