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Among the nine deaths blamed on the gusting winter storm that buried parts of the Northeast was an 11-year-old boy in Boston killed by carbon monoxide while keeping warm in the car.

A University of Illinois residence hall reportedly brought in a former porn star to educate student residents in a week-long sex education seminar. The program, which began Feb.

A Confederate battle flag flew atop a state building in Mississippi for a couple hours after workers mistakenly bought it, a state spokeswoman told the Clarion-Ledger newspaper.

After weeks of waiting and uncertainty, KC and Shirin Abadian, of Vienna, Va., finally have their daughter. Lily Ksenia Abadian, aged 23 months, arrived in America from an orphanage in Vladivostok, Russia, last month.

Durand Ford, Jr. says the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Service Department has sent him a $780.85 bill for an ambulance that he called for his father early on the morning of Jan. 1.

First lady Michelle Obama arrived Saturday for the funeral of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old who was gunned down last month days after performing at President Barack Obama's inauguration. Long lines grew outside the Chicago church as hundreds of mourners arrived early.

First lady Michelle Obama arrived Saturday for the funeral of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old who was gunned down last month days after performing at President Barack Obama's inauguration. Long lines grew outside the Chicago church as hundreds of mourners arrived early.

Eight months after Michele Bachmann's 2012 presidential bid ground to a halt in Iowa, her campaign manager there signed a sworn affidavit, pointing his finger at another top staffer in a still-simmering dispute over the misuse of a contact list of home-school family names.

A major storm dumped nearly three feet of snow and brought blizzard conditions to parts of the Northeast Saturday, with winds gusting near-hurricane strength.

A gusting winter storm buried parts of the Northeast under 3 feet of snow and left millions of people with little to do Saturday but wait — for lights to come on, flights to resume and packed-in cars to be freed.