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Study finds most parents admit to using cell phones or other devices while driving

Teens get a bad rap for their driving habits, but a new study suggests the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Facebook page comes down after threat to lawmaker

A Facebook page with sexually explicit comments denigrating female Marines was taken down after a congresswoman who complained about it was threatened on that site, an aide to the lawmaker told CNN.

Five train stations worth a stop

Most people who travel by train on a regular basis rush through the station so quickly, they never stop to appreciate their surroundings.

Microsoft: Don't expect a Windows 8 iTunes app soon

Microsoft believes nearly all major apps that can be found in Apple's iTunes store will also be available on Windows 8 by the fall, but it expects one glaring hole to remain.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis make Billboard history

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have taken "Thrift Shop" all the way to the bank.

Tom Cruise signs on for 'Mission: Impossible 5'

Tom Cruise has signed on for a fifth "Mission: Impossible" movie.

My friends' weddings are putting me deep in debt

Wedding season is here. And for the estimated 69 million Americans who will be attending weddings this year, it means shelling out hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

Gorging on Gatsby: Recipes from the contemporary to the classic

The first time Meyer Wolfsheim met Jimmy Gatz, the young man hadn't eaten in days.

POLICE: Grandson of Malcolm X beat to death in Mexico

The grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, Malcolm Shabazz, died in a Mexico City hospital after suffering an apparent beating, police told CNN.

Crews finish installing World Trade Center spire

Construction workers bolted the last pieces of a 408-foot spire into place atop One World Trade Center on Friday, symbolically capping New York's comeback after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Stamp prices could rise again

The U.S. Postal Service board will look into hiking postage prices on all types of mail, as losses continue to plague the agency, the chief of the board said Friday.

Three long-missing women freed in Cleveland: Latest developments

Three long-missing women -- Amanda Berry, 27; Georgina "Gina" DeJesus, 23; and Michelle Knight, 32 -- and a 6-year-old daughter apparently born to Berry in captivity -- were found alive Monday in Cleveland, police said.

Son given up for adoption meets biological mother for the first time

Spencer Williams was given up for adoption at 5 months old. His loving adoptive parents were honest with him from the beginning.

What caused the West, TX plant explosion? Criminal investigation launched

Texas authorities are launching a criminal investigation into last month's deadly fertilizer distribution facility explosion in West, Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Friday.

Investigators believe missing toddler is dead, but haven't located remains

For nearly 10 hours a small army of law enforcement personnel combed through an Ottawa, Kansas farm Thursday in search of the remains of 18-month-old Lana Bailey.