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Michael J. Fox looks past stem cells for Parkinson's cure
Michael J. Fox now believes the controversial therapy may not ultimately yield a cure for his disease, he told ABC’s Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview.
Political misses: Cold War in the Sunshine State?
Republican congressman Allen West claims there are Communists in Congress and Biden gets loud.
Behind the scenes at Facebook
An employee writes a note on the message board at the new headquarters of Facebook in Menlo Park, California January 11, 2012.
John Edwards facing toughest vote of his life
A North Carolina jury is expected to begin deliberations on John Edwards today.
Trayvon evidence fails to answer who screamed for help
An FBI expert said it was impossible to tell if the voice screaming for help belonged to the black Florida teenager or his shooter George Zimmerman.
American militant in Somalia releases book; says he always had a bad temper
An American who serves as a commander with a Somali militant group says in a new autobiography that he had a "privileged" childhood in Alabama before he joined the al-Qaida linked militants.
Mitt Romney’s first general election ad makes ‘day one’ promises
Mitt Romney is out with his first campaign ad of the general election, a spot detailing what "day one" of his potential presidency would look like. Romney told reporters Thursday his first ad would be "positive," but the 30-second spot takes plenty of digs at President Barack Obama. Among other things, Romney vows to "immediately" [...]
G8 leaders seek to corral Europe crisis
The leaders of eight of the world's biggest economies meet this weekend outside Washington, seeking to keep Europe's debt crisis from spiraling out of control and jeopardizing fledgling recoveries in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Suspect arrested in Miss. highway shootings
Authorities in Mississippi have arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings. The suspect had not been posing as a police officer in the shootings, as authorities previously thought.
Scott Walker gains ground in Wisconsin recall campaign
Beside the presidential contest, Walker's recall fight might be the most hyped race of 2012.
Private rocket poised to make history with Saturday launch
Colorado wildfire grows amid erratic wind gusts
Hundreds of firefighters worked to combat a growing blaze that was scorching terrain around a scenic canyon in northern Colorado.
Jury to begin deliberations in John Edwards case
Jurors were set to begin deliberating the fate of John Edwards on Friday, weighing nearly four weeks of testimony and evidence from the former presidential candidate's corruption trial.
Facebook set for big first-day pop
Facebook is set to raise up to $18.4 billion in its IPO and become the first U.S. company to be worth more than $100 billion at its debut, as investors bet on a big pop when it begins trading Friday on the Nasdaq.
The Liberation of Rahm Emanuel
It doesn’t sound like Rahm Emanuel, the current mayor of Chicago and former Obama chief of staff, misses working in the White House all that much.
6 shot, 3 dead in Louisville neighborhood
Three people were killed Thursday after a chaotic shooting scene that had crowds running for cover in a crime-ridden section of Louisville.
Tweets show strong support for gay marriage
Did 1991 mistake spark 'birther' issue?
A possible source of the so-called "birther" issue -- or at least a potential cause of the rumors that have dogged President Barack Obama -- has been identified.
Bus plunges into Vietnam river bank; 34 killed
A crowded bus plunged into a river bank in central Vietnam, killing 34 people and injuring 21 others in one of the country's deadliest road accidents.
Pepsi drops horse show after video of animal abuse
Soft drink maker Pepsi said on Thursday that it was dropping sponsorship of a prestigious national horse show, one day after ABC News broadcast footage of a horse in training for a show being beaten by a trainer. The Walking Horse National Celebration said that Pepsi had been a sponsor since 2010 of the nation's leading competition for Tennessee Walking Horses, a breed known for its high-stepping gait. "We have ended our sponsorship of the event," Pepsi spokesman Vincent Bozek said on Thursday without elaborating. ...