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Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:08:23 -0500

Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.

Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:13 -0500

Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.

Former Marine charged in 'Cathouse' star's death

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:22 -0500

A former Marine was charged Friday with six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse."

Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:49:12 -0500

A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road.

Teen pleads guilty in Border Patrol agent killing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:05:13 -0500

A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego.

SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:15:15 -0500

South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.

Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:24 -0500

Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.

Senator: USPS to resume North Pole Santa letters

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:43:06 -0500

North Pole elves have good reason to celebrate again, thanks to a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to resume a Santa Claus letter program that's thrilled children from around the world for decades.

Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:13 -0500

The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office.