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- Tornado kills 1, smashes buildings near Denver
At least one massive tornado swept across northern Colorado's Front Range today, killing at least one person, demolishing buildings and dumping golf-ball-size hail in places, a sheriff's deputy said.
- House panel subpoenas Karl Rove
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday served a subpoena on former top Bush aide Karl Rove, the panel announced.
- Court: Polygamists' kids taken unjustifiably
An appeals court ruled today that the state of Texas should not have seized hundreds of children from a polygamist sect. Earlier this year, authorities raided the Yearning for Zion ranch in Eldorado, Texas, after they received reports of child abuse. Abou
- '08 hurricane season may be above normal
The approaching 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be above normal, with up to 16 named storms and up to five major hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, citing climate conditions.
- Fast-moving fire threatens homes
An aggressive wildfire in Northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains grew to 1,400 acres Thursday, prompting evacuations of homes in two counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
- Obama, McCain may be hunting VP candidates
Barack Obama is quietly beginning his search for a running mate, according to a veteran Democratic activist in Washington.
- Edwards: Don't write anybody's obituary
Elizabeth Edwards, diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live" Wednesday to discuss Sen. Edward Kennedy's cancer diagnosis.
- Widow: Online drugs killed my husband
Nancy Fitzpatrick tried to kill herself. A man died in a pool of vomit. Both had bottles of prescription drugs shipped to them without seeing a doctor. Fitzpatrick blames online pharmacies for being the new drug pushers. "They need to be stopped," she tol
- Officer breast-feeds quake orphans
A Chinese policewoman is being hailed as a hero after taking it upon herself to breast-feed several infants who were separated from their mothers or orphaned by China's devastating earthquake.
- 'Necklacing' returns to South Africa
More than 40 people have been killed in violence that has rocked South Africa the past week, authorities say. The victims are mainly immigrants and refugees. The country has also seen a disturbing throwback to the 1980s tactic of "necklacing," where a car
Health
- After cancer diagnosis, what comes next?
One day you're out walking your dog, and the next day you find out you have cancer. That's pretty much what happened to Sen. Ted Kennedy, who was recently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. In this week's Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent
- Brain cancer survivors share insights
Thomas Sedowski saw the big white dot on his brain scan, but thought he'd gotten a lucky break when the doctor called it a "lesion." Soon he found himself immersed in the complicated, jargon-filled world of cancer. He and other iReporters share insights a
- Study: Friends help friends kick the habit
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- Vitamin D is hot! Here's how to get it
Vitamin D is becoming an increasingly important player in a healthful diet. Research has linked it to an impressive and diverse array of potential benefits, but researchers haven't agreed on how much you should get or the best sources. CookingLight.com ex
- Alarm over UK hybrid embryo research
Opponents of controversial plans to use hybrid human-animal embryos for research spoke out Tuesday, calling the practice unnecessary, unnatural, and reprehensible a day after British lawmakers voted to allow it.
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