Obama Urges Wall Street Reform
In the wake of JP Morgan Chase?s staggering trading loss, President Obama is urging Republicans to ?keep moving forward? and finish implementing Wall Street reform. ?We can?t afford to go back to an era of weak regulation and little oversight, where excessive risk-taking on Wall...
Antibiotics Illegal in the US Found in Samples of Foreign Shrimp
Some samples of fresh foreign shrimp from grocery stores in the U.S. came up positive for illegal U.S. chemicals. The FDA says it suspects only 1 percent to 2 percent of foreign shrimp were affected.
G-8 Slumber Party at Camp David
Leaders of eight of the world?s largest economies are meeting at Camp David this evening for the G-8 Summit, marking the biggest gathering of heads of state at the president?s country retreat in history. The rustic estate in Maryland?s Catoctin Mountains, however, presents something of...
Ex-Facebookers: About Ideas, Not Wealth
Facebook?s stock market debut seems to be creating a frenzy everywhere but Facebook. Shares have been fluctuating between $40 and $42, as of 2 p.m. ET since opening Friday morning, amid reports that Nasdaq was experiencing some technical hiccups. Gizmodo reported shares were trading at...
Bird Strike Killed 2 Marines
A ?likely unavoidable? bird strike was responsible for a helicopter crash that killed two Camp Pendleton Marines in September, according to a Marine Corps investigation. Capt. Jeffrey Bland, 37, and 1st Lt. Thomas Heitmann, 27, were killed on Sept. 19 when their AH-1W Cobra helicopter...
Stabbed Woman Kills Child, Dies
Cleveland police: Woman stabbed in neck tried to drive, hit attacker's 2-year-old; both died
Families Sue Suicide Cleanup Firm
Five people in Texas said a biohazard removal company, Aftermath, overbilled them for cleaning up after their loved ones' deaths, billing tens of thousands of dollars for jobs that were quoted at a fraction of the price.
Minority Birth Boom Fuels Hate Groups
With news from the U.S. Census Bureau that the birth of minority children outpaced that of white children for the first time in 2011, the Southern Poverty Law Center is keeping an eye on radical hate groups whose members react angrily toward shifting demographics.
Teen's Rage Risk: Can't Be Near Mom
They are a mother and daughter who consider each other best friends. And yet, Bernadette and her 14-year-old daughter, Taylor, don't eat meals together, don't share any activities and don't even speak to each other. It's all because everyday sounds her mother makes -- clearing her throat or sighing -- can send Taylor to the brink. Taylor suffers from misophonia.
Flesh-Eat Victim's Brave Call: 'Let's Do This'
Aimee Copeland, who lost her leg to a flesh-eating infection after a zip-line injury, learned that she will also lose her right foot and hands.
Al Gore Has a New Girlfriend
It?s been nearly two years since Al and Tipper Gore announced their separation after 40 years of marriage, and now Mr. Gore has a girlfriend. The Nobel Laureate and former vice president is seriously dating Elizabeth Keadle, a friend close to Liz confirms to ABC...
Dad Who Sewed Son's Butt Takes Plea
A Waukegan, Ill., man avoided prison time for a January 2008 do-it-yourself surgical procedure in which he sewed together part of his son?s buttocks, the Lake-County News Sun reported. Randy Swopes, 52, took a plea deal that offered him two years of probation and 250...
Stars Galore Sunday at Billboard Awards
This year?s Billboard Music Awards, set for Sunday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will be quite the star-studded affair. The telecast, which will air on ABC, will feature performances from Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber, LMFAO, The Wanted, Nelly...
SpaceX Rocket Launch Aborted
SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second before liftoff because of engine problem
Cheerleaders in Politics
Here's a look at the cheerleaders of the past who've ventured into politics
Will Facebook IPO Boost Local Real Estate?
Tax revenue from Facebook's $104 billion IPO may not fill California's $16 billion budget deficit, but it will likely give a boost to Silicon Valley's already inflated real estate prices.
Photos: Donna Summer's Career
Donna Summer, the singer who came to be known as the "Queen of Disco" during her 1970s heyday, died today after battling cancer.
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