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A researcher extracts DNA from samples for AIDS vaccine testing. (credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Baby With AIDS Appears To Have Been Cured

A baby born with AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child who has now been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.

2013/03/03

The inside of a jail cell. (credit: AP Photo)

Former Prestonwood Minister’s Attorney Wants Sex Abuse Case Dropped

A Mississippi judge will hear a motion Dec. 18 to dismiss the case against John Langworthy, a former school teacher and church music director accused of molesting young boys several years ago.

2012/11/27

Property remains partially submerged by Hurricane Isaac's flood waters on August 30, 2012 in Manchac, Louisiana. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Flooding & Power Outages Persist After Isaac

Days after Isaac hammered Louisiana and Mississippi with winds and rain, much of a parish southeast of New Orleans was still flooded and thousand were without power.

2012/09/03

Louisiana Residents Watching Flood Waters

Already swollen and powerful, the Tangipahoa River threatened to flood anyone living within a half mile of its banks on Thursday.

2012/08/31

Ruffin Henry and Scout swim in the rising water of Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches on August 28, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Hurricane Isaac Floods Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee, knocked out power and flooded beach-front roads before dawn in Louisiana and Mississippi as it began a slow, drenching slog inland.

2012/08/29

Anthony Booth from New Orleans learns that his home has been flooded after Hurricane Isaac made landfall. (credit: Stephanie Lucero/KTVT/KTXA)

North Texas Ready To Help Isaac Evacuees

Although the damage from Hurricane Isaac does not look too bad as of Wednesday morning, relief groups across North Texas are still prepared to help those hit by the storm.

2012/08/29

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Isaac Won’t Have Much Impact On DFW Weather

Hurricane Isaac struck the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, and has brought severe flooding to parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. But folks in North Texas won’t see much from the storm.

2012/08/29

A drilling rig is seen in the Gulf of Mexico. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Gulf Lease Sale Nets $1.7 Billion

The federal government’s first auction of offshore petroleum leases in the same area where the Deepwater Horizon exploded in 2010 brought in $1.7 billion in winning bids Wednesday.

2012/06/21

Gulf Oil & Gas Leases Go On Sale

The federal government is set to sell off oil and natural gas leases in the central Gulf of Mexico — off the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

2012/06/20