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WikiLeaks Reveals American's Amazing Escape From Iran on Horseback

1 day 11 hours ago |AOL News

Murad Sezer, AP

(Nov. 29) -- There are bigger state secrets, but the incredible escape of an elderly American from Iran by horseback is one of the more sensational tales to come out of the latest WikiLeaks document ...

Scientists Find Fountain of Youth ... in Mice

1 day 11 hours ago |AOL News

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(Nov. 29) -- Scientists have been able to reverse the aging process in mice, a stunning feat that may help regenerate organs in elderly humans, according to a new study published online in the journa ...

Clinton Calls Document Leak an Attack on the World

1 day 11 hours ago |AP

WASHINGTON (Nov. 29) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the leak of hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic documents is an attack not only on the United States but also the ...

3 Things Every Leslie Nielsen Fan Should Know

1 day 12 hours ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 29) -- Best known for his turn in the slapstick comedy "Airplane!" and starring roles in a series of police and detective spoofs, Leslie Nielsen is being remembered by friends and fans as a "ma ...

George W. Bush to Visit Facebook Headquarters for Live Interview

1 day 12 hours ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 29) -- President George W. Bush is looking to make some new Facebook friends, and sell a few books. Bush will visit Facebook's headquarters on Monday for an exclusive Facebook Live interview to ...

Irvin Kershner, 'Star Wars V: Empire Strikes Back' Director, Dead at 87

1 day 12 hours ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 29) -- Irvin Kershner, the man who directed "Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back," has died at age 87. Kershner's goddaughter, Adriana Santini, told Agence France-Presse that he passed away at ...

After Mosque Arson, Oregon Somalis Fear Retribution

1 day 13 hours ago |AOL News

Rick Bowmer, AP

(Nov. 29) -- Muslim leaders in Oregon are pleading for extra police protection after a Somali-American teenager was arrested for allegedly trying to bomb a crowded Christmas-tree-lighting ceremony in ...

Michigan Police Say Missing Boys' Father Lied

1 day 13 hours ago |AOL News

(Nov. 29) -- The father of three missing boys lied to police when he said he had left his young sons with a friend before he tried to commit suicide, investigators said today as the children's grandm ...

WikiLeaks 3: Diplomatic Disaster or Snoozefest?

1 day 14 hours ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 29) -- How bad is it? Julian Assange's international media organization, WikiLeaks, stirred up controversy once again on Sunday by making public nearly a quarter-million previously confidential ...

Man Sacrificed Liver, Life; Brother May Lose Organ

1 day 14 hours ago |AOL News

Ed Andrieski, AP

(Nov. 29) -- A family that suffered a tragedy earlier this year is on the verge on another devastating turn: A man who received a living-donor liver transplant from his younger brother, who died four ...

Police: Captured Gang Boss Ordered Mexico Killings

1 day 14 hours ago |AOL News

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(Nov. 29) -- Mexican police say a suspected leader of the Aztecas street gang has been captured and has confessed to ordering most of the killings in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, including the d ...

Obama to Freeze Pay for Federal Employees

1 day 14 hours ago |AP

WASHINGTON (Nov. 29) -- President Barack Obama will announce a two-year pay freeze for federal employees Monday, a move White House officials say is the first of many difficult decisions that must be ...