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Tidbits: Decathlon champ says Phelps not best: Bryan Clay says that though Michael Phelps may be the world's best swimmer, he's not well-rounded enough to be considered the world's best athlete. ›13:51 29 Aug, Fri
Alaska voters decide mining over fish: Alaskans were given an option when voting for an initiative in their primary election: mining or fish. ›23:56 28 Aug, Thu
Mental skills fade earlier than thought: Simple tests of perceptual speed, spatial ability and verbal function showed that some cognitive skills begin rapidly fading nearly 15 years before death, said Valgeir Thorvaldsson, who worked on the study. ›21:28 27 Aug, Wed
Cool Cars We Miss: Gone but not forgotten—a shortlist of cars we loved and still miss. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
Oprah to open season with Phelps: Gold medalists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin and Kobe Bryant, along with 150 other U.S. Olympic team members, will be on the season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." ›19:01 29 Aug, Fri
Groups: Bush rushing to rewrite species rules: The Bush administration is providing insufficient time for public comment as it seeks to loosen rules protecting endangered species, representatives of more than 100 conservation groups charged Friday. ›22:08 22 Aug, Fri
Aniston filming guest appearance on 30 Rock: Jennifer Aniston will return home to NBC, the TV network where she became a breakout star on the hit sitcom Friends. Shes currently filming a guest appearance on 30 Rock, her publicist confirmed Friday. ›20:29 29 Aug, Fri
Cake and cartoons for Jackson on his 50th: Michael Jackson celebrated his 50th birthday Friday, but he's still young at heart. "I'll just have a little cake with my children and we'll probably watch some cartoons," the pop star said in an interview. ›18:42 29 Aug, Fri
Industry files lawsuit over polar bear rule: Five industry groups have sued the Interior Department over a rule to protect the polar bear that they say unfairly singles out business operations in Alaska for their contribution to global warming. ›00:08 29 Aug, Fri
Its back-to-school time for bedbugs: Laptops, textbooks and new jeans are among the must-haves for college students heading back to campus, but the most common back-to-school item may well be the blood-sucking bedbug. ›14:51 29 Aug, Fri
Salmonella outbreak over, CDC says: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over. ›16:54 28 Aug, Thu
Urban medical schools feel weight of uninsured: Dr. Herbert Smitherman nervously monitors the city's fluctuating unemployment rate and sinking economy. ›23:26 28 Aug, Thu
Thicke reflects on race and Something Else: Race never seems to be far from the mind of Thicke, who was heralded for furthering the next generation of blue-eyed soul after the platinum success of his second album, The Evolution of Robin Thicke. ›19:34 28 Aug, Thu
Woman saves babys life by e-mail: It wasnt easy for Madeleine Robb to send an e-mail to another mom telling her that her baby might have a deadly eye cancer but her warning may have saved the life of 1-year-old Rowan Santos. I really had no option, Robb said. ›14:03 28 Aug, Thu
Brain injury study adds to Alzheimers enigma: Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease. ›19:42 28 Aug, Thu
87 sick, one dead from salmonella outbreak: One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in Quebec, health officials said on Friday. ›19:50 29 Aug, Fri
In pursuit of hot spots, we often miss the point: In our blind obsession with erogenous spots are we missing the forest for the trees? Is technology ruining regular sex for women? Sexploration answer your queries. ›12:36 28 Aug, Thu
Hundreds of oiled penguins die off Brazil: More than 200 oil-slicked penguins have washed up dead on the beaches of a popular Brazilian resort, and officials say they are searching for the source of the oil. ›20:51 29 Aug, Fri
Scoop: Will new Idol judge cover for absent Paula?: Last season, Paula Abdul was missing in action for several "Idol" shows, and sources say Kara DioGuardi was brought on in case Abdul is absent again. ›02:21 29 Aug, Fri
Now hear this: Don't remove earwax: The gooey, golden stuff that builds up inside your ears should stay there, according to newly released national guidelines on earwax removal. ›12:48 29 Aug, Fri
Volkswagen Baja Race: Paris to Ensenada: Volkswagen and its Touareg 2 head to Mexico for the Baja 500. ›07:00 16 Oct, Tue
Meet the cast of Survivor: Gabon: A look at each of the 18 contestants in the reality series ›22:05 27 Aug, Wed
Speed limit likely around Atlantic right whales: The government on Monday recommended a speed limit for commercial ships along the Atlantic coast, where collisions with the endangered right whale threaten its existence. ›00:28 26 Aug, Tue
Melting Arctic opens shipping frontier: Rapidly melting ice on Alaska's Arctic is opening up a new navigable ocean in the extreme north, allowing oil tankers, fishing vessels and even cruise ships to venture into a new realm. ›22:28 21 Aug, Thu
