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Credit squeeze hits college students, families: With the price of some top-priced colleges and universities north of $50,000 a year and lenders cutting back on student loans, financing a college education is getting harder. ›15:32 19 Aug, Tue
Man dies after waiting 22 hours at hospital: A mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to cut off the facilitys funding. ›00:20
California fines 18 hospitals for shoddy care: Eighteen hospitals in California were fined for state health code violations in which patients received shoddy care that in some cases led to deaths. ›22:31 19 Aug, Tue
Newsweek: The group that saved the Everglades: In June, the state of Florida agreed to buy the U.S. Sugar Corp. for $1.75 billion in a bold effort to accelerate restoration of the Everglades. The Everglades Foundation, a tiny conservation group, was a major factor in getting the deal done. ›18:50 19 Aug, Tue
Brewers taking risky approach with Sabathia: CC Sabathia is near 200 innings, and it's still August. Why isn't Milwaukee concerned? Ken Rosenthal knows, but he isn't buying it. ›05:04
Food aid arrives for hungry Georgians: A convoy of food aid for beleaguered Georgians rumbled through a Russian checkpoint Wednesday, despite few signs by soldiers of fulfilling Moscow's promise of a pullback within two days. ›09:48
Roseanne rips Jolie, Pitt, Voight over politics: Roseanne Barr is using her personal Web site to slam Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Jolie's father, Jon Voight. ›16:24 18 Aug, Mon
Retailers results dont bode well for rest of year: The latest round of second-quarter reports show more signs of financial stress on shoppers. ›19:30 19 Aug, Tue
U.S. gymnast Johnson gets gold on beam: Shawn Johnson of the United States won an Olympic gold medal in the last event of the women's competition Tuesday night, the balance beam.Johnson nailed a routine that was full of difficult tricks, earning a 16.225. The world champion, who already had a silver behind fellow American Nastia Liukin in the all-around, and a silver on floor and in the team event, edged Liukin, who finished with a gold, three silvers and a bronze. ›15:56 19 Aug, Tue
Preschool party busted for noise: A New Zealand kindergarten disco was broken up by authorities for pumping out "Bob the Builder" music too loud. ›04:31 19 Aug, Tue
1 in 2 believe prayer trumps doctor's prognosis: When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. ›20:29 18 Aug, Mon
Man trashes trash then saves it: Without ever lifting a shovel, an archaeologist could dig through Dave Chameides' house and get a pretty good picture of how he has lived for the past eight months. ›14:55 15 Aug, Fri
Zenn and the art of small, electric vehicles: The diminutive Zenn is silent and has no emissions, but will small electric cars with limited speed and range catch on? ›14:43 15 Aug, Fri
Red Tape: How's your lover's credit report?: Everybody hates the FreeCreditReport.com guy for whining about his new wife's defaulted credit cards ... but when should you ask about your intended's credit rating? For better or worse, it's a conversation you shouldn't avoid. ›14:16 19 Aug, Tue
Newsweek: Public pools reopen in Baghdad: The U.S. military helped reopen several public pools in steamy Baghdad this summer, restoring some normalcy for beleaguered residents. But the openings were not without problems. ›21:47 19 Aug, Tue
Mexican peppers posed risk before outbreak: Federal inspectors at U.S. border crossings repeatedly turned back filthy, disease-ridden shipments of peppers from Mexico in the months before a salmonella outbreak that sickened 1,400 people was finally traced to Mexican chilies. ›23:58 18 Aug, Mon
Razor-thin skin protects tiny spacecraft: To bring this sci-fi vision of 50-pound "micro-spacecraft" and 10-pound "nano-spacecraft" to reality, scientists have now invented a razor-thin skin that can protect craft against the extreme heat and intense cold found in outer space and withstand micrometeoroids hurtling at thousands of miles per hour. ›20:01 19 Aug, Tue
Falcons cut ties with disgruntled WR Horn: Joe Horn, released by the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday after the team couldn't trade the veteran receiver, said he is relieved he can pursue a job with another team. ›21:41 19 Aug, Tue
The miracle weight loss that isnt: New evidence of the health benefits of gastric-bypass surgery has doctors eager to recommend it. But some people say the risks are being greatly underplayed. ›13:33 18 Aug, Mon
Fairs tout green efforts, but struggle: The doughnut stand's exterior was plastic and studded with incandescent lights. It had its own humming generators. And the cold water for sale came in plastic bottles. ›19:05 17 Aug, Sun
Blasts reportedly kill 11 in Algeria: Twin car bombings at a hotel and military headquarters killed 11 people and wounded 31 others on Wednesday, according to local reports. ›09:10
2 get labor over China protest bid: Chinese authorities have ordered two women to spend one year in a labor camp after they applied to hold a protest during the Olympics against being forced from their homes, a relative said Wednesday. ›08:11
Magpies are no bird-brains, mirror test shows: Magpies can recognize themselves in a mirror, highlighting the mental skills of some birds and confounding the notion that self-awareness is the exclusive preserve of humans and a few higher mammals. ›18:22 19 Aug, Tue
Couple each win $350,000 in lottery: This couple won't have to argue about how to spend their lottery winnings. That's because the Mount Horeb husband and wife each won their own $350,000 jackpots in this weekend's SuperCash state lottery. ›21:36 19 Aug, Tue
