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After Sunday Service, Georgia Churches Get Souls To The Polls

2:06pm October 27, 2014

by Ailsa Chang

If Democrat Michelle Nunn wins in Georgia, it will likely be because of strong African-American voter turnout. Black churches are busing congregants to early voting locations after Sunday services.

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These pomegranates are about an inch smaller than the typical size, but they're packed with antioxidants.

Why California's Drought-Stressed Fruit May Be Better For You

1:36pm October 27, 2014

by Sasha Khokha

Is California's severe drought hurting the nutrient content of fruit? No, preliminary data on pomegranates suggest. The fruit may be smaller, but packed with more antioxidants, tests show.

A lava flow advances across the pasture between the Pahoa cemetery and Apaa Street, engulfing a barbed wire fence, near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawaii on Sunday.

National

Town In Hawaii Prepares For Possible Evacuation Ahead Of Lava Flow

12:05pm October 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

On the state's Big Island, the town of Pahoa is packing up to leave if the flow from Mount Kilauea continues its advance.

Los Angeles' Skid Row contains one of the largest concentrations of homeless people in the United States.

National

As Downtown LA Grows, So Does Urgency To Fix Skid Row

10:03am October 27, 2014

by Arun Rath

In Los Angeles, more than a thousand people sleep on the street in cardboard boxes and tents — just a mile away from City Hall. Many want to fix Skid Row, but how to do it is extremely controversial.

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Construction workers lift an oak tree to move it to the other side of the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

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Lifted On Giant Inner Tubes, An Old Tree Moves In Michigan

8:42am October 27, 2014

by Tracy Samilton

A 250-year-old oak tree once stood in the way of the University of Michigan's new business school — until it was moved this weekend. It wasn't easy, though, and definitely not cheap.

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Former Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton reads from the 2011 best-seller Go the [bleep] to Sleep.

LeVar Burton Reads 'Go The [Expletive] To Sleep'

8:42am October 27, 2014

by Bill Chappell

To any over-exhausted parents who suspect they're hallucinating, we assure you: Former Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton gave a reading of the 2011 best-seller this weekend.

VIDEO: Talking While Female

8:12am October 27, 2014

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

For starters: Your voice is too squeaky, too loud; it lacks authority, is grating or obnoxious or unprofessional. Why is talking while female such an offense?

Nurse Criticizes Quarantine After Negative Ebola Test, Hires Lawyer

4:05pm October 26, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Kaci Hickox says she doesn't have a fever; a preliminary blood test came back negative for Ebola. She reportedly hired a civil rights attorney to work for her release Sunday.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, (right) announced a new mandatory 21-day quarantine Friday, alongside New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Christie Defends Quarantine And Jabs At CDC Over Ebola

3:02pm October 26, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Dr. Anthony Fauci, leader of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, disagrees, says the quarantine could hamper efforts to combat the deadly outbreak in West Africa.

Marines play a game of cards as British and U.S. troops prepare to leave the Camp Bastion-Leatherneck complex at Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan's Helmand province. The base was formally handed over to an Afghan force Sunday.

U.S. Marines Leave Afghanistan, Along With British Force

2:28pm October 26, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The coalition base in southern Helmand Province was first established nearly 6 years ago. For Britain, the day brought an end to 13 years of military operations in Afghanistan.