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NOVA IGUACU, Brazil – Violence is a part of life in this slum on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Shootings are common and death squads of former and off-duty police officers, funded by local businessmen, are known to knock off undesirables. But even by the brutal standards of Nova …

OMAHA, Neb. – The world’s first test-tube gorilla is not bonding with her new daughter, zoo officials said Saturday. Timu, a 9-year-old Western lowland gorilla, took care of her newborn for a few hours after Friday’s birth but then lost interest, said Dr. Lee Simmons, director of the Henry Doorly …

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. – The Rev. Edward Murphy wakes each day at 5 a.m., has Bible study, and within an hour is on the reconstruction site of hurricane-battered Shoreline Baptist Church. The stocky, 61-year-old minister leaves footprints in the sawdust on the sanctuary floor as he makes his daily …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Thursday night in the make-up room, as Bernie Grimm came in, the make-up artist turned to me and asked why I didn’t say anything about Bernie’s hair the other night. Apparently it was standing straight up. …

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – Endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles emerge here every spring from the Gulf of Mexico, leaving smeary trails of flipper prints from surf through sand to nests where they lay their eggs. But a planned beach-restoration project could mean vehicles intruding on the nesting grounds, sand …

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Security forces clamped down on Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated Jaffna Peninsula on Monday to guard against anti-government demonstrations and a Japanese envoy said he would travel to a nearby area to try to meet rebels and avert a civil war. Envoy Yasushi Akashi met with President Mahinda …

HENDERSON, N.C. – Charlie Rose says he’s a lucky man. The host of PBS’s “The Charlie Rose Show” was traveling in Syria in late March when he unexpectedly developed heart trouble that required surgery in Paris and a monthlong hospital stay. He’s still recuperating, and grateful that things aren’t worse. …

LOS ANGELES – “America’s Got Talent,” the new TV contest that promises to feature a grab bag of singers, dancers, comedians and more, has an eclectic panel of judges to match. Brandy (“Moesha”), David Hasselhoff (“Baywatch”) and British media figure Piers Morgan will be scrutinizing aspiring stars for the NBC …

What an exciting day! Traffic was stopped as Secretary of State Dr. Rice visited our set to talk about the possibilities of any action against Iran coming out of the U.N. Security Council. The answer? Don’t hold your breath. Next, Neil Cavuto’s dreams were realized when supermodel — and new …

SUNRISE, Fla. – Authorities were trying to determine if a woman whose body was found in canal was killed by an alligator. The dismembered body of Yovy Suarez Jimenez, 28, of Davie, was found Wednesday by construction workers. Jimenez went for a jog Tuesday night and did not return. “We …