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MESA, Ariz. – The cast of “Little House on the Prarie (search)” will reunite this weekend in Tombstone, a town known for its old West roots. Melissa Gilbert (search), who played Laura Ingalls Wilder, is scheduled to reunite with Dean Butler (search) (Almanzo Wilder) and Alison Arngrim (search) (Nellie Oleson) …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Scientists have cloned human embryos for the first time using eggs matured in a laboratory — a technique that may help cloning (search) become a viable option for growing patients’ own replacement tissue to treat diseases. The experiment, outlined Monday at the annual conference of the European …

Four decades after the birth control pill became available to women, researchers at the University of Kansas and the University of Kansas Medical Center are working to develop a similar contraceptive for men (search). The researchers plan to test about a half-million chemical compounds to find a pill that does …

Joseph Stephanides’ statement concerning his dismissal from the United Nations: I wish to express my great disappointment with the decision to dismiss me from service only a few months before my scheduled retirement from the United Nations, which I have served faithfully for 25 years. I intend to appeal this …

WASHINGTON – Bush administration efforts to achieve nuclear disarmament in North Korea (search) are not working and should be reconsidered, Senate Foreign Relations Committee members said Tuesday. “The administration policy has been a failure,” said Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, the ranking Democrat. “Obviously, we’ve not seen progress …

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – A convicted rapist became a foster parent for several children even after disclosing his past sex crimes on his application, officials said Wednesday. The disclosure did not raise any flags, and Nicholas A. Chaney (search) became a foster parent in 2001 along with his wife after moving …

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea (search) called Vice President Dick Cheney a “bloodthirsty beast” and said Thursday his recent remarks labeling ruler Kim Jong Il (search) irresponsible are another reason for it to stay away from six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. “What Cheney uttered at a time when the issue …

CHICAGO – An 11-year-old boy was expelled from school after crashing his family’s minivan near a group of classmates, and his mother, who was in the vehicle with him, was ordered to appear in traffic court. The crash happened just outside St. John Fisher School (search) on Chicago’s South Side …

General Motors Corp. (GM) plans to eliminate 25,000 jobs in the United States in the next few years by closing additional plants, as it battles high costs and shrinking market share, the company’s chief executive said Tuesday part. Speaking to shareholders at GM’s 96th annual shareholder meeting in Delaware Tuesday …

BEIRUT, Lebanon – A Lebanese Christian general who once fought the Syrian army and returned from exile just weeks ago appeared headed toward a surprising victory Monday in the third round of parliamentary elections. It was unclear what a win for Michel Aoun (search) would mean for efforts by Lebanon’s …