"Cathy" Calls It Quits After 34 Years -- Read Her First Comic Here

Cathy Guisewite, the creator of the comic strip "Cathy" announced today that she is ending her award-winning comic after 34 years. The strip chronicled the ups and downs of life, love and swimsuit season. "Cathy" was first published in newspapers...

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August 12, 2010 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Pea Sprout Removed From Massachusetts Man’s Lung

ABC's Claudia Acosta reports from New York: Last June, Ron Sveden, was at Cape Cod Hospital waiting for doctors to tell him what he seemed to be the inevitable: he had lung cancer. But Sveden got the surprise of his...

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August 11, 2010 | Permalink | User Comments (25)

Rwanda’s Dual Realities: Vote Today about Kagame’s Progress...and Repression

Dana Hughes Reports from Nairobi, Kenya: As millions of Rwandans take to the polls today to vote in their second democratic election since the 1994 genocide, the country may represent one of the world’s greatest come-back stories. Less than 20...

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August 9, 2010 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

Injured Biker Saved by her Twitter Followers

ABC News' Tess Scott reports: When Leigh Fazzina, a 36-year-old social media consultant, got lost and injured during a triathlon in an unfamiliar 300-acre Connecticut forest, she knew exactly what to do. She tweeted. After completing the first portion of...

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August 5, 2010 | Permalink | User Comments (13)

The African Plane Crash That Wasn’t

ABC News' Dana Hughes reports from Nairobi: “Boeing 767 Crashes Outside of Harare Airport” was the breaking news headline splashed across the wires and international television and radio outlets earlier today. The story was labelled “developing” as small details started...

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August 5, 2010 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Trade Commission Rules Intel Used Unfair and Deceptive Practices

ABC News' Jack Cloherty reports: The computer chip has powered the digital revolution, and Intel has been the dominant chip maker. But today, the Federal Trade Commission said Intel’s market dominance was achieved in part by the use of “unfair,...

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August 4, 2010 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Here I Go Again... and Again and Again and Again

ABC's Zach Fannin blogs from New York: In 1987 something very ordinary happened. A hairmetal band sporting giant mullets released a music video with a sexy vixen and flashy cars in it -- Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again." Now this...

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August 3, 2010 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Ahmadinejad's New Push: Make Babies, Make $950 Plus

ABC's Lara Setrakian reports from Dubai, UAE: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is urging, even paying to make more babies. A new policy to encourage population growth is reportedly offering $950 per child plus a stipend of $95 each year until...

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July 29, 2010 | Permalink | User Comments (12)

Exploring China-Kenya Relations -- From 600 Years Ago and Today

ABC's Dana Hughes reports from Nairobi: Next month, Chinese and Kenyan archaeologists will team up for their own version of a modern-day treasure hunt. They’ll begin searching for a 600-year-old Chinese ship that is believed to have wrecked off the...

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July 29, 2010 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Secret English Muffin Recipe for 'Nooks and Crannies' Safe For Now

ABC's Bradley Blackburn blogs from New York: The makers of Thomas' English Muffins are out of a jam, thanks to a ruling that will keep an ex-employee who knows their secret muffin recipe from jumping to a competitor. The U.S....

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July 29, 2010 | Permalink | User Comments (2)