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The water bottles, plastic foam plates and other trash discarded by American troops in Iraq's mess halls may soon be serving double-duty — as an unlikely power source to illuminate barracks and power up laptops.
Newlyweds could probably learn a few things from the five Estes sisters and their two brothers, who collectively have lived through 391 years of marriage.
A child advocate had planned to ask a judge to remove a 3-year-old girl from her mother's care the same day that authorities say the mother and her live-in boyfriend beat the toddler to death, newly released documents show.
Growing up in the 1920s, Bill Lord remembers feasting on the sweet, rich nuts of American chestnut trees — the majestic species that a fungus would soon all but wipe out.
A 114-year-old Indiana woman who became the world's oldest person this week celebrated the distinction Thursday with a slice of her favorite cake.
A math teacher whose name is used in a student film featuring an evil teddy bear that orders other stuffed animals to kill a teacher is suing the four children who made it, alleging it defamed him.
Kurt Vonnegut's hometown has been celebrating his literary works in a "Year of Vonnegut" and will honor the late author this month at a sold-out event where he had been scheduled to speak.
Arleen East started the year in a rut — overweight, sedentary and plagued by bouts of depression only deepened by her unflattering extra bulk. Since those dark days of winter, the 47-year-old single mother has dropped 16 pounds from her 5-foot-7 frame. She's down to 192 and is pressing ahead with her goal to slim down to 145.
The nation's schools, under fire for unhealthy school lunches, well-stocked vending machines and phys ed cuts, may actually do a better job than parents in keeping children fit and trim. A study found that 5- and 6-year-olds gained more weight over the summer than during the school year, casting doubt on the assumption that kids are more active during summer vacation.
Marilyn Brooks and her two children didn't hear the gunshot that killed a teenage boy in an alley behind her home, but the slaying so traumatized her 9-year-old son that he spent the night at his grandmother's house and refused to return home the next morning.
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