A wiry, slightly hunched man presses in a few numbers, the electronic lock gives way with a beep and the group presses into the crowded laboratory, plastered with ominous warnings about toxins and biohazards.
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Mississippi teacher gets life for killing lover’s pregnant fiancee
A Mississippi schoolteacher was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday for shooting and stabbing to death her lover’s pregnant fiancee in 2006.
For young mom, new CPR beat back death
The Hardens were losing track of each other’s conversations. It had been a long, exhausting day for both Scott, a sheriff’s deputy, and Kathie, an elementary school teacher.
How to dissect a body on your iPhone
A new cell phone application allows users to carry out a virtual dissection of a human body. The iPhone app, called “Anatomy Lab,” has been developed by researchers from the University of Utah and provides images of a real human cadaver.
Why Pakistan Must Widen Its Hunt for Militant Bases
Just weeks after trumpeting the results of a military offensive in the Swat Valley, the Pakistan army suddenly finds itself under attack on multiple fronts. A day after an elite unit of army commandos secured the release of 39 hostages, bringing to an end a 22-hour siege of its military headquarters that left 25 people dead over the weekend, the Taliban struck again
Ferrari rule out Massa return this season
Felipe Massa will not be returning to Formula One this season, his Ferrari team have officially announced. The Brazilian has been out of action since a freak crash in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix left him with life-threatening head injuries.
2 die after stay in Arizona ‘sweatbox,’ officials say
Two people died and another 19 were injured at a central Arizona resort after spending up to two hours in a “sweatbox,” authorities said Friday. About 50 people had spent up to two hours inside the “sweatbox,” a dome-like structure covered with tarps and blankets, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.
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Elizabeth Taylor says she will have heart procedure
Elizabeth Taylor is having a “procedure on her heart,” she announced on her Twitter page Tuesday. “It’s very new and involves repairing my leaky valve using a clip device, without open heart surgery, so that my heart will function better,” the famed actress wrote.
Drug overdose killed DJ AM, official says
Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein’s death last month was an accident caused by “acute intoxication” from a combination of cocaine and prescription drugs, the New York medical examiner said Tuesday. Goldstein’s body was found August 28 in his New York apartment with a crack pipe nearby and a half bag of crack cocaine and prescription drugs in the home, a police source told People.com.