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PHOENIX – Authorities say a suspect wanted in the kidnapping of a 13-year-old Phoenix girl has been arrested in California near the Mexican border. Sgt. Joel Tranter of the Phoenix police says 24-year-old Jose Peiro-Rojo was taken into custody early Saturday morning. He’s believed to be one of the men …

Arson has been ruled out as the cause of the Kinglake wildfire in Australia, one of the deadliest in the Victoria fires, as residents of towns scorched by the worst wildfires in Australia’s history return home to survey the damage. Police have ruled out arson in three other blazes but …

DETROIT – A record 881 U.S. auto dealerships closed in 2008, with Detroit’s three struggling automakers representing 80 percent of the decline, according to data released Thursday. In the face of tight credit and a plunge in sales of cars and trucks, about 4.2 percent of the country’s 20,084 auto …

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea accused the U.S. military of making provocative moves along the tense border on the divided Korean peninsula, warning Saturday of “unpredictable military conflicts.” The rare threat came as North Korea was apparently gearing up to test-fire a long-range missile believed capable of reaching U.S. …

Maxim.com urges you to take that uneaten food from your big Super Bowl party and try making these painfully delicious recipes. Nacho Burrito on a Pizza Ingredients:1 14-inch premade pizza 1 cup crushed tortilla chips 1 cup grated cheese 1 pound ground beef cooked with taco seasoning 1 1/2 cup …

ST. LOUIS – Pediatrician Natalie Hodge spent seven years in a hectic doctor’s office. Some days, she’d see 40 sick kids, 10 minutes at a time. Moms calling for advice about sore throats or ear aches had to wait. Hodge could only find time to return those calls as she …

A new study from Italy adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn’t hurt children, offering more reassurance to parents. In the early 1990s, thousands of healthy Italian babies in a study of whooping cough vaccines got two different amounts of the …

Former French President Jacques Chirac was rushed to a hospital after being mauled by his pet dog who is being treated for depression, in a dramatic incident that rattled the ex-president’s wife. The couple’s white Maltese poodle, called Sumo, has a history of frenzied fits and became increasingly prone to …

BERN, Switzerland – A German woman missing for 12 years has been found living in the woods on the outskirts of the Swiss capital with nothing more than an umbrella and tarpaulin for shelter, police said Monday. The 52-year-old woman, whose name was undisclosed, appeared to be healthy after living …

Can eating dirt make you healthier? Several studies called the hygiene hypothesis show that when organisms from bacteria, viruses and worms enter the body from dirt, the immune system becomes stronger, The New York Times reported. The ongoing studies imply ingesting worms redirects a skewed immune system, curing people with …