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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For four years, she was known only as Precious Doe (search), a little girl whose headless body was found along a road. On Thursday, police identified the girl, arrested her mother and stepfather on murder charges, and pronounced the sad mystery solved. The girl with big …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” May 2, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Congress felt so strongly that people ought to be able to own and manage their own accounts, they …

NEW YORK – Time Warner Inc. (TWX), the world’s largest media company, on Wednesday posted a 25 percent jump in quarterly profit excluding one-time gains, boosted by advanced cable service subscribers and stronger advertising sales at America Online and cable network TNT. Total profit rose to $864 million, or 18 …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A two-year FBI sting operation nicknamed the “Tennessee Waltz” (search) has led to the arrest of several lawmakers. But the probe isn’t the state’s first dance with scandal. Government corruption cases dot the past three decades of Tennessee history. In the 1970s, the “TennPar” investigation found that …

New findings may soothe fears of a possible link between hair dye and cancer. Researchers say that there is no strong evidence of a clear increase in cancer risk among personal hair dye users. Bahi Takkouche, MD, PhD, and colleagues analyzed 79 studies from 11 countries, focusing only on personal …

CROTHERSVILLE, Ind. – The investigation into the slaying of a 10-year-old girl took a strange turn Friday when prosecutors dropped murder charges against the man who had confessed to the crime that stunned this quiet Indiana town. Authorities shifted blame to 38-year-old Anthony Stockelman (search), who was already in jail …

COLUMBUS, Ga. – A high school student was suspended for 10 days for refusing to end a mobile phone call with his mother, a soldier serving in Iraq, school officials said. The 10-day suspension was issued because Kevin Francois was “defiant and disorderly” and was imposed in lieu of an …

WASHINGTON – New U.S. military base closings “will be tsunamis in the communities they hit,” the chairman of the commission that will help decide which facilities survive said Tuesday as his panel met for the first time. Anthony Principi (search) said the nine-member commission will try to provide a “clear-eyed …

Does anybody here remember Ted Mack’s “Original Amateur Hour”? It was on the radio back before TV and it was a talent show. People came on and sang or told jokes and juggled — something — and people in the audience applauded. It was a big hit with your great …

RUIDOSO, N.M. – The search continued Monday afternoon for a 16-month-old boy whose mother was found dead hours after police had answered a call of an argument between the woman and her husband. New Mexico state police issued an Amber Alert for the toddler, Justin Black, who was in the …