Drought costs Texas farms record $5.2 billion
The blistering drought in Texas has caused an estimated $5.2 billion in crop and livestock losses this agricultural season, a record figure that could still rise, state officials said Wednesday.
| You girls need an education! (This study says so)
Life Inc.: A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds that 77 percent of Americans think women need a college education to get ahead in life, while only 68 percent think thatâs true about men. | Hackers gain access to transit police union site
Hackers launched another online attack Wednesday against a California transit agency that found itself in the middle of a debate about free speech after it turned off cell phone service in its stations to thwart a potential protest. | Mom on trial for punishing child with hot sauce
Prosecutors say an Alaska woman committed child abuse by squirting hot sauce in the mouth of her adopted Russian son in a case that came under international scrutiny after a "Dr. Phil" episode. | States mull taxing drivers by the mile
A number of regulators and planners think the idea of charging drivers by the mile is a great idea â" one that could gain more traction if electric propulsion grows in popularity.
| Price-gougers hike drug costs during shortage
Amid growing shortages of life-saving drugs, some back-door suppliers are capitalizing on the problem, jacking up prices for medications for cancer, high blood pressure and other serious problems by more than 4,500 percent, a new hospital survey shows. | Prosecutors probe Aruba suspect's insurance
U.S. tourist Gary Giordano had a travel insurance policy that covered his companion Robyn Gardner who has been missing, presumed dead, for more than two weeks, a prosecutor on the island of Aruba said Wednesday.
| Amputated penis leads to lawsuit
The dispute between a Kentucky man and a surgeon over the necessity of amputating the patient's penis during surgery in 2008 is set to go to trial this week. | Fleas swarm Conn. firefighters
Firefighters in Connecticut leave a house when they began itching badly but don't realize until they're in the truck that they're covered in fleas. Next stop: The hospital, for stripping, scrubbing and testing for plague. | 'Brain-eating amoeba' kills third person
A nine-year-old Virginia boy has died after swimming in water infected by a parasite known as the "brain-eating amoeba," according to reports. It was the second case this month. | Arsene Dupin: Role of an artist is to give
Cause Celeb talks with performer Arsene Dupin about his work for the PRASAD Project , a nonprofit that strives to improve the quality of life of economically disadvantaged people around the world.
| Cancer-stricken mom Skypes in to daughter's wedding
Ashley Broering believes the only thing that was keeping her terminally ill mother alive was the anticipation of seeing her daughter walk down the aisle at her wedding. Thanks to a pair of laptops and Skype, Patty Davisson was able to make it to that special day.
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