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Officials: Florida teen commits suicide by overdosing on drugs in front of webcam audience A South Florida teen died of a lethal drug overdose in front of a live online webcam audience 12 hours after he started blogging about his plan to commit suicide, an investigator said Friday.

Mukasey says he's feeling better, checks out of hospital, plans return to DOJ Attorney General Michael Mukasey was given a "clean bill of health" and went back to work Friday after his harrowing collapse at a late-night dinner speech.

Astronauts fire up shuttle's thrusters for mile-high boost; more problems with water recycler Space shuttle Endeavour provided an orbital lift to the attached international space station on Friday as the astronauts encountered more problems with a new water recycling system.

Mukasey spokeswoman says AG doing better after collapse, will leave hospital soon Attorney General Michael Mukasey was given "a clean bill of health" and hoped to check out of the hospital after extensive medical tests following his collapse, the Justice Department said Friday.<

Gov. Palin pardons turkey while news video cameras capture fowl slaughter Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky turkey, but the video that shocked some viewers captured what was happening in the background.

Ahhh, relief: Small-town Vt. library turns the page after 85 years, installing a bathroom When you gotta go, you gotta go. But for decades, when you had to go in the Roxbury Free Library, you really had to go—somewhere else, that is.

European, Asian markets rebound despite Wall Street losses as investors buy up battered stocks European and Asian stock markets rebounded Friday as expectations of a recovery on Wall Street prompted investors to scoop up battered financial and energy shares.

History suggests that economic meltdown won't hurt charitable giving, and it may even help As more Americans turn to charity amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food banks and other aid groups are relying on the surprisingly resilient generosity of their neighbors and finding tha

La. man says God told him to put cell phone in chest pocket before it saved him from gunshot R.J. Richard says he doesn't normally put his cell phone in his chest pocket. But he says it saved his life the one time he did.

Mukasey says he's feeling better, checks out of hospital, returns to DOJ Attorney General Michael Mukasey was given a "clean bill of health" and went back to work Friday after his harrowing collapse at a late-night dinner speech.

A Friday farewell? Annika Sorenstam needs to catch up fast at her last LPGA tournament Annika Sorenstam has enjoyed plenty of great rounds at Trump International, a course where she won three times in a four-year span earlier this decade.

Neb. lawmakers OK 30-day age limit for safe-haven law which even allowed teens to be abandoned Nebraska lawmakers have approved adding a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that resulted in 35 children—including teenagers as old as 17—being abandoned at state hospitals.

AP NewsBreak: Nebraska lawmakers approve 30-day age limit for safe-haven law Nebraska lawmakers have given final approval to adding a 30-day age limit to the state's safe-haven law.

Mukasey spokeswoman says AG doing better after collapsing during evening speech Attorney General Michael Mukasey was feeling better Friday after collapsing during a speech, a spokeswoman said, reporting that hospital medical tests showed no signs of a stroke or cardiac-related

Attorney General Mukasey, conscious and alert after collapsing, takes get-well call from Bush Attorney General Michael Mukasey was conscious and alert early Friday—and took a get-well call from President Bush—just hours after he collapsed during a speech to a black-tie dinner.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie granted preliminary divorce decree in London court Madonna and Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary decree of divorce Friday.

US defense chief: additional US forces will have broad role in southern Afghanistan With the United States reevaluating strategy in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is telling allies that additional U.S.

Rep. Hoekstra wants DOJ investigation into CIA; agency withheld 2001 Peru shoot-down info The senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee Thursday called for a criminal investigation into whether the CIA lied to Congress and withheld information from the Justice Department dur

New task force vows to help fix problems uncovered by rampant use of Neb. safe-haven law Lawmakers are poised to close a loophole that led to troubled teens being abandoned at Nebraska hospitals, but they aren't stopping there.