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80 percent of Grand Turk homes damaged

Hurricane Ike damaged most of the homes on Grand Turk island as it roared onto the Bahamas, raked Haiti's cities with driving rain and threatened the Florida Keys on its way to Cuba.

Cuba declines U.S. disaster team

U.S. nears rescue plan for Fannie, Freddie

The government has prepared a plan to take control of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, officials told the two companies, according to three sources familiar with the conversations.

Mortgage giants were blind to bubble

Novacek's picks: Favre will win in Jets debut

Jay Novacek's selections for all the week's NFL winners

Hello, Top 25: East Carolina rips No. 8 WVU

Stand Up to Cancer takes over Hollywood

Skateboarder Tony Hawk, actor Shemar Moore and other celebrities said they joined in Friday's three-network cancer telethon  because the disease had touched their lives or those of family and friends.

‘Bangkok Dangerous’? More like tedious

Discover the secret of slow

Want to be a better father, trim that gut, blow 'em away in your next presentation and make your wife moan with delight? Take a lesson from the tortoise.

FDA posts list of potential problem drugs

It was a hot summer for video games

The dog days of summer tend to dry the flow of game launches to a trickle. But this summer has been ... different. The recent weeks and months have offered up a surprising number of gaming gems. You just have to know where to look.

When sex and technology don't mix

World’s deadliest delicacies

Don’t fancy the in-laws? Have we got a shopping list for you. From Namibian bullfrogs to red elderberries, these foods make for some seriously killer carbs.

How the presidents stack up as travelers