Conn. lawmaker apologizes after Facebook post critical of visit by former US Rep. Giffords


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A fire broke out on an empty Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet in Boston's Logan Airport after a non-stop flight from Tokyo, prompting more safety concerns about the new 787 since its 2011 release.


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Morning Business Memo… Saved from collapse by a massive bailout, the insurance company AIG is now considering joining a lawsuit against the government, which claims the terms were too harsh. The complaint says shareholders were cheated by the $182 million bailout, which included high interest rates...


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It was supposed to have been a romantic sunset wedding in a hot-air balloon for Kerin and Jonathan Narcisse. But romance quickly turned to fear as the couple and 11 others, including their wedding party and the balloon's operator, braced for a crash landing.


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Americans give a lukewarm response to last week’s agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, albeit with higher marks for the deal to President Obama than to House Speaker John Boehner. More people in this ABC News/Washington Post poll approve than disapprove of the agreement, but...


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Now that you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to eat better, a new report suggests Weight Watchers and the government-developed DASH diet are best for boosting health and losing weight. In its third annual “Best Diets” report, U.S. News and World Report ranks 29 popular diets...


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Read more: DASH, Weight Watchers Top List of Best Diets

A tight-knit, one-road Georgia island has been rocked by the mysterious death of a town official who was known as a family man and church leader.


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Read more: Georgia Official's Mysterious Death Rattles Quiet Island

Angela Cottam of Wales suffered a rare, but extremely dangerous event in childbirth -- an amniotic fluid embolism, which occurs only in about 1 in 10,000 pregnancies.


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Read more: Mom Nearly Dies; Twins' Amniotic Fluid Leaks Into Her Blood

Imagine a world where gun violence didn't exist in movie theaters, at shopping malls or schools. Barbecan Security Systems says it has developed a Linear Revolving Door portal that will screen people without slowing foot traffic.


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Read more: Company Patents Door to Detect Guns

A new study examined how much Medicare pays for breast cancer screenings a year.


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Read more: Breast Cancer Screenings Cost $1B