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Body identified as NBA's Lorenzen Wright, police investigate homicide
July 30, 2010A body found in southeast Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday has been identified as that of former professional basketball player Lorenzen Wright, Memphis police said.
DeGeneres to leave 'American Idol,' cites 'a difficult decision'
July 30, 2010Ellen DeGeneres is calling it quits after spending one season with the Fox hit "American Idol," according to a statement from the star and the network.
Arizona governor files appeal to immigration law injunction
July 30, 2010The legal battle over a tough Arizona immigration law entered its next stage Thursday when Gov. Jan Brewer filed an expedited appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Lou Gehrig's victim: Kill me for my organs
July 30, 2010A Georgia man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease says he wants to die by having his organs harvested rather than wait for his degenerative nerve ailment to kill him.
Officials: Mexican drug lord killed in raid
July 30, 2010Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel Villareal, a principal leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was killed during a military raid in a suburb of Guadalajara, Mexico's defense department said.
On WikiLeaks scandal, hacker says he didn't want to be a 'coward'
July 30, 2010A California hacker said he doesn't regret going to federal officials to show them alleged confessions an Army private made about leaking more than 90,000 documents that reveal secret information about U.S. war strategy.
Police say missing California woman may be alive in Las Vegas
July 30, 2010A California woman missing for nearly a year and declared dead by a court may still be alive and living in the Las Vegas, Nevada, area, detectives from Los Angeles said Thursday.
Top military official: WikiLeaks founder may have 'blood' on his hands
July 30, 2010The top U.S. military officer said Thursday that Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was risking lives to make a political point by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan.
Calcium supplements may boost heart attack risk
July 30, 2010The millions of people who take calcium supplements to strengthen aging bones and ward off osteoporosis may be putting themselves at increased risk of a heart attack, a new study has found.
Monogamy unnatural for our sexy species
July 30, 2010Seismic cultural shifts about 10,000 years ago rendered the true story of human sexuality so subversive and threatening that for centuries, it has been silenced by religious authorities, pathologized by physicians, studiously ignored by scientists and covered up by moralizing therapists.
