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Big Blizzard Snarls Travel
Across the Midwest

Sophia Tareen | AP

The Midwest continues to cope with the effects of a huge blizzard that pounded the region over the weekend, closing roads, canceling flights and collapsing the roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis.

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Essay: Haiti Needs More Than Sarah Palin's Determined Grin

By Emily Troutman | AOL News

Palin says Haiti needs change. Our reporter says she hopes that Haiti will change Palin.

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Saturn's Rings: Leftovers From a Cosmic Murder?

By Seth Borenstein | AP

How did Saturn get its rings? They may have been left by a moon that made a death spiral into the planet, a study says.

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Father's Mission: Finding Why Son Died in BP Blast

By Laura Parker | AOL News

Keith Jones is determined to learn what happened just before the Deepwater Horizon explosion killed his son and 10 others.

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

After Months of Searching, Family Finds Woman in Philly Hospital

By Lisa Holewa | AOL News

Police and hospital staff have been trying to identify the mystery patient since August.

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Prison Rules May Bar Bernie Madoff From Son's Funeral

By Lisa Holewa | AOL News

The disgraced financier may miss the funeral of his eldest son, who killed himself in his Manhattan apartment on the second anniversary of his father's arrest.

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Pilot Duped AMA With Fake Claim of Being a Doctor

By Marilynn Marchione | AP

United Airlines Capt. William Hamman's colleagues are in shock after learning that, although he worked as a medical educator for years, he had never earned a medical degree.

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Identity thieves have become savvier than ever. The Internet has created a digital society where a new breed of criminals prowl to collect sensitive information either from a third party or straight from the victims themselves.

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Senate to Vote on Tax Cut Compromise Over Liberal Objections
The Answer for Charging iPhones Is Blowing in the Wind
A Dutch designer has created the iFan, a device that uses wind power to charge up iPhones.
Sweden IDs Bomber as Iraqi-Born Citizen Who Studied in UK
Swedish and British authorities are piecing together a profile of Taimour Abdulwahab, an Iraqi-born father of two who they believe was behind a...
Qatari Parents Name New Daughter 'Fifa' After World Cup Bid Win
Qatars successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup inspired parents to name their new daughter Fifaafter the sports world governing body.
Waves of Terror in the Drake Passage
If youre planning a trip to Antarctica, better bring along a strong stomach and internal fortitude. Traveling through the infamous Drake Passage at...
Arrests Made in Afghan Bombing That Killed 6 US Troops
NATO and Afghan forces have arrested several suspects after a weekend suicide bombing that killed six Americans at a joint military base in southern...
Shellshocked: Chicken Lays Monster Egg
Poached or over easy? A woman and her husband in South Wales were left with their brains a bit scrambled after discovering one of their chickens laid...
Teen Arrested After Taking Hostages at French School
Masked French gendarmes detained a 17-year-old who took a class full of preschoolers hostage Monday, releasing all the children safely after hours of...
SKorean Fishing Boat Sinks in Antarctic; 22 Feared Dead
A South Korean fishing boat sank in the Antarctic Oceans frigid waters Monday, with 22 sailors feared killed in the open sea where vessels trawl for...
Opinion: Corporate Secrecy, Meet WikiLeaks
%0ATransparency and full public disclosure from companies are a must. WikiLeaks has thrown governments and corporations into an international anxiety...
Opinion: Long Live the Gift Card
The gift card gets a bad rap. Google it. Youll be inundated with articles dedicated to erasing them from societys consciousness or telling you what...
South Korean Fishing Boat Sank in Antarctic Ocean
A South Korean fishing boat sank Monday in the Antarctic Ocean, leaving four sailors dead and 18 missing, officials said. Twenty sailors were...
Even Democratic Foes of Tax Cut Plan See It Passing Soon
The White House expressed confidence Sunday that President Barack Obamas deal with Republicans will pass by years end, averting a Jan. 1 increase...
Obamas Join Stars for Christmas Benefit Concert
President Barack Obama helped ring in the holidays Sunday night with musical stars Mariah Carey, Annie Lennox and Maxwell at the annual Christmas in...
Saturn's Rings: Leftovers From a Cosmic Murder?
WASHINGTON (Dec. 12) %u2014 One of the solar systems most evocative mysteries %u2014 the origin of Saturns rings %u2014 may be a case of cosmic...
Wreath Laying Ceremony Honors Fallen Veterans [VIDEO]
Volunteers from across the U.S placed some 24,000 wreaths on graves of military personnel at Arlington National Cemetery. Its the 19th year that...
Egypt Protesters Say New Parliament Is 'Void'
Hundreds of Egyptian opposition activists protested Sunday over what they said were bogus elections that had produced an illegitimate parliament,...
After Months of Searching, Family Finds Woman in Philly Hospital
For four months, police and social workers searched for clues to identify a woman who remained unconscious and unresponsive in a Philadelphia...
'Social Network' Named Best Film by LA Critics
The Facebook drama The Social Network was picked as the years best picture Sunday by the influential Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Palestinians Express Doubts Over 2-State Future
Conventional wisdom on Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking has long held that Israel should relinquish most of the lands it occupied in 1967 in favor of...
Swedes Shocked by First Terror Attack in 3 Decades
No one died except for the suspected bomber, but two explosions in Swedens capital tore at the fabric of this tolerant and open nation %u2014 a...
Essay: Haiti Needs More Than Sarah Palin's Determined Grin
Sarah Palin says Haiti needs change, but our reporter says she hopes that Palin will be changed by Haiti.
Pilot Duped AMA With Fake Claim of Being a Doctor
He seemed like Superman, able to guide jumbo jets through perilous skies and tiny tubes through blocked arteries. As a cardiologist and United...
Prison Rules May Bar Bernie Madoff From Son's Funeral
Prison rules may prevent convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff from attending the funeral of his eldest son, whose body was found hanging from a pipe...