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  • Steer clear of cosmetics like these containing mercury, the Food and Drug Administration warns.
    FDA: Skin-Lightening Creams Pose Mercury Threat
    Some skin-lightening cosmetics contain dangerous amounts of mercury, the FDA warned consumers. Though illegal to sell in the U.S., the foreign-made products are popular in communities where fair skin is considered a mark of beauty.
  • Tulsa's Pet Overpopulation
    In this three-part KWGS Investigation, we look at the cash drain stray animals have on the city of Tulsa. Over 7,500 animals had to be euthanized at the…
  • Aerial view of the Arkansas River flowing into downtown bend
    New proposal for West Bank Development expected soon
    It is back to the drawing board on West Bank River Development. Mayor Bartlett says with the city rejecting all of the bids for the development of the…
  • A Workout Can Change Your DNA
    Reporting in Cell Metabolism, researchers write that when people who lead relatively sedentary lives worked out the DNA in their muscle fibers changed almost immediately. Scientists also found caffeine had the same effect on isolated rodent muscles. Study co-author Juleen Zierath discusses the DNA modifications.
  • A U.S. soldier instructs Afghan soldiers in the western city of Herat last July. Afghans in security force uniforms have killed a number of U.S. and NATO troops recently. The shootings come as NATO works to prepare the Afghan forces to take control of security.
    U.S., Afghan Forces Try To Rebuild Trust
    More than 70 members of the NATO coalition have been killed by men in Afghan police or army uniforms in the last five years. After several recent attacks, new measures are being put in place.
  • Studying Locomotion With Rat Treadmills, Wind Tunnels
    Between the resident emu and the newborn goats, Harvard's Concord Field Station, located in Bedford, Mass., has a menagerie feel. The lab researches how different animals move--which requires lots of animals, and gadgets to facilitate and document their motion.
  • Can An Early Spring Confuse Nature's Clock?
    It's been an unusually warm winter in some parts of the country, with springtime temperatures and very little snow. How is nature responding? Purdue entomologist Tom Turpin and horticulturalist Kristin Schleiter of the New York Botanical Garden discuss how an early spring affects flower buds, beetles and bees.
  • This 1998 file photo shows veteran National League umpire Harry Wendelstedt, left, with his son, Hunter Wendelstedt, also an umpire.
    Harry Wendelstedt, Longtime Baseball Umpire, Has Died
    Wendelstedt, who served a National League umpire for 33 years, was perhaps best known for making one of the most disputed calls in baseball.
  • Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks at a rally with his wife, Callista, on Thursday in Jackson, Miss.
    Despite Mixed Polls, Gingrich Claims Lead In Southern States
    Newt Gingrich will campaign throughout Alabama on Saturday. Ron Paul and Rick Santorum will spend the day in Missouri and Kansas. Mitt Romney has no public events scheduled.
  • Mining Company Pleads Guilty In 2007 Utah Mine Disaster Case
    The plea agreement calls for $500,000 in fines and that no criminal charges would be brought against individuals.
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