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World's 50 best beach bars

World's 50 best beach bars

Anyone can stick up a shack on the sand, stock it with beers and call it a beach bar. But what makes a great beach bar?
May jobs report: Cautious hiring continues

May jobs report: Cautious hiring continues

Employers are hiring at a restrained pace as jitters about the economy linger.
Waning Andrea to dump heavy rain across East Coast

Waning Andrea to dump heavy rain across East Coast

Jim Shepperd was just crossing Gulfport's Howard Frankland Bridge when the winds whipped furiously and the first named storm of the hurricane season began its one-two punch on the coastal Florida city.
'Mr. Spock' in IRS video apologizes for 'embarrassing' mistake

'Mr. Spock' in IRS video apologizes for 'embarrassing' mistake

 An Internal Revenue Service official involved in a 2010 conference cited for wasteful spending said Thursday no rules were broken and no fraud occurred, though he acknowledged that video parodies, fancy hotel suites and other excesses fun
Into the heart of Congo

Into the heart of Congo

World-renowned chef, author and Emmy winning television personality Anthony Bourdain visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the next episode of "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," airing Sunday, June 9, at 9 p.m. ET.
FDA panel urges looser restrictions on diabetes drug Avandia

FDA panel urges looser restrictions on diabetes drug Avandia

In a reversal of its past position, a majority of a 26-person Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend looser restrictions on the controversial diabetes drug Avandia.
House Republicans vote to end Obama deportation rule

House Republicans vote to end Obama deportation rule

A Republican-led effort to discard President Barack Obama's rule allowing some young undocumented immigrants to defer deportation passed the U.S.
Feds crack down on scams targeting timeshare owners

Feds crack down on scams targeting timeshare owners

Law enforcement officials are cracking down on companies they say stole millions of dollars from timeshare owners desperate to resell their properties.
Esther Williams, star of film and swimming, dies at 91

Esther Williams, star of film and swimming, dies at 91

Esther Williams, whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to stardom on the silver screen in the 1940s and 1950s, died Thursday in California, her spokesman said Thursday. She was 91.
NBA FINALS: San Antonio Spurs VS Miami Heat

NBA FINALS: San Antonio Spurs VS Miami Heat

The Miami Heat will host the San Antonio Spurs in game one of the 2013 NBA Finals Thursday night.
Cops: Cheerleader pimped out her teen teammate

Cops: Cheerleader pimped out her teen teammate

An 18-year-old Minnesota cheerleader is accused of pimping out a 16-year-old teammate with a developmental condition by posting an online ad about the girl and allegedly taking her to meet potential customers, according to a criminal complaint
Triceratops trio unearthed in Wyoming

Triceratops trio unearthed in Wyoming

There were three of them, one of them probably a child, and at least one met a gruesome end at the hands of a terrifying predator.
Judge in hot water: Allegedly said minorities are prone to violence

Judge in hot water: Allegedly said minorities are prone to violence

Civil rights groups filed a complaint this week against a federal judge in Houston after she allegedly said during a lecture that some minorities are prone to violence.
Family of girl needing lung transplant 'excited' by ruling

Family of girl needing lung transplant 'excited' by ruling

(CNN) -- The father of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who desperately needs new lungs told CNN on Wednesday night the family was "very excited" after a judge's ruling that could help his daughter get a transplant.
Witness talks about fiery Jeep crash that killed friend

Witness talks about fiery Jeep crash that killed friend

(CNN) -- What Jenelle Embrey saw happen to her friend in the rear-view mirror last year prompted her to become a leading critic of the Jeep Cherokee's safety record.