Health / Disease

Famed Florida A&M marching band suspended another year

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University's famed marching band is being suspended for at least one more school year as officials try to cleanse the hazing culture that led to the death of a drum major, the school's president said Monday.

FAMU President James Ammons said the Marching 100 ...

John Edwards' lawyers begin presenting defense

GREENSBORO, N.C. — After weeks of testimony about John Edwards' illicit affair and the money used to cover it up, his defense attorneys opened their case Monday by digging into the details of federal campaign finance law.

Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six criminal counts related to campaign finance ...

Reality TV, sports influence baby-naming trends for 2011

Monday afternoon found Cal Powell and his wife, Miriam, huddled in a hospital delivery suite in Macon, Ga., focused on breathing exercises as their second son was making his way into the world.

The Georgia father said they had already chosen for their newborn the very common name of John. ...

Sophia, Jacob most popular baby names of 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sophia is the new most popular baby name for girls, while Jacob is the top name for boys for the 13th straight year in a new list of popular baby names heavily influenced by religion and reality TV.

Isabella, which was the top girl's name for two years, dropped ...

Parents read lips of woman with flesh-eating bug

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The parents of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating bacterial infection said Monday they've learned to read lips and are communicating with their daughter despite a breathing tube in her throat.

Speaking on NBC's "Today" show Monday, Andy Copeland said his daughter Aimee told them she ...

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