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Painfully Skinny Jeans Land A Woman In The Hospital
It turns out jeans really can be too tight. An Australian woman suffered nerve and muscle damage after wearing superskinny jeans. She couldn't walk and was hospitalized, but has since recovered.
Airlines Vs. Airports: A Dogfight Over Fees Imposed On Fliers
Airports want Congress to raise passenger fees to pay for improvements, but airlines say the move would hit passengers in the pocketbook and might discourage people from flying.
In The Battle Between Taylor Swift And Apple, Swift Didn't Fight Alone
Swift made headlines when her Tumblr post seemed to force Apple to pay musicians for music streamed during a three-month free trial period. But other music industry players get credit as well.
Man Who Created The Pink Plastic Lawn Flamingo Dies
Donald Featherstone modeled the lawn ornament after images he saw in National Geographic. "Things I did made people happy, and that's what life is all about," he said in 2006.
NASA Flummoxed By Dwarf Planet's Bright Spots, 'Pyramid-Shaped Peak'
The view captured by the Dawn spacecraft this month "shows even more small spots in the crater than were previously visible," NASA says.
Texas Turns Away From Prosecuting Truants
Since the mid-1990s, Texas has treated truancy as a criminal offense. Now, state lawmakers say that was a mistake.
Gov. Haley Announces New Push To Remove Confederate Flag In S.C.
South Carolina's most prominent political leaders say it's time for their state to stop flying the Confederate battle flag on the grounds of its Statehouse.
Fraud Still Plagues Medicare's Prescription Drug Program
More than 1,400 pharmacies billed for questionable prescriptions last year, according to the inspector general at Health and Human Services. That includes prescriptions for commonly abused opioids.
Local Food Is Still A Niche. Can It Grow Beyond That?
"Local" food makes up a small fraction of what Americans eat. But a recent study argues that 90 percent of people living in cities could be fed with food grown within 100 miles.