Missing New Hampshire Teen Abigail Hernandez Sent Mom Letter
Letter Was Postmarked Weeks After Teen Went Missing
Mom Is Slow To Address Girl's Excessive Weight
DEAR ABBY: I'm 12 and weigh 204 pounds. I feel really fat and I want to go on a diet, but my mom won't let me. I'm getting bad grades in gym class and need your help. -- SAD GIRL IN NEW HAMPSHIREDEAR SAD GIRL: By recognizing that you have a problem that you can't deal with on your own, you have…
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The National Weather Service has issued ice and winter storm advisories for more than a dozen states. Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee have already declared states of emergency. Snow, ice and freezing rain are moving to the Northeast.
How the strange case of Obama's Uncle Omar complicates immigration reform
Obama has a passel of half-siblings, but his requisite nettlesome relative may turn out to be an uncle, Onyango (Omar) Obama. In August 2011, Uncle Omar was pulled over in Framingham, Mass., for driving under the influence. Shortly after the arrest, Uncle Omar reportedly told the police, "I think…
Kordell Stewart's divorce from his wife is final
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Pittsburgh Steeler standout Kordell Stewart's divorce from his reality show wife is final.
North Korea deports US tourist and Korean War vet
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday freed an 85-year-old U.S. veteran of the Korean War after a weekslong detention, ending the saga of Merrill Newman's attempt to visit the North as a tourist six decades after he oversaw a group of South Korean wartime guerrillas still loathed by…
US Air Force has secretly built a new stealth drone
The US Air Force has secretly developed a new stealth drone for long-range reconnaissance missions that could be operational by 2015, according to a report Friday in an industry magazine. The unmanned drone, dubbed RQ-180, is currently in the testing phase at the top secret Groom Lake air base in…
Why European women are still smoking like chimneys
Soaring tobacco taxes, indoor bans, and bold health warnings on packages have not been enough to keep Europeans from their cigarettes, says a new report from the World Health Organization released this week. Nearly 28 percent of adult Europeans smoked in 2011, compared to under 20 percent in the…
The Surprising Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar
As the saying goes, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Although it doesn't have quite the same ring to it, it might be more accurate to say, "A glass of apple cider vinegar and water a day keeps the doctor away." Most people associate apple cider vinegar with cooking, but its uses go far…
The ghost town at the end of the earth (21 photos)
This old mining outpost, called Pyramid (Pyramiden) and abandoned in 1998, is on the Arctic Ocean island of Spitsbergen . An anomaly, it is a deserted Soviet town that is in fact in Norway, just 1300 km from the North Pole. The facility was founded in 1910 by Sweden and sold to the USSR in 1927.…
Metro haters beware: 2014 will be the end of new Windows 7 PCs
If you’re looking to buy a new PC and you hate the idea of looking at Live Tiles, then you’d better get a new PC within the next year or so. As ZDNet points out, Microsoft has told its manufacturing partners that they can keep selling new Windows 7-based PCs through October 30th, 2014, which means…
Fawcett portrait worth $12M, expert tells jury
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett currently held by actor Ryan O'Neal is worth an estimated $12 million, an appraiser told a jury Friday.
Biden Visits DMZ as NKorea Releases US Tourist
VP Biden peers out at North Korea from DMZ hours after Pyongyang releases detained US tourist
Coach: Winston showed no stress from investigation
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jameis Winston quickly emerged as one of college football's biggest stars because of his brilliant play, while also charming Florida State fans with his smile and natural charisma.
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Cato the husky has some explaining to do.
Ho-Ho-Howl! 10 Dogs that Want to Steal Santa's Job (10 photos)
No one said being Santa was easy. It's one pretty tough job. Before the big day, he has to hit the stores and endure the long lines, crazy kids, and frenzied parents. On the big night, Santa has to find just the right gift for each and every child in the world (kind of makes your shopping list seem…
Quarter of Early Obamacare Enrollments Had Errors
Two and a half months after the troubled launch of HealthCare.gov, the Obama administration today disclosed the scope of problems on the website’s back-end, revealing how many Americans might not have the health insurance they think they signed up for. The Centers for Medicare and...
Boehner vs. Castro on the Exchange
House Speaker John Boehner says his premiums will double, and his deductible will triple, under the Affordable Care Act. That’s true, but it is misleading to compare Boehner with the “many Americans seeing their costs go up,” as his spokesman Brendan Buck has put it.
Nobel winner: scientists get it wrong most of time
STOCKHOLM (AP) — One of this year's Nobel Prize laureates says learning how to handle failure is key to becoming a successful scientist.
Russia: Crashed pilot may have had fake license
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian pilot who sent a Boeing 737 into a near-vertical dive, killing all 50 people on board, might have had a fake license, Russian investigators said Friday.
