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Watch VideoRaw Video: Jolie Visits Dominican Republic

Raw Video: Jolie Visits Dominican Republic

After traveling to a hospital in the Dominican Republic where Haitian earthquake survivors were receiving care, Angelina Jolie met the country's president, Leonel Fernandez. (Feb. 9) Full Story

Watch VideoGary Coleman Pleads Guilty to Criminal Mischief

Gary Coleman Pleads Guilty to Criminal Mischief

Former child television star Gary Coleman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April. (Feb. 8) Full Story

Entertainment Video News

Watch VideoMichael Jackson's Doctor Pleads Not Guilty

Michael Jackson's Doctor Pleads Not Guilty

Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal physician, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges - stemming from Jackson's death. (Feb. 8) Full Story

Watch VideoJudge Says Charlie Sheen Can See Wife

Judge Says Charlie Sheen Can See Wife

A judge has modified a protective order allowing actor Charlie Sheen and his wife, Brooke, to see each other as Sheen faces domestic violence allegations. (Feb. 8) Full Story

National

Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic

Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday on track for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices were closed for a second day and utility workers struggled to restore power knocked out by a weekend blizzard. Full Story

Entertainment

TV show fined in Australia for killing, eating rat

A British broadcaster has been convicted of animal cruelty after two reality show contestants skinned, cooked and ate a rat during filming in Australia. Full Story

Health

Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers

A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. Full Story

World

Nigeria: Lawmakers empower vice president

Parliament empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday to take over for the ill president of oil-rich Nigeria, whose absence has stoked unrest in Africa's most populous country. Full Story

Local

DEA Agent Awaits Fate After Acquittal

DEA supervisors are expected to decide this week whether to reinstate agent Lee Lucas, his attorney told "The Cleveland Plain Dealer" yesterday. Lucas was acquitted last week of all criminal charges, including ... Full Story

Sports

Bryant unsure about playing in All-Star game

Kobe Bryant isn't sure if he'll play in this weekend's NBA All-Star game in Dallas because of his sore left ankle. Full Story

Politics

Alabama senator releases holds on Obama nominees

Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama will stop blocking Senate confirmation of about 70 government appointees nominated by President Barack Obama, his office said. Full Story

Finance

Molson Coors' 4Q profit rises on tax benefits

Molson Coors Brewing Co.'S fourth-quarter profit more than doubled because of favorable tax benefits even as it sold fewer beers, the brewer said Tuesday. Full Story

Science & Tech

Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station

Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station. Full Story

Strange

Cattle battle: NZealand has more cows than kiwis

New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows. Full Story