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This piggy will not go to market as sausage

This pig wasn't dubbed the 'ham on the lam' by its local newspaper for nothing. An 800-pound hog that survived on its own for a week after a truck flipped while on its way to a slaughterhouse surfaced in a swimming pool at a home near the crash site.


New book spotlights black America in Obama era

"Family Affair: What it Means to be African American Today,"  a collection of short, autobiographical essays, attempts to dig beneath the euphoria that swept black America when Barack Obama became president to ask the question: What, if anything, actually changed?


Willie Garson touts adoptions in U.S.

Cause Celeb talks with actor Willie Garson about his efforts to spread awareness about public adoption in the United States.


Honduran Leadership Stands Defiant

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 2 -- Honduran leaders who supported the coup against President Manuel Zelaya maintained a defiant stance Thursday in the face of international pressure, as diplomats conceded that a quick, painless resolution to the regional crisis might not be possible.


Private Pathologist: Asphyxia Likely Killed Carradine

The private pathologist who conducted a second autopsy on David Carradine's body said Friday that Thai authorities have determined the actor died of asphyxia and so far, he agrees


Changing El Nino making hurricanes more frequent, research suggests

Changes in the nature of global weather phenomenon El Ni�o may be causing an increase in the total number of hurricanes as well as their likelihood of hitting land, new research suggests.


OAS chief heading to Honduras

The head of the Organization of American States says he will travel to Honduras on Friday to demand Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a coup last weekend, be reinstated as president.


Humane society demands end to Stampede broadcasts

The Humane Society of Canada is asking Canada's broadcasting regulator to phase out airing of Calgary Stampede events.


Kingston police puzzled after 4 bodies found in sunken car

Police in Kingston, Ont., say it could be a slow process to get answers to how four females ended up dead in a submerged vehicle in a canal.


Mourners pay respects to Rom�o LeBlanc

A steady stream of mourners paid their respects Thursday to former governor general Rom�o LeBlanc, lying in state in his hometown of Memramcook in southeastern New Brunswick.