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- More military sex assaults reported, Pentagon says
Reports of sexual assaults among U.S. military service members rose 11 percent last year, according to a study released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.
- U.S. ending '96-hour rule' in Afghanistan
A controversial policy that gives U.S. forces in Afghanistan four days to question detainees is being changed to give soldiers more time to interrogate the captives, Gen. David Petraeus said Tuesday.
- Health care votes: Foes gaining
Five more House Democrats said Tuesday that they will vote against Senate health care legislation, which puts opponents just 11 votes shy of the 216 they need.
- Musher wins fourth straight Iditarod
Alaskan musher Lance Mackey has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and set an Iditarod record for most consecutive wins, according to race officials. Mackey, 39, of Fairbanks has dominated the sport in recent years and is the 2007-2010 Iditarod champion.
- Allawi edges ahead in Iraq vote count
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's bloc has edged ahead of the coalition led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Iraq's parliamentary vote, but al-Maliki remained ahead in the largest provinces, election officials announced Tuesday.
- Ex-teacher accused of child sex abuse
A man who used to teach at a Roman Catholic religious order's schools in Spain has been arrested in Chile on suspicion of sexually abusing children, police in Spain and Chile said Tuesday.
- Former CIA spy speaks out in new book
Just months after the 9/11 attacks, the United States appeared to have its biggest catch in the newly launched war on terror.
- States ranked for best, deadliest roads
Before you take a road trip this summer, check out which routes could make your journey a smooth one and which ones have the potential for trouble.
- $75 million in prescription drugs stolen
Local and federal authorities in Enfield, Connecticut, are investigating how a band of burglars broke into a large pharmaceutical warehouse and made off with approximately $75 million in prescription medications.
- Oprah defamation suit set for trial
A jury will decide whether Oprah Winfrey defamed the former headmistress of her South African girls school when talking about an abuse scandal in 2007, a federal judge ruled.
Health
- Paralympics offer a vision of 'what's possible'
Jasmin Bambur, injured in 2000, skis competitively. He is participating in the 2010 Paralympic Games. Watching the Paralympics on television or on the Internet helps show newly disabled people that they have the potential to become active again in a variety of recreational activities, experts say.
- ED predictor of heart disease death
Erectile dysfunction is a strong predictor of death in men with cardiovascular disease, according to new research out this week.
- At Bronx clinic, the eyes are windows to medical records
But far from the sleek European airports, a South Bronx clinic that operates in one of the most impoverished U.S. areas uses iris scanning to prevent medical record mishaps.
- Sick ship turning back early
The Celebrity Mercury cruise ship is returning to port a day early and delaying its next sailing to address an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness that sickened 350 passengers. The outbreak is the third consecutive outbreak on the ship in a month.
- Fly and cry: Babies divide air travelers
You're stuck in a cramped metal tube with hundreds of strangers for hours, when it invariably happens: A baby starts screaming and the passengers' collective blood pressure seems to rise along with the decibel level.
- House health care foes have 200 votes
Even as a top House Democrat expressed confidence in passing legislation to overhaul health care, a new CNN analysis shows that opposition in the House of Representatives to the Senate health care plan has reached 200 members.
- D.C. hands out female condoms
On a Saturday at the Lamar Edward Salon, a small cluster of women watch a demonstration of a new product.
- Study: 9/11 workers show heart trouble
Exposure to debris at Ground Zero may be linked to heart problems in police officers, according to a new study announced Saturday.
- Annie Lennox speaks out on AIDS
Singer and activist Annie Lennox wants the world to know that the HIV virus and the debilitating condition it causes, AIDS, are the leading killers of women of reproductive age in the world.
- Reid's wife undergoes neck surgery after wreck
The wife of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid underwent neck surgery Friday after being injured with their daughter in a four-vehicle wreck in suburban Washington a day earlier, her surgeon said.
Entertainment
- Corey Haim remembered at family funeral
About 200 close friends and family filled the Steeles College Memorial Chapel in Thornhill, Ontario on Tuesday to remember Corey Haim, who died last week in Burbank, Calif.
- Jennifer Love Hewitt nervous about being single again
Single ladies, take heart: Even Jennifer Love Hewitt is daunted by the idea of diving back into the dating pool after a breakup.
- Unreleased Michael Jackson recordings could earn $250 mil
Dozens of Michael Jackson songs never heard before by fans will be released in 10 new albums over the next seven years, starting in November, according to a source close to the transaction.
- 'Captain America': New details on casting
Marvel Studios' search continues for the perfect actor to don the red, white, and blue suit and spread American ideals in the big-screen adaptation of "Captain America."
- Experts: 'Hoax' Shakespeare play authentic
Shakespearean experts have deemed a play dismissed as an elaborate theatrical hoax by 18th Century critics to be the true, albeit heavily diluted, work of the Bard.
- Kate Winslet, Mendes separate
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has split from her husband, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes, after almost seven years of marriage, a lawyer for the couple said Monday.
- 'Glee' spoiler alert: Major scoop on the seasons final episodes
Entertainment Weekly intern Vlada Gelman is covering PaleyFest '10 for The Ausiello Files. Here's her report from last night's "Glee" panel.
- Portia de Rossi is glad she's not an 'Idol' judge
It wasn't a love for butchered cover songs that led Ellen DeGeneres to the "American Idol" judges' panel -- it was the result of a simple marital directive.
- Spencer Pratt leaves 'The Hills' to fight cyber crime
Spencer Pratt made his name as the guy audiences loved to hate on "The Hills," but now says he's leaving the show to take his career in a totally new -- and unexpected -- direction.
- Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus salute the troops with a surprise
"Hannah Montana" stars Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus know how to plan a sneak attack: After inviting dozens of military families to fill the studio audience during the March 12 taping of the hit series, they surprised the audience by inviting them to take part in filming a concert scene for the show.
Travel
- Fly and cry: Babies divide air travelers
You're stuck in a cramped metal tube with hundreds of strangers for hours, when it invariably happens: A baby starts screaming and the passengers' collective blood pressure seems to rise along with the decibel level.
- 9 taken to hospital after complaining about odor on plane
Nine people were taken to a hospital Tuesday after complaining of a foul odor aboard a US Airways flight in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to the airline.
- List ranks best, deadliest U.S. roads
Before you take a road trip this summer, check out which routes could make your journey a smooth one and which ones have the potential for trouble.
- Illness forces early return for cruise ship
The Celebrity Mercury cruise ship is returning to port a day early and delaying its next sailing to address an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness that sickened 350 passengers. The outbreak is the third consecutive outbreak on the ship in a month.
- Pilots who overflew airport drop appeal
The Northwest Airlines pilots who lost their licenses after overflying their Minneapolis destination last year have dropped their appeal, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday.
- Hemingway's home gets literary honor
The Key West, Florida, home where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote for nearly a decade was designated a Literary Landmark on Sunday.
- What hotels will do for a good review
At a time when properties from the largest chains to bed-and-breakfasts are engaging in a practice known as reputation management, the latest tools of the trade are you, their guests.
- Continental cuts back on free food
Continental Airlines will discontinue offering free food to economy-class passengers on the majority of its domestic flights in the United States and Canada and on flights to some leisure destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean, the airline announced Monday.
- Paperless boarding takes off at United
More air travelers may soon be scanning their smartphones instead of paper slips at airport gates.
- A last winter hurrah
If your kids were mesmerized by the Winter Olympics and clamoring for a snowy getaway, it's not too late, or too expensive.
Headlines last updated on Mar 17, 2010 01:24:06am.
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