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Senate Dems win key vote to advance health bill
A sweeping health care overhaul narrowly clears its first hurdle in the Senate, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate.
Michael Jackson glove sells for $350,000
The gleaming glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 is auctioned off for $350,000.
Judge keeps Hasan confined until trial
A military magistrate rules that the Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be held until trial.
Afghan war grows more visible in U.S.
A record number of Afghan war deaths in October has forced the U.S. to take new notice of Afghanistan as debate rages over whether President Obama should send tens of thousands more troops.
Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted in deaths
A military judge in Texas has found a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients not guilty of murder.
From bad to worse for ND: UConn wins in 2OT
UConn had a pass intercepted in the end zone, had two touchdowns called back on holding penalties and missed a field goal at the end of regulation, but the Huskies were able to overcome all of that to defeat the struggling Irish in South Bend Saturday, 33-30 in double overtime for the biggest win in the school's history.
Atlantis astronauts take 2nd spacewalk
A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.
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Record bite for ?New Moon?: $72.7 million
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single-day domestic box office record set by "The Dark Knight."
Iran to hold drills to protect nuclear sites
Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander says.
Life in prison for scaring woman to death
A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death.
Death toll in China coal mine blast hits 87
The death toll in a northeast China coal mine blast has jumped to 87, the official Xinhua News agency reports.
Stressed Marines got bad care, therapist says
Marines treated for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear live-fire training, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.
McCain: ?I enjoyed? Palin's book
U.S. Sen. John McCain says that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplays any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."
Hacked emails add fuel to climate dispute
Hackers break into the electronic files of one of the world's foremost climate research centers and post an array of e-mails which causes a stir among skeptics who say discussions show a conspiracy.
Pope, Anglican leader discuss their flocks
After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assures the archbishop of Canterbury that he is still committed to seeking closer ties between Catholics and Anglicans.
10 ways to fix ?Saturday Night Live?
For starters, NBC's weekend staple can raise its game by not using hot young hosts who are there mainly to plug failed movies, booking hipper musical guests and easing back on Kristin Wiig overload.
Irish give up on Cup replay over hand ball
Ireland has given up hope of getting its World Cup playoff against France replayed because of Thierry Henry?s hand ball.
Big Bang machine fires up after repair
Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.
Zap! Light used to paralyze tiny creatures
Set your ultraviolet rays to stun. Researchers have now developed a molecular on-off switch that can paralyze animals when they are exposed to ultraviolet beams.
Nerves fray at Fort Hood as deployment nears
For some in a Fort Hood platoon that lost three in the on-base attack, anxiety is heightened ahead of an early January deployment to Afghanistan.
Toxic drinking water finally tied to old mine
After decades of denials from the owners of a Nevada mine, dangerous levels of uranium and arsenic in drinking water have been tied to a World War II-era copper mine.
Life sentences sought in Amanda Knox case
Italian prosecutors request life in prison for American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend, who are accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate.
Pope meets 250 artists to renew friendship
Pope Benedict met artists from around the world in the Sistine Chapel and urged them to inject spirituality into their work, saying contemporary beauty was often "illusory and deceitful."
