Preakness: Will I'll Have Another Take Another Win?

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Mary Doser rides Preakness Stakes horse Cozzetti before a morning workout at Pimlico Race Course on Friday in Baltimore. Cozzetti, owned by Dennis Albaugh and Jason Loutsch of Ankeny, faces long odds in the Preakness field today.

The colt has a chance to win the second leg of the Triple Crown in the 137th Preakness Stakes Saturday. Exercise rider Jonny Garcia takes I'll Have Another over the track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., Thursday. The colt has a chance to win

BALTIMORE (AP) — Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas was nestled on a corner bench in front of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course, thinking back to a time when he was nothing more than a young man trying to make

The spectacular head-on view of the stretch duel between Ridan and Greek Money in the 1962 Preakness Stakes was captured almost by accident 50 years ago, on a scorching hot May afternoon by Joseph DiPaola Jr.,

The spectacular head-on view of the stretch duel between Ridan and Greek Money in the 1962 Preakness Stakes was captured almost by accident 50 years ago, on a scorching hot May afternoon by Joseph DiPaola Jr.,

Facebook: The new Mount St. Helens?

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By Jeanne Gustafson It's been 32 years today since Mt. St. Helens erupted, setting off a chain of tragic events for people living nearby and coating the state with volcanic ash. The US Geological survey says 57 people died in the eruption and following

Mt. St. Helens exploded 32 years ago on May 18. It began with a small series of earthquakes and culminated with the volcano erupting, a cataclysmic collapse of the flank of the mountain and the largest landslide in recorded

But the cat was in an extraordinarily cuddly mood, and as she is old and moods like that are rare, we lounged in bed with her perched happily atop my tummy whilst I read papers on Mount St. Helens and sometimes just

On a trip to Mount St. Helens during the summer of 1979, Vader and his son Tim photographed the mountain from across Spirit Lake while crossing in their handmade canoe. Vader recalled that he and his son "figured if the photos didn't come out,

But the cat was in an extraordinarily cuddly mood, and as she is old and moods like that are rare, we lounged in bed with her perched happily atop my tummy whilst I read papers on Mount St. Helens and sometimes just

Flesh-eating bacteria victim Aimee Copeland on amputations: "Let's do this"

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"Turned into a flesh-eating bacteria that ate his penis centimeter by centimeter," he said, " and as a result of this, he has to spend the rest of his life without a functioning penis. He has to sit down to urinate. He'll never have any intimate

(CNN) — A South Carolina woman undergoing treatment for infection with a rare case of "flesh-eating" bacteria was in critical but stable condition Thursday at Greenville Memorial Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said. Lana Kuykendall, 36, "underwent

WLOS ABC 13 News :: Top Stories – Flesh Eating Bacteria – A Jackson County teenager says she almost lost her sight after contracting a rare infection from fle.

New case of flesh-eating bacteria reported in SC mom Ga. student fights to survive flesh-eating bacterial infection Her father Andy has been updating a blog on a University of Georgia psychology department's student website ever since Aimee was

New case of flesh-eating bacteria reported in SC mom Ga. student fights to survive flesh-eating bacterial infection Her father Andy has been updating a blog on a University of Georgia psychology department's student website ever since Aimee was

American Idol: Joshua Ledet learns that three's a crowd (+video)

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Just like America, the judges and final contestants were devastated to see Josh sing his last song on 'American Idol'! Read on to find out what their final words to the superstar were! This came as a shock not only to America, but also to his fellow

The American Idol contestant, who was voted off Thursday, shares some fun facts with Us.

Jessica Sanchez, 16, and Phillip Phillips, 21, have a 50/50 shot at being named the next American Idol, as fellow contender Joshua Ledet, 20, was eliminated Thursday. Despite being sent home in third place, Ledet doesn't

By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 05/18/2012 Joshua Ledet just missed out on making it to American Idol's eleventh-season finale when he was eliminated during last night's broadcast, but he's apparently not broken up about it. "A lot of pressure was off me.

When SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, it will be the beginning of a complex rendezvous with the space station that attempts to test several capabilities in one mission. What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward?

Afghanistan Tops Agenda at NATO Summit in Chicago

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Commuters on Metra and South Shore Line trains are prepared for major headaches as the NATO Summit approaches in just two days.

Life as we know it may be disrupted a bit while the eyes of the world are on Chicago for three days. Ditch the latte and extra bags if you ride Metra while the NATO Summit is being held in Chicago. Courtesy of Metra For the first time,

By Mike Mount This year's NATO summit in Chicago is the biggest one ever, with some 60 countries expected to be in attendance and a host of issues crammed into two short days of meetings.

By Mike Mount This year's NATO summit in Chicago is the biggest one ever, with some 60 countries expected to be in attendance and a host of issues crammed into two short days of meetings.

Commuters on Metra and South Shore Line trains are prepared for major headaches as the NATO Summit approaches in just two days.

Rock the Bells 2012 Lineup Adds Common, Tickets Go on Pre-Sale for Concert Dates

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The veterans and newbies will take the stage at this year's Rock the Bells festival, which features a lineup that finds the likes of Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.

(CBS News) The lineup for this year's Rock the Bells has been announced. The three-city, traveling hip hop event will mix the old and the new, featuring headliners Kid Cudi, J Cole, Nas, Wiz Khalifa and Atmosphere. Also set to perform are Missy Elliott

Rock the Bells, the national touring hip-hop festival, will kick off on August 19, 2012 in San Bernardino, CA and the lineup has just been announced. Headliners include Nas, Kid Cudi, J Cole, Wiz Khalifa, Atmosphere and

By Felicia Morris. On Tuesday, Guerilla Union hosted a press conference to reveal the 2012 Rock the Bells lineup, and it's a doozy. Headlining acts Missy Elliot, Timbaland and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will perform along with

[more] Quick Hits: album sales, Rock The Bells, Whitney Houston, R. Kelly, iTunes Festival, Jennifer Lopez, My Chemical Romance, Hangout Music Festival, O Music Awards, The Cult [more] As expected, Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are the new judges for

Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons

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BY JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com May 18, 2012 12:00PM There stood Kerry Wood in the clubhouse on Friday morning, saying goodbye to teammates in one of the worst kept secrets in recent Cubs history. But the pitcher once embraced on the North Side as

Kerry Wood Retires On May 6, 1998, my husband and I played hookey from work, went to Wrigley, bought cheap tickets from a scalper on the street and thought we would watch a.

AP CHICAGO (AP) — Kerry Wood, who electrified baseball with a 20-strikeout game as a rookie in 1998 and then became a reliever after his career was slowed by injuries, is expected to retire after pitching one more time for the Chicago Cubs.

AP CHICAGO (AP) — Kerry Wood, who electrified baseball with a 20-strikeout game as a rookie in 1998 and then became a reliever after his career was slowed by injuries, is expected to retire after pitching one more time for the Chicago Cubs.

When I flipped on the internet, I was surprised to see all the stories about Kerry Wood's impending retirement. It's easy to forget what a huge phenom he was back in 1998 — it's no exaggeration to say Kerry Wood was the Stephen Strasburg of his day.

Facebook IPO huge but no pop

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The Facebook IPO will embolden the social network company to up its fight with Google for the online advertising market. Don't expect Google to back down. Read this blog post by Rafe Needleman on Internet & Media.

By Joshua Freed, AP It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the US stock market higher. By Bebeto Matthews, AP Passers-by reflected Friday in the window of the Nasdaq media center as they view reports of trading activity

And the big Wall Street banks that brought Facebook public scrambled to prevent the stock from collapsing into declines. The underwriters averted a potential debacle by scooping up shares of the company during the Nasdaq debut.

By Joshua Freed, AP It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the US stock market higher. By Bebeto Matthews, AP Passers-by reflected Friday in the window of the Nasdaq media center as they view reports of trading activity

Facebook IPO causes unfriending of morning news. Occupy Wall Street as yet has offered no comment on this latest expansion of Wall Street greed, but we'll keep an eye out for it at their page on, uh, Facebook. Meanwhile

Afghanistan Tops Agenda at NATO Summit in Chicago

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By Mike Mount This year's NATO summit in Chicago is the biggest one ever, with some 60 countries expected to be in attendance and a host of issues crammed into two short days of meetings.

CHICAGO — Thousands of anti-NATO demonstrators are expected to converge at a downtown plaza Friday for a rally that promises to be a prelude to a much larger march Sunday, when world leaders begin two days of talks.

May 18, 2012. Chicago police and security personal are set for what they seem to believe will be a full scale battle with protesters during this weekends NATO Summit. With numerous protest groups set to launch widespread protests

CHICAGO — Thousands of anti-NATO demonstrators are expected to converge at a downtown plaza Friday for a rally that promises to be a prelude to a much larger march Sunday, when world leaders begin two days of talks.

By DON BABWIN, AP – 18 minutes ago CHICAGO (AP) — Two days before Chicago hosts a summit of NATO leaders, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the wide-ranging security measures and months of preparations that went into the event are already starting to pay off.