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Horse bolts to sea; rescuers come to aid
2 hours ago
It was a sea rescue made for Hollywood: A horse in a photo shoot on a Southern California beach gets spooked and runs into the water, only to be rescued after swimming more than two miles offshore.
Mary Kennedy autopsy set
3 hours 48 minutes ago
A New York medical examiner will begin an autopsy Thursday on Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was found dead at her Westchester County home.
Closing arguments set to begin in Edwards trial
4 hours 31 minutes ago
Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the corruption trial of John Edwards, after his defense team rested its case without calling the former Democratic presidential candidate's ex-mistress to testify.
Flesh-eating condition caused by common bacteria
5 hours 12 minutes ago
Flesh-eating bacteria are common in the environment, but they rarely infect humans.
Report: TSA botched security issues
Yesterday
The Transportation Security Administration is failing to adequately report, track and fix airport security breaches, according to the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general.
Amazon lists best-read cities
Yesterday
Virginia is for lovers, so the slogan goes -- but more specifically, it seems to be the state many book-lovers call home.
RFK Jr.'s wife, Mary, dies
Yesterday
Mary Kennedy, from whom Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed for divorce in 2010, is dead, said an employee of the Westchester County, New York, medical examiner's office.
'Go-Go' pioneer Brown dies
Yesterday
Chuck Brown, known as the "Godfather of Go-Go," a genre blending funk, jazz and soul and other musical forms, died Wednesday, his manager said.
Navy ships collide a day before arrival in San Diego
Yesterday
Two U.S. Navy ships collided Wednesday off the coast of San Diego, according to Navy officials.
Alabama senators approve immigration bill; protesters arrested
Yesterday
Alabama senators approved a new bill aimed at improving the state's controversial immigration law Wednesday, but critics said the new measure might make things worse.
Obama awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam hero
Yesterday
President Barack Obama, in awarding a posthumous Medal of Honor to a Vietnam hero Wednesday, paid tribute to soldiers who received a cold reception when they returned home from the Southeast Asian war.
Brain injury link NFL players, vets?
Yesterday
The same dementia-like disease found in the brain tissue of several National Football League players has shown up in the brains of four U.S. veterans exposed to improvised explosive devices and other head trauma, according to new research.
Florida A&M band fraternity charter revoked after hazing investigation
Yesterday
The Florida A&M University marching band's fraternity charter has been revoked for five years because of a hazing incident two years ago, the Kappa Kappa Psi National Fraternity said Monday.
'Shape-ups' shoemaker fined $40 million
Yesterday
Skechers agreed to pay a hefty $40 million fine to settle charges of deceiving consumers by making "unfounded claims" that its Shape-ups shoes would help people "lose weight, and strengthen and tone their buttocks, legs and abdominal muscles," the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.
Slain driver, possible victim of phony officer, was missing wallet
Yesterday
A man who police say may have been killed by someone posing as a police officer was missing his wallet when he was found, a family member said Wednesday.
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