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Four arrested in 2 states in assisted-suicide probe

Four people in two states have been arrested as part of an investigation into the Final Exit Network, an organization that police believe helped a Georgia man end his life in June, authorities said Thursday. Black, a 55-year-old former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard, isn’t the only person who holds such firm beliefs, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which today released its annual hate group report. The center’s report, “The Year in Hate,” found the number of hate groups grew by 54 percent since 2000

Growing hate groups blame Obama, economy

Don Black says he despises Barack Obama. And he says he believes illegal aliens undermine the economic fabric of our country.

What’s the Best Diet? Eating Less Food

Low-fat, low-carb, high-protein — there’s a diet plan of every flavor. And if you’re one of the millions of Americans who struggle with weight, you’ve probably tried them all, likely with little success.

The Man Who Warned Baseball About Steroids

The 1998 baseball season was a party of epic proportions, the equivalent of an all-nighter with the music cranked and every care in the world, or at least the anger and bitterness of the 1994-95 players’ strike, easily forgotten. The 1998 Yankees, the winningest team of all time, were just part of the fun for Bud Selig, whose caretaking role as interim commissioner finally ended in midsummer. Bud Selig, who had owned the Milwaukee Brewers, was the ultimate insider.

Treatment for bird flu succeeds in mice

Antibodies taken from humans could provide protection from lethal strains of influenza, including the bird flu and the 1918 Spanish flu strain, according to research published this week.

So, just how bad is the economy?

The stock market crashed. Wall Street panicked. People stashed silver and gold under mattresses while businesses shut doors across America

Fiancee kidney donor: ‘Of course we were a match’

From songs to poems to sayings on the side of coffee cups, everyone tries to define love in words. But often, it’s the extraordinary actions we take in the name of love that really define it

Hillary Clinton warns, woos North Korea

North Korea’s nuclear program is "the most acute challenge to stability in northeast Asia," U.S.

Clinton could name N. Korea envoy before Asia trip

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could appoint a special envoy for North Korea before leaving for Asia next week, senior administration officials told CNN.

Madoff’s wife withdrew $15.5M before his arrest

The wife of accused swindler Bernard Madoff pulled $15.5 million out of a Madoff-related brokerage firm in Massachusetts in the weeks before his arrest, authorities there disclosed Wednesday. The withdrawals by Ruth Madoff took place in November and December, according to a complaint filed by state regulators against Cohmad Securities, a firm they said was “intertwined” with Madoff’s New York-based company.