A North Carolina toddler who was born deaf was able to hear her parents for the first time Monday after…
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Medical marijuana laws don’t increase teen use, study suggests
Teen use of marijuana doesn’t seem to change when states pass laws legalizing the drug for medical purposes, a new…
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Cigarettes linked to half of deaths from 12 common cancers
Roughly half of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers may be linked directly to cigarette use, a U.S. study estimates. While…
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To shave or not: Female armpit hair is getting its moment
On social media and red carpets, from New York to China, hairy underarms are having a mainstream moment. Women are…
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Kenya official: Extremist slain with 10 others in attack of army camp could be British
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan authorities say they are trying to establish whether one of the bodies of two white men,…
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High school graduates in Kelso, Washington, discovered an error when they received their diplomas during Saturday’s graduation ceremony. The covers…
Read MoreOfficial: Taliban kill 20 police officers as they overrun checkpoints in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says at least 20 police officers have been killed after militants ambushed checkpoints in…
Read MoreExpert panel delivers report to UN on 1961 plane crash that killed UN chief Dag Hammarskjold
UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says an independent panel of experts that examined new information about the mysterious 1961…
Read MoreElectrical wire falls on bus in India, 17 dead
JAIPUR, India – An electrical wire fell on a bus carrying people to a wedding in western India on Friday,…
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Paralyzed Virginia high school grad shocks crowd by walking to get diploma
Eighteen-year-old Parker Haller’s family wasn’t sure whether he’d walk again after suffering a severe spinal cord injury in a driving…
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