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Long before the catastrophic 7.0-magnitide earthquake devastated Haiti last month, amputees living in the Caribbean nation faced a grim and uncertain future with many people looking at them as no more than an economic burden. And now, because of the nature of the injuries sustained by thousands of people in …

Wherefore art thou, Mr. Shakespeare? A truck driver’s assistant who won $16.9 million in the Florida lottery in 2006 is feared dead after not being seen by friends or relatives since April. Abraham Lee Shakespeare, 43, was reported missing by a police informant in November. “There are a lot of …

A new CBS poll, which is usually friendly to the president, has Mr. Obama’s job approval rating at just 46 percent; 41 percent of Americans now disapprove. That is the president’s worst showing in this poll. The Rasmussen daily tracking poll also has the president’s approval rating at just 46 …

So Jesse James, the hulky hubby of Sandra Bullock, got busted cheating on the delightful actress. Here is a picture of Sandra Bullock. Here is a picture of the woman James cheated with, Bombshell Magee. One more time: Sandra Bullock and Bombshell Magee. Who would have thought if Jesse were …

I’m going to start with a video. This is a teacher in California. Remember as you watch this, this guy is influencing the youth of America. (BEGIN CLIP) This is about global struggle against imperialism and capitalism. But we know that all of that is happening with the context of …

A California woman had 80 percent of her stomach removed through her mouth using a minimally invasive technique, according to surgeons who say it may be the first of its kind in the world. Surgeons at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center performed the sleeve gastrectomy on Aug. …

So here are some poll numbers that should scare the low-waisted chaps off Democrats. By a 50 to 42 point margin, Ohio voters say they’d rather have George W. Bush as president than Barack Obama. Also, among voters in Gallup’s weekly tracking of 2010 congressional preferences, Republicans lead by 51 …

A New Hampshire court’s decision to order a 10-year-old home-schooled girl to attend public school is coming under attack from some social conservatives and religious freedom advocates. The Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based organization that seeks to preserve religious liberty and the sanctity of marriage, has asked a family court …

Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader, didn’t embarrass himself too badly on the season premiere of “Dancing With the Stars.”

Forcing you to hurry up and wait and often surrender your typical schedule and diet, travel may be the perfect workout killer. Add the absence of a gym and your chances of staying in shape get even slimmer. But even on those “wasted” arrival and departure days you can keep …