Iowa artist painted Bo with her Boston terrier/pug mix by her side


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Prince Charles said today that he is "thrilled" at the prospect of becoming a grandfather. "I'm thrilled, marvelous," he said today. "It's a very nice thought of grandfatherhood in my old age, if I may say so, so that's splendid."


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The nation’s climate in 2012 is on track to be the warmest and most extreme ever. And scientists tell us we should get used to it. “It appears virtually certain that 2012 will surpass the current record (1998, 54.3 degrees F) as the warmest year...


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The mother of a 16-year-old boy with special needs who died after being physically restrained by school staff for allegedly refusing to leave the basketball court at his school has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the school. "Losing Corey has been a painful and tragic occurrence," said Sheila Foster, the mother of Corey Foster. "It's emotionally stressful. I took this course of action to hold Leake & Watts school accountable and to help change laws on restraint and seclusion in...

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A Christmas bathroom and talking tree make this one Christmased-out home.


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Outside Gaston's Tavern, one of the new quick-service restaurants that's debuted at Magic Kingdom's New Fantasyland, Gaston challenged a little boy to a push-up contest. They dropped to the ground, and push ups they did.


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Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom unveils the biggest expansion in the park's history with New Fantasyland.


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The Aurora, Colo., movie theater where James Holmes allegedly opened fire this summer, killing 12 people and wounding 58, now has an official reopening date. In a letter dated Dec. 5 sent to Aurora mayor Steve Hogan, Cinemark president and CEO Tim Warner announced the...


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The Obama administration fears that the beleaguered Syrian regime may unleash chemical weapons on rebels who are pressing their campaign closer to the capital of Damascu. "I think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned that as the opposition advances, in particular on Damascus, that the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today. "The intelligence that we have causes serious concerns that this is...

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