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  • 3 Pitt football players charged with assault

    Three University of Pittsburgh football players have been charged with simple assault and conspiracy in connection with an incident last month involving three other students, one of whom reported he was hit in the head during a brief confrontation on the street.


  • Earnhardt talks of anxiety caused by concussions

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. disliked the attention caused by his concussions and nearly three-week departure from NASCAR, but said Friday he returns to racing glad he took steps to make sure he is OK.


  • ESPN college football guru Beano Cook dead at 81

    Beano Cook, the college football commentator with an encyclopedic knowledge of the sport he dearly loved, has died.


  • Vice President Joseph R. Biden visits with a patron over lunch at Cruisers Diner in Seaman, Ohio. Politicians have always tried to connect with voters, but the 2012 candidates are putting their all into the campaign cliche of pressing the flesh. (Associated Press)

    Candidates cozy up with voters

    Kissing babies and slapping backs are so yesterday. The 2012 candidates are putting their all into the campaign cliche of pressing the flesh.


  • Whole body parts grown from cells

    Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the country, the most advanced medical tools that exist are being deployed to help America's newest veterans and wounded troops.


  • AP IMPACT: Surprising methods heal wounded troops

    Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the country, the most advanced medical tools that exist are now being deployed to help America's newest veterans and wounded troops.


  • 7 scientists win prestigious Lasker medical awards

    Seven scientists have won prestigious medical awards for development of liver transplantation, discoveries about the inner workings of cells, and leadership in biomedical science.


  • AP IMPACT: Surprising methods heal wounded troops

    Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the country, the most advanced medical tools that exist are now being deployed to help America's newest veterans and wounded troops.


  • Linemen lead, Martin brings tears to Hall of Fame

    The linemen led the way as they always do, accepting their inductions into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with an abundance of humility. Curtis Martin finished the evening by supplying plenty of tears.


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