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  1. A history text book on China lays amongst the rubble of a collapsed school in Dujiangyan, southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday, May 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
    China's Heaviest Toll: Schoolchildren Time.com - 36 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.9

    Too many children died in poorly constructed schools flattened by the quake, and now their parents want answers

  2. Customers use computers inside an internet cafe in Changzhi, Shanxi province April 25, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Woman indicted in MySpace hoax suicide Reuters - Thu May 15, 8:07 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.8

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 49-year-old Missouri woman accused of pretending to be a love-struck teenage boy on MySpace and driving a 13-year-old girl to suicide with cruel messages was indicted on Thursday on federal charges.

  3. A polar bear on the edge of Hudson Bay in Canada. The world's wildlife populations have reduced by around a quarter since the 1970s, according to a major report by the WWF conservation organization.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)
    Wildlife numbers plummet globally: WWF AFP - Fri May 16, 7:35 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.8

    LONDON (AFP) - The world's wildlife populations have reduced by around a quarter since the 1970s, according to a major report published Friday by the WWF conservation organization.

  4. Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives.(AFP iactiv)
    Time running out for China quake survivors AFP - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.8

    MIANYANG, China (AFP) - Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives.

  5. E-mail from VA worker says to avoid PTSD diagnosis AP - Thu May 15, 5:31 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    WASHINGTON - An internal e-mail written by a Veterans Affairs Department employee suggested avoiding a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans and instead considering a diagnosis that might result in a lower disability payment.

  6. TV drug ads may have to zoom in on side effects AP - Thu May 15, 2:12 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    WASHINGTON - Would consumers get the same warm, fuzzy message from a drug advertisement that promised to lift their mood if it also urged them to report side effects like suicidal thoughts and diarrhea?

  7. Huge project to restore Everglades to be suspended AP - Thu May 15, 10:37 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Construction on a huge reservoir meant to help restore the Everglades will be put on hold over a lawsuit brought by a group that fears the water could be diverted for other purposes.

  8. In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo the steeple atop the main temple stands above residential structures at rear on the grounds of the Yearning For Zion Ranch, home of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints near Eldorado, Texas.  In five years, the West Texas polygamist sect transformed 1,700 acres of scrub land purchased for $700,000 into a bustling ranch with a blazing-white limestone temple, sprawling three-story log cabins, woodworking shops and a dairy. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
    Polygamist sect's finances are murky AP - Fri May 16, 3:30 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    ELDORADO, Texas - In just five years, the West Texas polygamist sect transformed 1,700 acres of scrubland purchased for $700,000 into a bustling ranch with a blazing-white limestone temple, sprawling three-story log cabins, woodworking shops and a dairy.

  9. File photo illustration of pills of all kinds, shapes and colours, March 2003. (Jacky Naegelen/Reuters)
    Vitamin D may lower breast cancer risk Reuters - Thu May 15, 9:25 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast cancer patients with lower levels of vitamin D were far more likely to die and far more likely to have their cancer spread than women with normal levels, Canadian researchers reported on Thursday.

  10. Salmonella outbreak traced to tainted dog food Reuters - Thu May 15, 3:05 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contaminated dry dog food was the source of an outbreak of Salmonella infections affecting people in 19 states, public health officials report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  11. Internally displaced people eat at a relief centre near Dedaye, in the Irrawaddy Delta, in the Irrawaddy Delta May 14, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Rain deepens Myanmar misery; death toll spikes Reuters - 50 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.6

    YANGON (Reuters) - Torrential rain lashed victims of Cyclone Nargis on Friday as Myanmar's junta admitted more than 130,000 people were dead or missing, putting the disaster on a par with a 1991 cyclone that killed 143,000 in neighboring Bangladesh.

  12. Giant pythons capable of swallowing a dog and even an alligator are rapidly making south Florida their home, potentially threatening other southeastern states, a study said(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)
    Giant pythons invade southeastern Florida: study AFP - Thu May 15, 11:06 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    MIAMI (AFP) - Giant pythons capable of swallowing a dog and even an alligator are rapidly making south Florida their home, potentially threatening other southeastern states, a study said.

  13. Senate votes to roll back media ownership rule AP - Fri May 16, 8:36 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    WASHINGTON - The Senate Thursday night voted to nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market.

  14. This artist drawing shows Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer Thursday, May 15, 2008, during his trial at the Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles. Pellicano was convicted on federal racketeering and other charges Thursday, for digging up dirt for his well-heeled clients to use in lawsuits, divorces and contract disputes against the rich and famous. (AP Photo/Mona Edwards)
    Wiretap victims grateful private eye is convicted AP - Fri May 16, 5:59 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nine-week trial of Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano often had seamy plot lines and suspense worthy of a movie: death threats, offers of murder and extramarital affairs.

  15. People over 60 urged to get one-time shingles shot AP - Thu May 15, 8:00 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    ATLANTA - People 60 and older should get a one-time shingles shot that can help prevent the painful rash, U.S. health officials are recommending. There's a 50-50 chance the shot will prevent shingles for those 60 and up, though the odds get worse the older you get. But shingles can be severe for some people, and the government believes it's worth the $160-per-dose cost.

  16. Myanmar volunteers serve a free breakfast to children at a temple after the destructive Cyclone Nargis on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, May 12, 2008. From a shopkeeper offering free rice porridge to medical students treating the countless sick, ordinary people in Myanmar are stepping up to help cyclone victims while the military regime restricts critically needed international aid. (AP Photo)
    Local heroes step in to help cyclone victims AP - Thu May 15, 1:35 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    YANGON, Myanmar - From shopkeepers handing out free rice porridge to medical students caring for the sick, ordinary people in Myanmar are stepping in to help cyclone victims as the military regime severely restricts international aid.

  17. Hungry bear, cub take refuge on building's roof AP - Thu May 15, 3:44 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    BUCHAREST, Romania - A mother bear and her young cub stopped traffic and caused panic Thursday in central Romania after they roamed through gardens in search of food and finally climbed the stairs of a 4-story building and broke onto the roof. A rescue team tranquilized the mother after failing to steer her toward a nearby forest, officials said.

  18. John Tyler Hammons, the 19-year-old newly elected mayor of Muskogee, Okla., gestures as he speaks during an interview in his new office in Muskogee, Okla., Thursday May 15, 2008. The University of Oklahoma freshman is moving out of a dorm and back in with his parents as he prepares to be sworn in next week as mayor of this 38,000-person eastern Oklahoma city made famous in Merle Haggard's 'Okie From Muskogee.' (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
    Muskogee, Okla., teen ready for mayoral challenge AP - Fri May 16, 3:15 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Nineteen-year-old John Tyler Hammons has a lot on his plate as he prepares to take over as mayor of this eastern Oklahoma city, but he's trying to keep his priorities straight.

  19. Sheila Dulien stands outside her Ninth Ward home that is under renovation in New Orleans Monday, April 28, 2008. Much of the work on the home was done by foreign labor, but now many immigrants who swelled New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina have begun leaving as work dries up, and deportation fears rise. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
    Ex-Army Corps consultant indicted in bribery case AP - Fri May 16, 3:31 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    NEW ORLEANS - A former Army Corps of Engineers consultant and a dirt subcontractor were indicted Thursday on bribery charges stemming from an investigation into levee work after Hurricane Katrina.