Woman Saddened By Wonderful Partner Who Doesn't Want Kids
DEAR ABBY: I am a 38-year-old woman who has been dating a 41-year-old man for seven months. Sadly, although I have always wanted children, he does not. I realize my choice is either to stay in a relationship with a fabulous partner, knowing we won't have children, or end it, hoping I'll find…
Medical Mystery: Student Stops Needing Sleep
Cristina Speirs, 22, didn't need sleep, but it was a sign of a medical problem.
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Florida officials searched a gated community for a black bear that attacked a mother, who was hospitalized and underwent emergency surgery for her injuries. The Longwood, Fla., woman was attacked at 8:05 p.m. Monday as she was walking her dogs in a subdivision, Seminole County...
Photos: Check Out Kate Middleton's Darker 'Do!
Britain's Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge, listens from a balcony during the service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London
Protests show Putin the battle for Ukraine is not over
By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - Protests by hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine against their leaders' U-turn over Europe have sent a warning to Vladimir Putin that the battle over the former Soviet republic's future is far from over. For once, matters may be largely out of the…
After boy mauled, Balkan animal cruelty in focus
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A litter of puppies wrapped in a blanket and set on fire. A dog roaming the streets with its jaw hacked off. Cats found at the bottom of an apartment block, spines snapped.
What happens if the U.S. disengages from the Middle East?
To some observers, President Obama's decision to sign off on an interim deal to freeze Iran's nuclear program sends an unmistakable message to the Middle East: The U.S. is backing away from the region, and in a big way. "Obama has now announced that the United States cannot be relied upon to stand…
Democratic strategist Al From: On Obamacare, good intentions aren’t enough
Former Clinton adviser says the problem-ridden program could damage the Democratic Party.
PlayStation 4 sales exceed 2.1 million units: Sony
Sony said on Tuesday it has sold more than 2.1 million PlayStation 4 consoles after less than three weeks on the market, as it battles Microsoft and Nintendo for supremacy in the lucrative gaming sector. The eagerly-awaited PlayStation sold more than one million units in just one day after its…
Mexico finds 64 bodies in mass graves
A total of 64 bodies have been found in mass graves in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, authorities said as they wrapped up a probe of alleged victims of a drug cartel. The search in an area bordering the drug-plagued state of Michoacan stemmed from a probe into the November 3 disappearance…
'Secret' Labyrinth of Tunnels Under Rome Mapped
Deep under the streets and buildings of Rome is a maze of tunnels and quarries that dates back to the very beginning of this ancient city. Now, geologists are venturing beneath Rome to map these underground passageways, hoping to prevent modern structures from crumbling into the voids below.
US Navy deploys new surveillance aircraft to Japan
The US Navy has deployed sophisticated surveillance aircraft to Japan, officials said Monday, amid rising tension over China's territorial claims in the region. Two P-8A Poseidon patrol jets departed Jacksonville, Florida on Friday and arrived later at Kadena air base in Okinawa, in a move that…
Shining light on Africa's colonial atrocities
Pygmies exhibited like animals before a gawping public. Medical experiments used to justify Nazi theories of Aryan superiority. Even now, many of the horrors of colonial Africa are insufficiently understood in the countries that inflicted them, according to Brett Bailey, a South African whose…
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A waitress who claimed she received an anti-gay message on her receipt has been suspended pending an investigation of her allegations.
Critical thinking hallmark of Common Core class
MIDDLETOWN, Del. (AP) — Remembering the plot of a short story is no longer good enough in teacher Amy Lawson's fifth-grade classroom.
Paul Walker Crash: Investigators Say Speed Was a Factor
Police got a phone tip that another car had been at the scene of the accident.
Amazon fulfillment warehouses (11 photos)
On perhaps the busiest online shopping day of the year, the Supreme Court refused to wade into a dispute over state sales taxes for purchases on websites like Amazon.com, an outcome likely to prompt more states to attempt to collect taxes on Internet sales. Monday's court action means "it might…
Novice gardeners: Try these bulletproof plants
Gardening is a forgiving pursuit. Get it wrong one year and you can start fresh again the next, wiser, with lessons learned.
Transgender student speaks up at school board meeting
A transgender student at the center of a recent fight caught on video at Hercules High School spoke up about the bullying she underwent.
