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First H5N1 bird flu death confirmed by Canada

By Justin Scuiletti

Canada's health minister Rona Ambrose confirmed Wednesday the first North American death from avian flu.

Polar vortex exposes natural gas supply problem

Frigid temperatures led to a rise in natural gas prices, exposing a weakness in the infrastructure. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images As the U.S. thaws out from the deep freeze that gripped much of the nation this week,…

Iranian Supreme Leader: Nuclear talks show 'enmity' of U.S. against Iran

Hours before Iranian and EU officials were expected to meet in Geneva, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered harsh criticism of the U.S. and the EU partners meeting with representatives of his country. Iran and the group, known as…

Solar flare may give states a peek at the Northern Lights

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NJ Gov. Chris Christie apologizes for bridge-closure scandal, fires top aide

50 years on, what strides have we made in the war on poverty?

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson launched a broad platform to abolish American poverty. Fifty years later, Kwame Holman looks back on the historic legislation, while Jeffrey Brown talks to presidential historian Robert Dallek, Angela Glover Blackwell of PolicyLink and Glenn…

White House to tackle income inequality in five 'Promise Zones'

*U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House December 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Image* President Barack Obama announced his new strategy to…

Don't worry, be happy and 8 other ways to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's

By Jason Kane

When Jamie Tyrone found out she had a 91 percent genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, she saw only two paths ahead of her -- live in fear of the debilitating dementia, or do everything she could to stave it…

Suicide bombing kills at least 21 at Iraq army recruitment center

President Obama to curb NSA access to phone records

President Obama is meeting with congressional lawmakers Thursday to discuss possible changes to NSA surveillance, including a restriction of the agency's access to U.S. phone records and spying on foreign leaders. The president is expected to announce his decisions…