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Fuss-free festivities for the Fourth: An Independence Day party can be a casual affair there's no need to serve an extravagant four-course meal or bring out the good china but that doesn't mean you're limited to burgers, hot dogs, and plastic tablecloths. ›04:00 2 Jul, Thu
McDonalds to debut $4 Angus burgers: McDonalds will begin selling a bigger burgers priced at about $4 each on Thursday to bring in customers looking for a beefy alternative to pricier burgers at sit-down restaurants. ›14:40 2 Jul, Thu
26 killed in Pakistan helicopter crash: A military helicopter crashed in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 26 security personnel, a Pakistan military official said. ›16:04 3 Jul, Fri
Chantix, Zyban must carry depression warning: The FDA will require Pfizer Inc.'s smoking cessation drug Chantix to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over a series of mental health side effects. ›23:25 1 Jul, Wed
Capital Sources: Cutting the Cocaine Flow: The White House trumpets success in the drug war, even as it prepares a big new aid program. Is it real, or is it politics? ›21:26 5 Oct, Fri
'War and Peace': New Versions Worth the Read: 'War and Peace' has been the Everest of literature for more than 150 years. Two new English versions remind us why Tolstoy's tome is still worth the climb. ›22:06 6 Oct, Sat
Obama pitches health plan, hugs cancer patient: President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday. ›00:46 2 Jul, Thu
Can the Youth Vote Save Obama?: With the Hillary juggernaut growing in strength every day, Barack Obama is hoping Iowas youth can help keep him in the game. ›14:47 8 Oct, Mon
Cop nabs robber minutes after graduating: One of the NYPD's newest officers made his first arrest just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden. ›14:54 3 Jul, Fri
Gellman: A Letter to a Bigot: What I want to say to a person of prejudice. ›22:12 12 Oct, Fri
Cops hunt serial killer after 4 shootings: Authorities in South Carolina are looking for a serial killer they believe has shot four people to death within 10 miles of each other over the past six days. ›17:50 3 Jul, Fri
Toy universe may solve mystery of lifes origins: Evogrid, a computer creation concept that would be a digital version of the primordial soup, could one day solve the riddle of life's origin. ›17:50 2 Jul, Thu
Do Women Lead Differently Than Men?: Americans could elect our first female president in 2008. What the most powerful women of the past can teach us about how to rule in the future. ›21:39 6 Oct, Sat
Schizophrenia risk tied to gene variants: A handful of typos in a mysterious region of the human genetic code are connected to a slightly higher risk of schizophrenia, new studies show. ›17:05 1 Jul, Wed
Detroit: Behind the UAWs Striking Ways: The unions strategic mini-strikes against Chrysler and GM struck a chord with members and fear among management. Is Ford next? ›00:16 11 Oct, Thu
Books Q&A: The Real Charles Schulz: 'Peanuts' creator Charles Schulz emerges as insecure and an emotionally distant father and husband in a new biography and documentary. ›22:32 9 Oct, Tue
Al Gore's Nobel Patrol: A vigilant fan of the former veep keeps watch as the Nobel Committee announces its peace prize. ›15:10 12 Oct, Fri
MSG hangs on after decades of demonization: Complaints about headaches and heart palpitations persist. But so does monosodium glutamate. ›00:17 3 Jul, Fri
Facebook to let users control privacy settings: Facebook is overhauling its complicated privacy controls in an attempt to simplify them for its 200 million-plus users. ›22:08 1 Jul, Wed
Johnny comes marching home to no job: National Guardsmen are coming home from Iraq to face a new enemy a swooning economy that has landed like a KOd heavyweight on the canvas of their home towns. ›11:55 3 Jul, Fri
Married woman: I found former flame online: Sure, the Internet provides a great way to keep in touch but it can sometimes dredge up characters and emotions from the past. Here, Dr. Gail Saltz advises a married woman to stop playing footsie over the Internet with her high school boyfriend. ›20:11 25 Jun, Thu
Capri pants bare scourge of summer: cankles: Still obsessing about how your dimpled thighs, jelly belly or flappy arms look in a swimsuit? Thats so last summer. This year, theres a new body part to fret over: the cankle. ›18:13 1 Jul, Wed
Traffic bust nabs 100 pounds of pot in casket: A casket minus a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas. ›19:38 26 Jun, Fri
Book Excerpt: Vegetable Dishes I Cant Live Without: A book excerpt by Mollie Katzen. ›21:49 6 Oct, Sat
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