Researchers at Harvard Medical School said that as many as ten percent of adults over the age of 65 may have a gene mutation linked to the development of blood cancers.… Read more
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Ferguson Gives Thanks After a Quiet Night
Protesters in Ferguson pressed pause Thursday to observe the Thanksgiving holiday, decorating boarded-up storefronts and gathering for church services and turkey giveaways in marked contrast to the pr… Read more
WATCH: For Holiday Travelers, Good News is Cheap Gas – Bad News, Storms Make Traveling Tough
Some holiday travelers are giving thanks for the cheapest gas prices in years. But that's cold comfort to those beating a path through stormy weather, including a nor'easter affecting a wide… Read more
After a Close Vote to Stay in UK, Scotland Get New Powers
Britain's main political parties have agreed to grant Scotland new tax and spending powers to fulfill a promise of greater autonomy made before a recent independence referendum.… Read more
Who’s Paying For Barack Obama’s Thanksgiving Feast? Barack Obama!
There's no free lunch – or breakfast or dinner – for President Barack Obama on Thanksgiving Day. Or any other day for that matter.He has to dig into his pocket to pay fo…… Read more
Redskins’ QB Change Has Their Next Opponent Working Some Thanksgiving Overtime
Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson and cornerback Darius Butler started this week preparing to face Robert Griffin III.So much for that.After Washington Redskins coach Ja…… Read more
WATCH: Crowds Finally Dwindle In Ferguson As Cleanup Gets Underway From Rioting
The throngs of protesters who overran Ferguson after the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case dwindled to just a few small groups as people began cleaning up thi…… Read more
WATCH: Obama Defends Legal Authority to Pardon Turkeys
President Barack Obama has issued an executive action that some of his Republican opponents may be hard-pressed to disagree with – sparing Thanksgiving turkeys from the dinner table.… Read more
Five Tips to Avoid Overindulging on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is every dieter's nightmare: turkey slathered in gravy, candied sweet potatoes with marshmallows, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and buttery, and calorie-laden pecan pie.… Read more
Special Ops Team Frees Al Qaeda Hostages from Yemeni Cave in Raid
A team of U.S. special operations forces conducted a joint raid in a remote region of Yemen Tuesday to rescue eight hostages being held in a cave by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.… Read more
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Researchers Identify Gene Mutations Linked to Blood Cancer Risk
Researchers at Harvard Medical School said that as many as ten percent of adults over the age of 65 may have a gene mutation linked to the development of blood cancers.… Continue Reading
Ferguson Gives Thanks After a Quiet Night
Protesters in Ferguson pressed pause Thursday to observe the Thanksgiving holiday, decorating boarded-up storefronts and gathering for church services and turkey giveaways in marked contrast to the pr… Continue Reading
WATCH: For Holiday Travelers, Good News is Cheap Gas – Bad News, Storms Make Traveling Tough
Some holiday travelers are giving thanks for the cheapest gas prices in years. But that's cold comfort to those beating a path through stormy weather, including a nor'easter affecting a wide… Continue Reading
After a Close Vote to Stay in UK, Scotland Get New Powers
Britain's main political parties have agreed to grant Scotland new tax and spending powers to fulfill a promise of greater autonomy made before a recent independence referendum.… Continue Reading
Who’s Paying For Barack Obama’s Thanksgiving Feast? Barack Obama!
There's no free lunch – or breakfast or dinner – for President Barack Obama on Thanksgiving Day. Or any other day for that matter.He has to dig into his pocket to pay fo…… Continue Reading
Redskins’ QB Change Has Their Next Opponent Working Some Thanksgiving Overtime
Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson and cornerback Darius Butler started this week preparing to face Robert Griffin III.So much for that.After Washington Redskins coach Ja…… Continue Reading
WATCH: Crowds Finally Dwindle In Ferguson As Cleanup Gets Underway From Rioting
The throngs of protesters who overran Ferguson after the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case dwindled to just a few small groups as people began cleaning up thi…… Continue Reading
WATCH: Obama Defends Legal Authority to Pardon Turkeys
President Barack Obama has issued an executive action that some of his Republican opponents may be hard-pressed to disagree with – sparing Thanksgiving turkeys from the dinner table.… Continue Reading
Five Tips to Avoid Overindulging on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is every dieter's nightmare: turkey slathered in gravy, candied sweet potatoes with marshmallows, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and buttery, and calorie-laden pecan pie.… Continue Reading
Special Ops Team Frees Al Qaeda Hostages from Yemeni Cave in Raid
A team of U.S. special operations forces conducted a joint raid in a remote region of Yemen Tuesday to rescue eight hostages being held in a cave by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.… Continue Reading