CLINTON, Ill. (AP) -- A year ago, Charles and Deborah Bateson may have disregarded a chance to stock up on pills that help block radiation in case of an accident at the nuclear plant near their home.

The state of Illinois soon will stockpile pills near nuclear power plants that provide some protection from radiation poisoning, and will create a plan to assure the pills are accessible and usable a ...

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (AP) - The little white pills designed to protect against cancer weren't deemed necessary after the reactor meltdown at Three Mile Island, but area residents are happy to have them now ...