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Cage fighting is not my thing.  To me this Ultimate Fighting stuff is just brutal and somewhat barbaric. Now, a controversial cage fighting event in England which included children as young as eight has prompted a barrage of criticism and outrage.

Clean up continues out east following Hurricane Irene. For as unpredictable the weather can be here, isn't it great we don't have to deal with hurricane. We are seeing some awful pictures. But,as in anything, there is humor.

Green, I have come to learn, is the wrong color to wear when you sit up against a "green screen".  A "green screen" is used to superimpose different backgrounds for a reporter to stand up against.  Television reporting 101 says don't ever wear green.  Guess Lara didn't get the memo!  Cute because she's already little but to see the rest of her disappear like magic.  Well, it's

This video made me cry happy tears first thing on a Monday morning.  To see this little baby's facial expression and demeanor change at the sound of his mother's voice is the most beautiful thing to see.  This 8 month old baby was born deaf, watch the moment as his cochlear implant is activated and he hears sound for the first time.

I understand this feeling.  Debra Strickland, a 9/11 widow said "His death left an “empty space” that the past 10 years have not filled."  That is a real love story!  Debra shared that, their marriage, their love, was based on friendship, compatibility, and a shared love of the Army...

One of the state governments of Germany definitely does not "Like" Facebook. The state of Schleswig-Holstein in the north of Germany has banned Facebook for folks in that region, citing privacy concerns.

Another stage has collapsed at an outdoor concert, reportedly killing at least four people. The stage at the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium succumbed to heavy rains and wind earlier today, collapsing into the crowd that had gathered to watch Chicago-based band the Smith Westerns.

Only three patients have been tested thus far but research published Wednesday indicated that this '"Single Shot" treatment made the most common type of leukemia completely disappear in two of the patients and reduced it by 70 percent in the third...

I love how she and her astronaut husband keep on living their lives!  Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shows up to congress today to cast her vote in the BIG BILL that will stop the country from defaulting on all of our loans.  I believe part of the recovery is moving along in life as closely as you did before...

Living here in Grand Rapids we have already heard about some of the breakthrough technology that is happening on the Medical Mile (Michigan Avenue).  But again another breakthrough has put our medical community on the world wide map!    The Van Andel Institute & MSU's Medical School are helping test a drug that researchers are saying may ease the symptoms and halt the advance of Parkinson's di

Even at 9 years old, this little girl cared about people less fortunate than her.  Last week she died in a massive multi-car accident in Bellevuw, Washington.  Rachel Beckwith had a goal of raising $300 to help bring clean water to an African villagers...

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – Congress establishes the United States Post Office and names Benjamin Franklin the first US Postmaster General (More info) 1908 – The Office of the Chief Examiner, which later becomes the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is created (More info)