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Human remains found on salvaged cruise ship

Divers find human remains near Italy's Costa Concordia shipwreck: http://t.co/w6sT10uRU7 -KH— The Associated Press (@AP) September 26, 2013 Watch a time lapse of the recovery of the ship.

Lowly Worm goes on one more adventure

Book cover by HarperCollins Children's Books Fifty years after the first edition of Richard Scarry's classic 'Best Word Book Ever' hit bookshelves, the author is back with a posthumously published title about fan-favorite Lowly Worm.

Thousands of commuters stranded by electrical outage in Connecticut

Connecticut residents who use the Metro-North train line to commute woke up to a big headache Wednesday morning. And it's not going away anytime soon. A problem with a Con Ed feeder line early Wednesday halted train service…

#Kenya

BREAKING: Interpol issues arrest notice for British terror widow Samantha Lewthwaite at request of Kenya.— The Associated Press (@AP) September 26, 2013…

U.S. economy grows, but may be slowing

U.S. economy grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate from April-June, but economists worry growth may be slowing. http://t.co/GyOHJ4dzDS -KH— The Associated Press (@AP) September 26, 2013…

LIVE: Follow the budget debate on the Senate floor

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Your plastic grocery bags can now be recycled into nanotechnology

That grocery-store plastic bag you just threw away might be the future of nanotechnology. Scientists at the University of Adelaide have developed a way to turn plastic bags into carbon nanotube membranes. These membranes are sophisticated and costly,…

What we're watching Thursday

Good morning! It's Thursday, September 26. Here's the news we're watching today. Politics President Obama will deliver a speech on healthcare at 10:50 a.m. ET in Largo, Maryland. We'll stream it live. Christina Bellantoni reports: "The next big vote on…

Qatar accused of "modern-day slavery" by migrant laborers

Photo by Flickr user Juanedc. A recent investigation by The Guardian newspaper has raised serious allegations against the country of Qatar regarding the deaths of dozens of Nepalese laborers in recent weeks. Nepalese migrant workers account for…

Who are those people that write letters to editor?

Photo by Shehan Peruma/Flickr. Ruth Graham was curious about those people who write letters to the editor ever since she had her own letter published in "New York" magazine in 2006. While some speculate that publications…