Polygamist parents OK'd to pick up kidsmore similar news »
Parents of hundreds of children seized from a polygamist sect are free to begin picking up their kids under an order a Texas judge issued today. Judge Barbara Walther told the Department of Family and Protective Services to allow parents to get the 440 children starting today.
Kennedy awake through 'successful' surgerymore similar news »
An operation to remove a malignant tumor from the brain of Sen. Edward Kennedy was a success, his surgeon said today. "Senator Kennedy was awake during the resection, and should therefore experience no permanent neurological effects from the surgery," Dr. Allan Friedman said in a statement.
Musical pioneer Bo Diddley dead at 79more similar news »
Rock pioneer Bo Diddley, whose signature beat laid the foundation for decades of tunes by artists from Buddy Holly to U2, has died at 79. His black hat and "cigar box" guitar made him a distinctive figure, but it was the rhythm he laid down that became a rock staple.