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Planned Parenthood supporters denounce Komen's funding halt

LOS ANGELES — He won't be sporting that pink tie anymore. California state Sen. Alex Padilla, a Los Angeles Democrat, has volunteered for years as one of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure "Pink Tie Guys," who wear the ties at public events to ... Full story

Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mixup

WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills because of a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will get pregnant accidentally... Full story

Pastors split on when to go home; 1 lives, 1 dies

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Senior pastor Arao Amazonas said he wanted to wait until the next morning to leave Florida after a religious conference. But pastor Jose Carmo Jr. wanted to be back in time for the suburban Atlanta church's Sunday mor... Full story

State fair, family lock horns again on goat ruling

LORETTA SWORD

A Sedalia family, whose children were stripped of grand champion livestock titles last summer, has moved a step closer to suing the Colorado State Fair. Jennifer Edwards, founder of The Animal Law Center, said during a telephone interview Monday tha... Full story

Nearly 14-pound baby boy born in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa woman has given birth to a boy weighing 13 pounds and 13 ounces — without the aid of surgery. Asher Stewardson was born Thursday at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, measuring 23 ½ inches long. Fif... Full story

Brazilian bikinis burgeon to fit the fat

RIO DE JANEIRO — Tall and tan and young and ... chunky? The Girl From Ipanema has put on a few pounds, and for many sunbathers on Brazil's beaches the country's iconic itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny bikini just doesn't suffice anymore. A growing... Full story

Obesity tops list of 'winnable' health battles

BARBARA COTTER

Face it, good people of Colorado. We’re getting fat. True, we’re still a relatively lean population, compared with people in other states, but our obesity rate has more than doubled in 15 years, and, according to public health officials,... Full story

Oral cancer virus affects 7 percent of Americans

CHICAGO — About 16 million Americans have oral HPV, a sexually transmitted virus more commonly linked with cervical cancer that also can cause mouth cancer, according to the first nationwide estimate. HPV — human papilloma virus &md... Full story

New map for what to plant reflects global warming

WASHINGTON — Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century. It's the first time sin... Full story

Winter X Games: the best free show in Colorado

DENA ROSENBERRY

There are plenty of places in Colorado to see your favorite athletes test their skills on the main stage: Coors Field, Pepsi Center, the East Course at The Broadmoor.But where can you see the world’s top athletes test themselves just a few y... Full story

Colorado man buys hearse used after JFK slain

DALLAS — A white hearse used to transport President John F. Kennedy's body following his assassination in Dallas has sold at auction for $160,000. The Cadillac carried the bronze casket containing JFK's body on the afternoon of Nov. 22, 1... Full story

Empty Stocking Fund exceeds $1 million goal

JAKOB RODGERS

Fifteen local health and human services agencies should expect quite the belated stocking stuffer. The annual Gazette-El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking Fund campaign exceeded its $1 million goal for the 2011 holiday season, the foundation announced... Full story

Study: Stem cells may aid vision in blind people

LOS ANGELES — Two legally blind women appeared to gain some vision after receiving an experimental treatment using embryonic stem cells, scientists reported Monday. While embryonic stem cells were first isolated more than a decade ago, mo... Full story

Boulder atheists buy Springs, Denver billboards

ANDREW WINEKE

A new billboard going up near I-25 and Garden of the Gods Road will read, "God is an imaginary friend; Choose reality, it will be better for all of us." Is that confrontational or a conversation starter? Marvin Straus, a member of the Boulder Atheis... Full story

BMX riders jump at chance to race bumps and berms

MARIA ST.LOUIS-SANCHEZ

Cori Popejoy is a typical mom who constantly worries about her sons and rejoices in their victories. On Sunday, in the Norris-Penrose Event Center, she was doing a lot of both as her 6- and 9-year-old sons spent the day flying around a BMX track. ... Full story

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