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Bush to defend war on terror in speech: President Bush is defending his line-in-the-sand approach to the fight against Islamic terrorism, following presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama in a speech to a veterans group. ›09:27
More nests is good news for loggerheads: Rare loggerhead sea turtles are having a record nesting season on the Georgia coast and have been laying eggs in promising numbers on southern Atlantic beaches from Florida to the Carolinas. ›20:20 15 Aug, Fri
Rogue monkey eludes Tokyo police: A rogue monkey holed up at a Tokyo train station for more than two hours on Wednesday before giving dozens of net-wielding police officers the slip among crowds of excited children and passersby. ›09:36
Fineman: Biden the clear frontrunner for Veep: Howard Fineman says Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama is likely to choose Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate. ›19:37 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
Beyond the boardwalk: Atlantic Citys losing streak may be over. With the help of billions of investment dollars, this seaside city is being reborn. ›19:51 19 Aug, Tue
Obama and veep choice to campaign Saturday: Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will be hitting the trail with the Democratic hopeful Saturday, a senior Obama adviser told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ›01:10
Best way to a clogged heart? Through the wrist: The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin. ›21:58 18 Aug, Mon
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
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
Big-mugged men are meaner, study says: Men with big mugs are more aggressive, a new study of hockey players suggests. ›23:53 19 Aug, Tue
Dead man stands throughout 3-day wake: A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing even in death. ›16:12 19 Aug, Tue
Judge lifts gag order on subway hackers: A federal judge has lifted a gag order on three MIT students who were barred from talking publicly about security flaws they discovered in the Boston transit system's automated fare network. ›21:29 19 Aug, Tue
Ocean 'dead zones' now top 400: Like a chronic disease wasting a body, ocean "dead zones" with too little oxygen for marine life are spreading around the globe, researchers reported Thursday. ›19:24 14 Aug, Thu
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
Electric bikes sell briskly as gas prices climb: The surging cost of gasoline and a desire for a greener commute are turning more people to electric bikes as an unconventional form of transportation. ›15:57 15 Aug, Fri
Top 10 Sports Cars on MSN Autos: The most popular sports cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
Disabled turtle finds romance: Arava the disabled turtle is using her new set of wheels to get around in more ways than one. ›22:45 18 Aug, Mon
More deaths linked to diabetes drug Byetta: U.S. federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug after deaths continue to be reported despite earlier government warnings. ›18:45 18 Aug, Mon
Abandoned ashes pile up at funeral homes: The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Boston funeral home, tucked on shelves and in an unused dumbwaiter part of a growing problem nationwide. ›22:22 19 Aug, Tue
Cosmic Log: Twists in the doomsday debate: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Work on the world's largest atom-smasher is proceeding smoothly, but the legal tussle over whether it should be stopped is facing new twists. ›23:22 19 Aug, Tue
63-year-old sues AARP for age discrimination: AARP, the national advocacy group for older Americans, is being accused of age discrimination. ›23:45 19 Aug, Tue
Windmills split town and families: John Yancy knows the futuristic towers are pumping clean electricity into the grid, knows they have been largely embraced by his community. But Yancey hates them. ›00:03 17 Aug, Sun
Yaz undergoes heart bypass surgery: Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski was hospitalized for tests Tuesday after experiencing what his spokesman called chest pains.The spokesman, Dick Gordon, said Yastrzemski went to Massachusetts General Hospital in the morning."He had experienced some chest pains and he's in for testing," Gordon said.When asked if it was serious, Gordon said: "Any time you are in the hospital, it's got to be pretty serious. ›07:17
