September 8, 2010
Smoking rates are stuck around 20 percent in the United States. But health advocates say lower rates in some states suggest progress can still be made.
Four of the suspects were arrested after a Sept. 3 gunbattle with marines, and the other three were captured days later. Marines found the bodies of the migrants Aug. 24 at a ranch in the northern state of Tamaulipas.
The strikes were in North Waziristan, a lawless region home to insurgents battling foreign troops just across the border in Afghanistan, al-Qaida leaders plotting attacks in the West and extremists behind bombings in Pakistan. At least 14 suspected militants were killed.
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Despite the long odds against scraping the new health law anytime soon, the head of a branch of the conservative think tank says the prospects of success are good, even if it takes another four years and a new Congress.
Medal of Honor by Electronic Arts, a major game developer based in Redwood City, Calif., hits stores Oct. 12. Gamers are scoffing at the decision, saying that advanced technology has made it commonplace in the gaming world to let players switch sides and play the bad guy.
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There's something big going on in North Korea, but even the experts aren't sure exactly what it is. A party conference could be arranging the transfer of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son.
The economy lost strength in late summer as factory production weakened in areas of the East Coast and Midwest. A Federal Reserve survey found the slower growth spreading to more regions of the country. The Fed also said that consumer borrowing fell again in July.
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For years, trombone player Scott Bean had a cough that wouldn't quit. A doctor later figured out that mold and bacteria living in his trombone caused him to develop a condition that's being called "trombone players' lung."
After years of being called vaporware and a Shakespearean development story, Duke Nukem Forever is finally being released.
In Baghdad's version of the show, notable figures are caught on hidden cameras at a security checkpoint and accused of carrying a bomb. The soldiers, the driver and the TV host are all in on the joke. The show is popular, but Iraqi officials aren't amused.