5 March 2007: Morning

At Congressional hearings, wounded soldiers tell of squalor, poor care at Washington's Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

It's not just Walter Reed. Conditions are a mess at VA hospitals elsewhere in the country.

At the opposite end of what U.S. health care can offer, doctors discover, treat a blood clot in Cheney's leg.

Powerful earthquake kills at least 70 on Indonesia's Sumatra island--no resulting tsunami has been detected. (Map)

Family of Russian intelligence expert who was shot says his wallet wasn't stolen, stirring talk the crime could have been perpetrated by those with deeper interests.

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Medical students read Sophocles for lessons on how to deal with ornery patients.

Rikers inmate who wanted to avenge Sean Bell plotted to behead NYC Police Commissioner Kelley, hired hit man.

Air pollution from Asia is "boosting" storms in the Pacific, scientists say.

White teens who watch R movies, have TV sets in their rooms are twice as likely to start smoking as those who don't.

Microsoft kept changing... the information... to the point where absolutely nobody, including Microsoft, had any idea as to what to do. This year, Daylight Savings Time is costing a bundle.