Subtle changes in menstrual cycle (search) length are among the first signs that a woman in her late reproductive years has begun the transition to menopause, a newly reported study shows. Researchers found that even slight changes in bleeding patterns were often associated with major changes in fertility-related hormone levels …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” February 14, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “On the Record” every weeknight at 10 p.m. ET GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: A shocking court ruling. John and Linda Dollar (search) are a Florida couple accused of brutally torturing their …

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kerry (search) is contributing $1 million to the Democratic National Committee (search) to support efforts by the next chairman, Howard Dean (search), in building grassroots support for the party at the state level. “Join me with a contribution of your own to show the incoming DNC …

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A teenager who unsuccessfully blamed Zoloft (search) after slaying his grandparents never should have been tried as an adult and should have his 30-year prison sentence cut to probation, his lawyers argued. Defense attorney Andy Vickery argued in a motion filed Wednesday that trying Christopher Pittman (search) …

Studies continue to raise questions about the risk of suicide in patients treated with antidepressant drugs. The studies also show that different antidepressants have the same suicide risk (search). In 2004, the FDA concluded that antidepressant medications (search) increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children and adolescents …

DENVER – Grammy-winning singer Marc Cohn (search) says the bullet that lodged in his temple as he rode in a car after a Denver concert earlier this month seemed like “an abstraction” until he heard the footsteps of his alleged assailant and saw his own blood. Cohn, best known for …

THE FIRST THING to understand is that leasing is not renting. When you lease a car, you are arranging for the vehicle to be sold to a leasing company — usually an arm of the manufacturer. The leasing company then lets you use it for a monthly fee over a …

LOS ANGELES – Heavy metal rock band Iron Maiden (search) have put their mark in cement — along with the bony hand of its album cover skeleton mascot, “Eddie.” Band members added their handprints — with a fake skeleton hand to stand in for Eddie’s — to the Hollywood Rockwalk …

WASHINGTON – The giant iron ball at the center of the Earth appears to be spinning a bit faster than the rest of the planet. The solid core that measures about 1,500 miles in diameter is spinning about one-quarter to one-half degree faster, per year, than the rest of the …

New York – For the average driver, filling up the gas tank once a week is bad enough. But for cab drivers in big cities like New York City who fill up their tanks daily, skyrocketing gas prices (search) have their wallets running on empty. Taxi drivers across the country …