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Not nice: A gut-eating amoeba (green) nibbles on a live human cell (purple) under the microscope. The parasite chews on the cell before killing and discarding it.

Dangerous and impolite: This little guy triggers food poisoning in people by biting off chunks of intestine, chewing on them for a bit ... and then spitting them out.

Sen. Murray Calls Federal Hearing On Risks, Procedures For Rail Shipment Of Crude Oil

Less than four years ago, there were virtually no shipments of crude oil by rail car through Washington state. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to see the…

New Quotas Clear Way For Banner Summer Salmon Fishing In Pacific Ocean

A federal fisheries management panel approved what some charter captains are calling the best ocean fishing season in 20 years.Meeting at a hotel in…

CenturyLink, Agencies Say 911 Service Restored After Overnight Outage

Emergency 911 phone service has been restored in Washington after a 6-hour-long statewide overnight outage.CenturyLink spokeswoman Kerry Zimmer in Spokane…

Brett Hurt, 16, a sophomore at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pa., and a victim of the stabbings there Wednesday, talks with reporters about what happened. With him is his mother, Amanda Hurt, and some of the doctors at Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville, Pa.

'Will I Survive, Or Will I Die?' Stabbing Survivor Wondered

Brett Hurt was one of the first students stabbed Wednesday at a high school near Pittsburgh. He credits a friend for saving his life and hopes his attacker will "forgive himself."

Stephen Colbert: He's moving on up, from basic cable to the big time.

Stephen Colbert Will Take Over 'Late Show'

The Comedy Central star will sit behind the desk after David Letterman retires next year, CBS announced Thursday.

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