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WASHINGTON – A one-two punch of bleaching from record hot water followed by disease has killed ancient and delicate coral in the biggest loss of reefs scientists have ever seen in Caribbean waters. Researchers from around the globe are scrambling to figure out the extent of the loss. Early conservative …

LOS ANGELES – When “American Idol” contestant Taylor Hicks belted out Stevie Wonder’s golden oldie “Living for the City” there was scant age difference between the singer and the 32-year-old song. Hicks, 29, and other “Idol” finalists edging near 30 are testing the limits of just how old an aspiring …

ISAHAQI, Iraq – U.S. forces flattened a house during a raid north of Baghdad early Wednesday, killing 11 people — mostly women and children, while insurgent attacks elsewhere left five dead, police and relatives said. The U.S. military acknowledged the raid and said it caught one insurgent. It took place …