A 22-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn baby are alive expected to live after being kidnapped, set on fire and shot in Warren, Mich., police said. The woman, who is nine months pregnant, told police she was dropping her ex-boyfriend at his new girlfriend’s home... More »Pregnant Woman, Unborn Baby Survive Being Abducted, Set on Fire, Shot
Public schools in Jackson, Miss., will no longer be allowed to handcuff students to poles or other objects, under a settlement with the Southern Poverty Law Center reached in U.S. District Court. Jody Owens, director of the Mississippi office of the Southern Poverty Law Center,... More »Schools Barred From Handcuffing Students
Vice President Joe Biden told a graduating class of army cadets today that their entrance into the service had come at time of rapid change for the nation’s military. Delivering the commencement address to roughly a thousand students of the U.S. Military Academy at West... More »At West Point Commencement, Joe Biden Focuses on Future Challenges
As Americans prepare to fire up the grill, open the pool, and enjoy the holiday weekend, President Obama is paying tribute to the nation’s men and women in uniform, thanking them for their service and reaffirming his commitment to “serve them and their families as... More »Obama's Weekly Address: Honor Our Fallen Heroes
Last month the FBI notified the Thrift Savings Plan, the contribution retirement savings plan for Federal employees, that a contractor’s computer systems had been breached in a complex cyber-attack with 123,000 Social Security numbers being compromised. According to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB)... More »Federal Worker Savings Plan Computers Hit in Cyber-Attack
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved plans for an underground subway that will run underneath The Beverly Hills High School, a move that has generated uproar from parents and school officials. “All actions today will be shipped over to the federal government,”... More »Subway Plans Approved for Underneath Los Angeles High School
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is offering a $2.65 per share stock dividend to all company employees while forgoing his own shares — a move that will likely cost him $75 million, according to the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “At Mr. Cook’s request,... More »Apple CEO Tim Cook to Forgo $75 Million in Dividends
Zetas Car Bomb Injures 8 Police Officers in Border Town Nuevo Laredo More »Mexican Drug Cartels Make Fake Military Uniforms
A California police chief under fire for using 10 investigators to search for his son’s missing iPhone defended his actions, saying it was “worth it.” When Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan’s son said his iPhone was stolen from his locker at Berkeley High School in... More »Berkeley Police Chief Defends Hunt for Son's iPhone
An estimated 200 mountaineers will attempt the summit of Mt. Everest today and Saturday. But veteran climbers fear overcrowding will create treacherous circumstances that could lead to more deaths. The warning comes one week after four climbers died on the world’s tallest peak. They died... More »Everest Overcrowding Could Be Fatal This Weekend
On approach, the tiny village of Goubeyday looks like a typical rural African village. But immediately after we get out of the four-wheel-drive vehicles that carried us here for hours over sandy, unmarked roads, it is clear something about this village is very different. There... More »Facing Hunger Crisis in West Africa, Families Pick Leaves, Berries to Survive
What Finally Brought Down the Tran Organization? More »Real-Life 'Ocean's 11': How Agents Foiled a $7 Million Casino Scheme
Death Row Babysitter Convicted of Killing 3-Month-Old Could Get New Trial More »Death Row Woman Could Get New Trial Over 'Dropped Baby' Evidence
An artificial heart the size of a pinky finger kept a 16-month-old baby alive for nearly two weeks while he waited for a heart transplant, Reuters reported. The Italian baby, whose name has not been released, had dilated cardiomyopathy, a disease that stretched the muscular walls... More »Baby Saved by Smallest Artificial Heart
Apollo 11 Commander Calls it 'Sad' NASA Caught Between Obama and Congress More »Neil Armstrong Recalls Hair-Raising Apollo Moon Landing
Right now could be the best time to buy a home – if you qualify. Prices are close to 10-year lows in most markets, and rates for 30-year fixed mortgages are at their cheapest ever. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on a... More »Mortgage Rates Fall Again
The Babies May Have Been Exposed in Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Units More »Tuberculosis: 25 Babies in California Possibly Exposed to TB
2012 on Pace to Be Deadliest Year Ever for Journalists in Somalia More »Somali Journalist Gunned Down, Sixth Killed in 5 Months
In a rare glimpse into cyber warfare tactics, a top U.S. official has explicitly acknowledged that the U.S. government hacked into websites run by Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, changing advertisements that boasted about killing Americans into advertisements that underscored the deaths of Muslim civilians... More »Hillary Clinton: U.S. hacked Yemen al-Qaida sites
Players' Suicides Has Many Wondering If Risks of Football Are Worth It More »Football's Risk Factor: Brain Injuries Raise New Concerns for Young Athletes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Eight months after a repeal of the military’s “don’t ask , don’t tell” policy, the U.S. Air Force Academy today graduated its first group of openly gay cadets. As President Obama addressed the graduates, no rainbow flags could be seen on... More »Air Force Academy Graduates First Openly Gay Cadets
Intrauterine Device Prevents Pregnancy 20 Times Better Than Pill, Other Methods More »Birth Control: New Research Gives Boost to IUD Effectiveness
Theodore Kaczynski Lists 'Prisoner' as Occupation, Life Sentences as 'Awards' More »Unabomber Updates Status in Harvard Alum Magazine
Jerky Treats Caused Kidney Failure, Deaths of US Dogs, Say Owners More »Chinese Pet Treats Linked to 900 Dog Deaths, Illnesses
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