Dogs Have Built-In Snow Boots, Researchers Find

All that snow and ice just doesn’t seem to bother little Fido’s paws, and new research actually explains why.Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/17/dogs-have-built-in-snow-boots-researchers-find/#ixzz1jq708Q8R

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Twin winter storms slam Pacific Northwest

The southwest interior of Washington state, including the capital, Olympia, could be blanketed by 10 to 20 inches of snow, the weather service said, an increase from an earlier forecast of 5 to 10 inches.

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Iranian company wants to send toy drone to Obama - CNN.com

 (CNN) -- An Iranian non-profit company says it will honor U.S. President Barack Obama's request that Iran return a drone that crashed there last year.

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North Koreans grief-stricken over Kim's death

(CNN) -- When the tearful broadcaster broke the news to North Koreans that their leader, Kim Jong Il, had died, the audience in the hall gasped. Then the hysterics began, along with the bawling and sobbing. "Father!" mourners cried.

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5 Foods to Eat When You're Depressed

Feeling blue? Many people seek comfort from favorite foods like chocolate kisses, salty chips, and pillowy pastries when they're feeling down. But if you really want to boost your mood, make different choices, nutritionists say...

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Baby who fought cancer with mom dies

A 1-year-old girl whose family was profiled on CNN.com died Tuesday after a seven-month struggle with a childhood cancer.

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Two dead in Louisiana after unclean water used in neti pots

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Suspicion rises over higher food costs -

Forced to pay for once-free sandwich toppings and twice as much for some steak cuts, shoppers are wondering whether higher grocery bills and restaurant tabs truly reflect the trickle down of a global rise in food prices.

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Recession? Cheney says America's economy is the 'envy of the world'

Vice President Dick Cheney, who declared $2.5 million in taxable income last year and $8.8 million in 2006, says America's economy is strong as ever.

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Singing Fuel-Price Protester Arrested At Gas Station

A man with a guitar and a megaphone climbed atop a convenience store roof and serenaded commuters with his musical protest about high gasoline prices Monday -- until police halted the impromptu concert.

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Home Brew for the Car, Not the Beer Cup - New York Times

Home Brew for your car - Article discusses a home brew still to make ethanol, coming from E-Fuel Corporation in Silicon Valley. Naysayers from UC Berkeley say quality control could be an issue, but it's a sweet thought with gas at $4 to brew your own ethanol at $1.

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The Well-Manicured Lawn: A Global Menace

It's spring. The lilacs are blooming and perfuming the air. The birds are singing. Here in Rodgers Forge, we hear them intermittently — whenever there's a pause in the roar of lawn mowers, weed whackers and grass blowers.

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Woman Accused Of Road Rage In Elderly Beating

INDIANAPOLIS -- A woman was arrested Wednesday night in a road rage beating of an elderly driver earlier in the day, police said.

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Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder

OAKLAND, California -- Jurors found Linux programmer Hans Reiser guilty of first degree murder on Monday, concluding he killed his estranged wife in 2006. The verdict followed a nearly six-month trial and nearly three days of deliberation

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Poll shows many still undecided in Indiana

Indianapolis - This race is one of firsts. Sen. Barack Obama could be the first African-American to be nominated by either party for president. His opponent Sen. Hillary Clinton could be the first woman ever to be nominated by the parties for president.

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For Indiana Voters, Talk of Change May Fall Flat

KOKOMO, Ind.

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Fight Back Against Rising Food Prices!

If you're worried about the state of the economy, you may well be tightening your belt at the moment. Perhaps you've decided not to buy that new car, or to postpone this year's foreign holiday.

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More People Will Garden This Summer

With food prices climbing higher and higher, it's expected that more people will be gardening this summer. In our Parent 2 Parent report, helping your family save money and eat healthier the old fashioned way.

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Eating on the cheap

JANESVILLE — It's not cheap to eat. And it's not going to get any cheaper. In February, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported the demand for corn and soybeans would remain strong and supplies would be tight.

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Gardening can help your grocery bill

At some point last winter, green peppers cost more than $1 apiece And if you wanted a tomato, you had to take out a second mortgage.

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A food disaster is brewing

NEW YORK -- The ability of relatively fewer farmers and acres of farmland to feed ever-greater multitudes has been one of the wonders of the modern era, a development that has held out the promise of not only alleviating but actually banishing hunger.

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Artificial kidney performs well in test

Preliminary studies with an experimental artificial kidney that incorporates living cells indicate that it can reduce deaths from acute kidney failure by 50%, Michigan researchers reported Thursday.

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Kidney disease doesn't stop Grand Blanc swimmer

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Like most competitive swimmers, Robby Rariden shaves his body to reduce water resistance. Like his teammates, he logged a grueling 40,000 yards in the pool each week during swim season.

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Autism Risk Linked To Distance From Power Plants, Other Mercury-releasing Sources

ScienceDaily (Apr.

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Surprising Language Abilities In Children With Autism

What began as an informal presentation by a clinical linguist to a group of philosophers, has led to some surprising discoveries about the communicative language abilities of people with autism.

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