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May 17, 2008

Ted Kennedy apparently had seizure
Sen. Edward Kennedy apparently suffered a seizure this morning before being rushed to the hospital, a statement from his office ...
Fear of flooding sends Chinese scrambling
Fears of the approach of a wall of water from the bursting of two natural lakes created by the China earthquake have caused rescuers, ...
3,000 evacuated after train cars leak acid
More than 3,000 people were evacuated in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Saturday after two of six derailed train cars containing highly ...
Bush says Saudi oil increase not enough
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One winner in $196 million lottery

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Ex-head of UCLA cadaver program indicted

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Iran seizes Baha'i religious leaders

Six Baha'i leaders in Iran were seized and imprisoned this week, the religious group said. The act prompted condemnation and concern ...
35-year-old chosen to lead NAACP
The NAACP has chosen Ben Jealous as its new president, members of its board of directors said Saturday.

In-suit device solves Air Force's No. 1 problem

Where do fighter pilots traveling faster than the speed of sound go when they really need to "go"?

Man's rare ability may unlock secret of memory

Brad Williams remembers the day this picture was taken: July 28, 1964. He recalls that his family was on vacation in the Badlands. ...
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Ted Kennedy hospitalized after suffering seizure
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts was hospitalized in Boston Saturday after suffering stroke-like symptoms, according to ...
U.S. presidential race at center of astrology convention
Picking a winner of the presidential contest is front and center at what's being billed as the largest astrologers' convention ...
Fort Ticonderoga to commemorate 1758 battle
Before the Civil War and Antietam, the bloodiest battle fought on American soil was here, on a narrow but strategically vital ...
Bush: Saudi oil boost doesn't solve U.S. problem
President Bush said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia's decision earlier this month to boost oil production would not help American ...
Thousands flee China floods; quake toll rises
Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from rivers blocked by landslides ...
SoCal firefighters battle small blazes amid heat wave
Firefighters braced for more hot and dry weather Saturday as they worked to surround a wildfire that has burned 460 acres of ...

Firefighters helped by weather in fighting Fla. fires

Weather conditions are making it a little easier for firefighters to combat wildfires burning in parts of Florida.

Obama criticizes Bush, McCain during S. Dakota visit

Barack Obama is criticizing Republican rival John McCain and President Bush for "dishonest and divisive" attacks in hinting that ...
NAACP picks young activist as its new president
The NAACP board of directors has chosen Ben Jealous, a 35-year-old former news executive and lifelong activist, as the organization's ...
Tsvangirai postpones Zimbabwe return after threat
Assassination threats have derailed plans by Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to return home to campaign for the ...
Pelosi makes surprise visit to Baghdad
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, met with the Iraqi prime minister Saturday ...
Bus crash in China kills 14
State media say at least 14 people have died in a collision between a bus and a tractor in eastern China. The official Xinhua ...
Chinese rescuers still finding quake survivors
Piles of broken concrete rose seven stories high and a few buildings stood askew, knocked at odd angles. People cried out the ...
Low Vitamin D linked to breast cancer
Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients ...
Bin Laden: Palestinian cause at heart of al-Qaeda's mission
Osama bin Laden vowed in a new audio message released Friday to keep fighting Israel to liberate Palestinians, claiming this ...