'Dancing' co-host Brooke Burke has thyroid cancer

NEW YORK (AP) — "Dancing with the Stars" co-host Brooke Burke says she has thyroid cancer.Burke posted a video message Thursday on YouTube disclosing her condition and her plans for surgery to remove her thyroid.The 41-year-old mother of four says a lump on her thyroid was found during a routine biopsy.She says in the video that the surgery has been scheduled, but she doesn't specify when. She says...

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McDonald's sales drop, first time since 2003

McDonald's Corp. reported its first decline in monthly U.S. same store sales in nine years Thursday, as the chain began to suffer...

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Nor'easter wary United cancels 269 flights -- 116 at O'Hare

United Airlines has canceled 269 flights as a result of a Nor'easter poised to hit the East Coast. The same storm also caused...

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Apple slides to five-month low, uncertainty grows

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Luck among players shaving head to support Pagano

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck has joined the shaved squad, too.Nearly three dozen players on the Indianapolis Colts have shaved their heads in a show of support for head coach Chuck Pagano, who is undergoing treatment for a form of leukemia.Luck became a new member of the no-hair club Wednesday morning. Players and coaches were not available for comment because they were headed to Jacksonville,...

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War Widow’s Lawsuit Says Nat Geo, Fox Depicted Dead Husband’s Body, Aired Family Photo

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – An Army staff sergeant‘s widow says in a lawsuit against National Geographic and Fox that a documentary from the companies depicted her husband’s dead body and showed a private family photo she believes was taken from his laptop after he died.The suit seeks unspecified damages and to ban Nat Geo and Fox from using military family...

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Experts raise concerns over superhuman workplace

LONDON (AP) — Performance-boosting drugs, powered prostheses and wearable computers are coming to an office near you — but experts warned in a new report Wednesday that too little thought has been given to the implications of a superhuman workplace.Academics from Britain's leading institutions say attention needs to be focused on the consequences of technology which may one day allow — or compel —...

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Celebrities air post-election feelings online

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey was so excited about President Barack Obama's re-election that she released a new song in his honor. Beyoncé popped up on Instagram with a rebuke for Mitt Romney, while Romney supporter Elisabeth Hasselbeck sent out a disappointed but conciliatory tweet urging a divided United States to become one.Celebrities, who voiced their opinions loudly during the election, continued...

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'Fiscal cliff' takes center stage

Now that Wall Street knows President Obama will stay in the White House, investors' attention has returned to looming crises...

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Obama and Romney deadlocked in polls

Voters in Columbus, Ohio say voting is too important to be deterred by the cold weather or the long lines. President Barack Obama...

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