| South Carolina blaze rages in Myrtle Beach area April 23, 2009 at 6:04 pm |
| South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford declared a state of emergency Thursday for a coastal county where a wildfire has consumed thousands of acres and destroyed dozens of homes. |
| Senators test-drive green cars on Capitol Hill April 23, 2009 at 5:57 pm |
| It was an odd collection of vehicles on display on Capitol Hill, ranging from a bucket truck used for repairing power lines to something resembling an enclosed golf cart to a pair of hot-looking, two-seater sports cars. |
| CDC confirms 7 cases of swine flu in humans April 23, 2009 at 5:49 pm |
| A total of seven cases of a previously undetected strain of swine flu have been confirmed in humans in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. None of the patients has had direct contact with pigs. |
| The politics of 'torture' heating up in Washington April 23, 2009 at 5:47 pm |
| Who knew what, and when? |
| Hitler's art attracts big sale prices April 23, 2009 at 5:43 pm |
| A painting by Adolf Hitler sold for almost $15,000 Thursday -- more than six times as much as expected. |
| Bombings kill nearly 90 in Iraq April 23, 2009 at 5:19 pm |
| Suicide bombers in Iraq launched two deadly attacks Thursday, killing at least 55 people in Diyala province and at least 28 people in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said. |
| Inter lose semi despite second leg victory April 23, 2009 at 5:17 pm |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the only goal of the game as Inter Milan beat Sampdoria 1-0 in their Italian Cup semifinal second leg at the San Siro, but it was not enough to prevent the visitors reaching the final 3-1 on aggregate. |
| Quadriplegic child found dead in storage facility April 23, 2009 at 5:16 pm |
| Michigan authorities are investigating whether foul play led to the death of a 9-year-old quadriplegic girl whose body was found inside a public storage facility. |
| Q&A: Taliban influence weakens Pakistan April 23, 2009 at 5:04 pm |
| Taliban advances in Pakistan are raising concerns in Islamabad and capitals as far away as Washington. |
| Bioengineered bugs could lead to malaria vaccine April 23, 2009 at 4:58 pm |
| For most Americans, mosquitoes are pests whose bites leave behind itchy bumps. But in other parts of the world, mosquitoes carry a disease called malaria that kills more than a million people each year. |
| Villarreal fight back to move up to fifth April 23, 2009 at 4:47 pm |
| Villarreal have moved up to fifth position in the Primera Liga, three points behind fourth-placed Valencia, after coming from behind to defeat relegation-threatened Recreativo 2-1 on Thursday for their first win in six matches. |
| Senate report: Rice, Cheney OK'd CIA use of waterboarding April 23, 2009 at 4:44 pm |
| Top Bush administration officials gave the CIA approval to use waterboarding, a controversial interrogation technique, as early as 2002, a Senate intelligence report shows. |
| Villarreal fight back to move up to fifth April 23, 2009 at 4:39 pm |
| Villarreal have moved up to fifth position in the Primera Liga, three points behind fourth-placed Valencia, after coming from behind to defeat relegation-threatened Recreativo 2-1 on Thursday for their first win in six matches. |
| Why women are leaving men for other women April 23, 2009 at 4:12 pm |
| Lately, a new kind of sisterly love seems to be in the air. In the past few years, Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon left a boyfriend after a decade and a half and started dating a woman (and talked openly about it). |
| Obama's approval rating high, but will it last? April 23, 2009 at 4:02 pm |
| Nearly two out of three Americans approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, according to an average of the most recent national polls. |
| GOP leader: First 100 days show that bipartisanship idea 'a ruse' April 23, 2009 at 3:42 pm |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she feels a "spirit of pride" thinking back over the new administration's first 100 days, but House Minority Leader John Boehner said it's become clear to him that the idea of bipartisanship "was a ruse." |
| Wawrinka sent crashing but Nadal marches on April 23, 2009 at 3:19 pm |
| Eighth seed Stanislas Wawrinka became the biggest casualty of this week's clay-court Barcelona Open when he was beaten in three sets by Czech Radek Stepanek. |
| Afghan vets share experiences, advice with lawmakers April 23, 2009 at 3:06 pm |
| Veterans of the war in Afghanistan appeared before a Senate committee Thursday, sharing stories of success and failure in the nearly eight-year conflict while offering sharply differing opinions of the current U.S. military and diplomatic strategy. |
| ANC on course for South Africa landslide April 23, 2009 at 3:00 pm |
| South Africans waited on election results Thursday in a ballot that the ruling African National Congress party appeared on course to win in a landslide. |
| 'Star Trek:' To boldly go where no prequel has gone before April 23, 2009 at 11:17 am |
| Geek buzz flying around the Internet suggests that "Star Trek" could be one of the summer's biggest movies. |
| CDC: Swine flu seen in 2 California children April 23, 2009 at 11:15 am |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating two cases of swine flu detected in children in the San Diego, California, area last week. |
| Putting our arms around the future of touch April 23, 2009 at 11:12 am |
| The success of Nintendo's Wii and Apple's iPod have shown the consumer appeal of devices that respond to human touch and movement, but a quick glance around the San Jose, California Hilton showed just how young the industry is. |
| A to Z of malaria April 23, 2009 at 11:06 am |
| Malaria is one of the world's worst health problems and one of its biggest killers, with half a billion people affected every year, according to the Roll Back Malaria partnership. |
| Brain-Twitter project offers hope to paralyzed patients April 23, 2009 at 11:03 am |
| Adam Wilson posted two messages on Twitter on April 15. The first one, "GO BADGERS," might have been sent by any University of Wisconsin-Madison student cheering for the school team. |
| Brown and Fernandez-Castano lead in Korea April 23, 2009 at 10:42 am |
| In-form Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Mark Brown shared the lead after the first round of the Ballantine's Championship at the Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island. |
| Spanish court sends Guantanamo case to new judge April 23, 2009 at 10:35 am |
| A Spanish court considering whether to investigate former Bush administration officials for allegedly sanctioning torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay assigned the case to a new judge Thursday, a National Court spokeswoman told CNN. |
| 10 homeschooled celebrities April 23, 2009 at 10:32 am |
| Agatha Christie was a painfully shy girl, so her mom homeschooled her even though her two older siblings attended private school. |
| Lel gets all-clear to defend London title April 23, 2009 at 10:31 am |
| Two-time defending champion Martin Lel has been given the all-clear to run in Sunday's London Marathon after battling a hip surgery. |
| Pakistan sends troops to area grabbed by Taliban April 23, 2009 at 10:20 am |
| Pakistani authorities on Thursday deployed paramilitary troops to a district, only 96 kilometers (60 miles) from the capital, where Taliban militants appeared to be consolidating control after this week's land-grab. |
| Supercharge your diet with superfoods April 23, 2009 at 10:18 am |
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| Red Carpet Close-up April 23, 2009 at 10:11 am |
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| Five clues that you are addicted to Facebook April 23, 2009 at 9:53 am |
| One day recently, Cynthia Newton's 12-year-old daughter asked her for help with homework, but Newton didn't want to help her, because she was too busy on Facebook. So her daughter went upstairs to her room and sent an e-mail asking her for help, but Newton didn't see the e-mail, because, well, she was too busy on Facebook. |
| Clark Howard: The hands-off approach to saving April 23, 2009 at 9:48 am |
| "You break it, you buy it..." |
| Former professor in noose case seeks $200M in lawsuit April 23, 2009 at 4:40 am |
| A professor who gained national attention when a noose was found on her office door and was later fired for alleged plagiarism has filed a defamation lawsuit against her former school. |
| Levi Johnston: 'I didn't think it was going to get this rough' April 23, 2009 at 4:28 am |
| A year ago, few outside of Wasilla, Alaska, had ever heard of Levi Johnston. All that changed last summer when Gov. Sarah Palin accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination. |
| Barcelona turn on style to thrash Sevilla April 23, 2009 at 4:27 am |
| Barcelona restored their six-point lead at the top of the Spanish Primera with a 4-0 rout of Sevilla in the Camp Nou. |
| Kenyan corruption book spirited into country April 23, 2009 at 3:53 am |
| A book detailing a culture of corruption in Kenya is making booksellers and government officials uneasy, but for different reasons. |
| Third love-child claim hits Paraguayan president April 23, 2009 at 3:45 am |
| A third woman has come forward claiming that Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo fathered a child with her out of wedlock. |
| Manny Pacquiao: Fighting talk from Philippines' boxing hero April 23, 2009 at 3:01 am |
| Manny Pacquiao has established himself as one of the most exciting fighters in the sport of boxing today. |
| Russian FM in North Korea for talks April 23, 2009 at 2:48 am |
| Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Thursday for talks with North Korean officials, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported. |
| Extortionist targeting specific businesses, police say April 23, 2009 at 2:38 am |
| A dozen Chinese business owners in the Atlanta, Georgia area have been threatened with violence by someone who is trying to extort thousands of dollars from them, police said. |
| IMF: World economy won't recover until 2010 April 23, 2009 at 12:33 am |
| World economy -- better luck next year. |
| MySpace CEO to step down April 23, 2009 at 12:20 am |
| MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe will step down as head of the Internet company he helped found about six years ago, MySpace owner News Corporation announced Wednesday. |
| Study: Pollution helps plants absorb C02 April 22, 2009 at 11:55 pm |
| Plants absorbed carbon dioxide more efficiently under polluted skies than they would have done in a cleaner atmosphere, according to new findings published this week in Nature magazine. |
| Study: Pollution helps plants absorb C02 April 22, 2009 at 11:34 pm |
| Plants absorbed carbon dioxide more efficiently under polluted skies than they would have done in a cleaner atmosphere, according to new findings published this week in Nature magazine. |
| Animal rights activists, UCLA researchers square off at protest April 22, 2009 at 11:12 pm |
| On Earth Day on Wednesday, Dr. David Jentsch marched at the head of a column of UCLA students and faculty members to the chant of, "Stand up for science!" Across the street a smaller but equally vocal group of animal rights advocates chanted, "U-C-L-A, how many animals have you killed today!" |
| Homeland Security chief seeks to repeal Real ID Act April 22, 2009 at 11:08 pm |
| A post-9/11 law that sets federal standards for state driver's licenses and identification cards is under fire from the head of the agency enforcing that law, the Department of Homeland Security. | |
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