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State medical examiner's office: 51 killed in Oklahoma tornado, with children among the dead

State medical examiner's office: 51 killed in Oklahoma tornado, with children among the dead.

Hospitals treating more than 120 patients after Oklahoma tornado, including about 70 children

Hospitals treating more than 120 patients after Oklahoma tornado, including about 70 children.

Hospitals treating more than 120 patients after Oklahoma tornado, including about 70 children

Hospitals treating more than 120 patients after Oklahoma tornado, including about 70 children.

Minn. teen whose farewell song became web hit dies

A Minnesota teenager whose farewell song "Clouds" became an Internet sensation with nearly 3 million views on YouTube died Monday after battling a rare form of bone cancer, his family announced. Zach Sobiech, of Lakeland, died at his home, surrounded by family and his girlfriend, according to a CaringBridge post ...

Testing starts at ex-park near Ohio cancer cluster

Whirlpool Corp. began soil and water testing Monday at a former park in a northern Ohio area where cancer has sickened dozens of children for more than a decade. The Benton Harbor, Mich.-based appliance manufacturer has a washing machine factory in the town of Clyde and once owned the nearby ...

This undated image released by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt shows children's author Bernard Waber in New York. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said in a statement Monday, May 20, 2013, that Waber died May 16 at his Long Island home after a long illness. He was 91. Waber debuted as an author in 1962 with "The House on East 88th Street." The book introduced readers to the loveable Lyle, first spotted in a bathtub in an Upper East Side brownstone. Lyle's story continued in "Lyle Finds His Mother," "Lyle and the Birthday Party." (AP Photo/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Bernard Waber, children's author, dies at age 91

Bernard Waber, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," has died. Waber died May 16 at his Long Island home after a long illness, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Monday. He was 91. Waber's "warmth, energy, artfulness, elegance, and abiding ...

This May 18, 2013 photo shows pregnancy advise guru Rosie Pope, center, speaking with attendees at the New York Baby Show in New York. Pope is the author of the pregnancy guide, "Mommy IQ," and also has her own maternity clothing line. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Rosie Pope helps navigate exotic baby gear

Amid the purveyors of belly casts and placenta pills, sonogram art and cord banks at a recent baby gear extravaganza stood a smiling Rosie Pope, pregnancy advice guru, mommy concierge to the rich and, with any luck, the Martha Stewart of maternity. "There's Rachael Ray for cooking and Rachel Zoe ...

Pediatrician says DCS challenges medical opinions

A Spring Hill pediatrician says she has some sympathy as the Tennessee Department of Children's Services tries to sort through claims about children's welfare. Dr. Shontae Buffington serves as the fellow-at-large representing Middle Tennessee for the Tennessee chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. But Buffington also told The Tennessean ...

Education Department gives 3 more states waivers

Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans. The addition of Alaska, Hawaii and West Virginia brings to 37 the ...

Sotheby's director of the department of printed books and manuscripts Dr Philip Errington poses for photographers with a first edition copy of the first Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" containing annotations and illustrations by author J.K. Rowling, during a photocall organized for the media at the auction house's premises in London, Monday, May 20, 2013. The book will be offered for sale as part of the "First Editions, Second Thoughts" auction on May 21, for which there are no price estimates available in advance as it is a charity sale. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Annotated 'Harry Potter' 1st edition on auction

A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations is going on sale at a charity auction. The personal annotations from the best-selling author included comments on the process of writing and a section from an early draft of ...

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