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President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.
Full Story updated 1/7/2009 7:31 AM
Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama of Illinois, but maybe not much longer.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 7:10 AM
Israel ordered a pause in its Gaza offensive for three hours Wednesday to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians, and the country's leaders debated whether to accept an international cease-fire plan or expand the assault against Hamas.
Full Story updated 1/7/2009 6:58 AM
Japanese Emperor Akihito commemorated the 20th anniversary of his reign on Wednesday, but with no notable plans other than a trip to his father's grave.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:00 AM
Thousands of Cambodians celebrated Wednesday the fall of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime 30 years ago as a UN-backed tribunal prepared to finally try some of its key leaders for crimes against humanity.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:00 AM
An Omaha man has filed a lawsuit accusing his ex-wife and former father-in-law of hiding a recording device inside his daughter's teddy bear in order to spy on him.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 7:19 AM
A 20-year-old man who helped kill a lovesick girl's family because the two were forbidden to date has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:00 AM
A federal judge who was indicted last year for allegedly making unwanted sexual advances toward his court case manager was accused Tuesday of fondling another former court employee.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:00 AM
Two men and a teenager were charged Tuesday in the alleged gang rape of a lesbian in the San Francisco Bay area. Humberto Hernandez Salvador, 31, and Josue Gonzalez, 21, were charged with kidnapping, carjacking and gang rape in the attack last month in Richmond.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:00 AM
Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:00 AM
Gunmen have opened fire and tossed a grenade at a Mexican television station as it aired its nightly newscast, leaving behind a message warning the station about its coverage of drug gangs.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:00 AM
The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:00 AM
Pakistan's president is calling for foreign allies to provide more support -- not more troops -- to help win the battle against extremist militias along its volatile border with Afghanistan.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:00 AM
Chinese speed skater Song Xingyu has been banned from the sport for one year after making an obscene gesture toward fans from a rival province.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:00 AM
A 6-year-old Virginia boy who missed his bus tried to drive to school in his family's sedan -- and crashed. His parents were charged with child endangerment.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 3:09 PM
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