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Stephen Hawking: God didn't create universe
September 3, 2010God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from physics.
Actress who played Bonnie Blue Butler in 'GWTW' dies at 76
September 3, 2010Former child actress Cammie King Conlon used to joke "that I peaked at age 5."
At Category 2, Hurricane Earl spins off North Carolina
September 3, 2010Weakening by the hour but still covering a massive area, Hurricane Earl spun off the North Carolina on Thursday night, lashing parts of the Outer Banks with rain and high wind.
She drops 100 pounds, gains new world
September 3, 2010I come from a small-ish town in Oklahoma where we've never met a vegetable we couldn't fry and the only things more super-sized than our portions are the huge church complexes that alternate with fast-food restaurants along our roads.
Outside the Chilean mine, great expectations
September 3, 2010The ordeal of waiting for a miner trapped 2,200 feet below ground in Chile to be rescued can be perhaps more anguishing if you're also waiting for a minor to emerge.
Cap is off BP's ruptured well
September 3, 2010Crews removed the cap from BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late Thursday afternoon, a company spokeswoman said, an important step toward permanently sealing the well.
Hamas, 10 other groups pledge to continue targeting Israelis
September 3, 2010Members of the militant wing of Hamas and representatives of 10 other militant groups met Thursday and said they were joining forces and that attacks on Israelis would continue.
Convicted killer claiming innocence is spared death penalty in Ohio
September 3, 2010An Ohio death row inmate who has repeatedly claimed his innocence was spared execution, after the state's governor Thursday noted "legitimate questions" about evidence used to convict the man.
Shakedown by Jamaica's radical sheik
September 3, 2010He has influenced convicted terrorists such as Richard Reid, the so-called shoe-bomber. His sermons were found in the apartment of suicide bombers who struck London, England, in 2005. Even one of the 9/11 plotters is said to have been a follower of Sheik Abdullah El-Faisal.
'Fracking' yields fuel, fear in Northeast
September 3, 2010Bill Ely walked into his chicken coop with an empty five-gallon water jug.
