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MED-Meningitis-Outbreak

The number of cases of noncontagious fungal meningitis has risen to 198, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Saturday. Fifteen people have died as a result of the outbreak.

Pakistan-Teen-Activist-Attack

A teenage Pakistani girl who was shot in the neck and now breathes on a ventilator showed signs of improvement Saturday when she moved her limbs.

Norway-Ghana-Jewels-Stolen

Police in Oslo are looking for two suspects in the theft of valuable jewels belonging to the Ghana royal family.

New York Bloomberg Same Sex Marriage

Gotham's billionaire three-term mayor has tapped into his personal reserve to further the cause of same-sex marriage, donating a quarter million dollars to support the effort to keep it legal in Maryland when it's schedule to take effect on January 1.

Tropical Storm Rafael

Tropical Storm Rafael threatened the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with rain Saturday as it made its way northward.

Mali-UN-Resolution (will update)

The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution that gives regional leaders 45 days to offer specific plans for an international military intervention to oust rebels in northern Mali.

US-Shuttle-Endeavour (will update)

Move over, Oscars. Take a seat, Disney. And forget the televised car chase. The space shuttle Endeavour is conquering a new frontier -- the entertainment capital of the world -- and it's getting royal parade treatment.

Syria-Civil-War (will update)

Fighting spread through Syria on Saturday as rebels claimed the downing of a government jet and state media reported the killings of "terrorists."

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INTERNATIONAL

SPORT-Armstrong-Doping-Sunday-Times

London's Sunday Times is considering suing Lance Armstrong over a libel case he brought against the newspaper over doping allegations which resulted in a costly payout.

Syria-Civil-War

Fighting spread through Syria on Saturday as rebels claimed the downing of a government jet and state media reported the killings of "terrorists."

Zawahiri-Message

In an audio message credited to Al Qaeda's top leader, the speaker praises last month's deadly attack on a U.S. Consulate in Libya and calls for more protests against offensive depictions of the Prophet Mohammed.

Mexico-Boat-Sinks

Two people drowned and 11 are missing after a raft carrying 23 Cuban refugees capsized in Mexico, authorities said.

Mali-UN-Resolution

The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution that gives regional leaders 45 days to offer specific plans for an international military intervention to oust rebels in northern Mali.

Pakistan-Blast

A suicide blast killed at least 17 people in a tribal area in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, authorities said.

Pakistan-Teen-Activist-Attack

The recovery of a teenage Pakistani girl who was shot in the neck and now breathes on a ventilator hinges on what happens over the weekend.

Art Record-Price

A painting from the collection of British guitarist Eric Clapton sold for $34 million at a London auction, the highest price ever for work by a living artist -- German painter Gerhard Richter.

MED-Kenya-Malaria

If you're going to pursue an elusive killer, you sometimes have to get creative. A pioneering study into malaria transmission in Kenya, using data gleaned from the cell phones of nearly 15 million people, has given scientists new clues into how the deadly disease spreads.

U.S.A.

US-Shuttle-Endeavour

Move over, Oscars. Take a seat, Disney. And forget the televised car chase. The space shuttle Endeavour is conquering a new frontier -- the entertainment capital of the world -- and it's getting royal parade treatment. Like a king carried in a chariot, the Endeavour is lumbering through the streets of Los Angeles on its way to retirement in a local museum.

US-Weiwei-Exhibit-Washington

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei may not be allowed to leave his native China, but his art is free to travel the globe, and some of it is now on display in Washington.

Florida-Graves-Mystery

This Florida panhandle town is the home of a mystery that has been lost to time. A small cemetery buried deep into the grounds of a now-defunct boys reform school dates back to the early 1900s. Rusting white steel crosses mark the graves of 31 unidentified former students. Former students said the deaths were at the hands of abusive administrators, but a 2009 state investigation determined there was no evidence of criminal activity connected with any of the deaths or of abusive treatment. But the investigation did not clear up the mystery over the fate of 50 other students who died at the school and whose bodies have not been accounted for.

POLITICS

POL-Candidates-Debate-Prep

With the next presidential debate just days away -- on Tuesday -- Republican nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are taking some time this weekend to prepare.

POL-Obama-Challenges-Ad

President Barack Obama's newest ad, released Saturday morning, makes the case for a second term by telling the audience the work of his first term is not finished. The ad, titled "Challenges"

POL-Romney-Virginia-Mailer

The message on the front of the brochure looks like something Planned Parenthood might send out to potential supporters.

POL-Romney-Deficit-Speech

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will deliver a speech on government spending and the deficit on Friday, a source familiar with the speech said Saturday.

POL-Springsteen-Obama-Ohio

Two very high profile surrogates will be campaigning for President Barack Obama in the crucial battleground state of Ohio next week.

POL-Weekly-Addresses

President Barack Obama and a Republican congressional candidate focused on the economy during their Saturday weekly addresses.

POL-Romney-Debate-Boost

Buoyed by his widely-praised debate performance, Mitt Romney cheered Paul Ryan's handling of his only showdown with Vice President Joe Biden at a large rally in Ohio Friday evening.

MONEY

MONEY-US-Election-Amtrak

Amtrak train: No better way to connect with U.S. voters.

FEATURES AND COMMENTARY

FEA-Polls-Uncertainty

These are the days of uncertainty. The pollsters tell us so. You wouldn't know it from the pundits, however. They rend their garments or sing hosannas as if each little survey statistic was handed down from on high, chiseled into tablets.

India-love-commandos

Love Commandos rescue India's forbidden couples.

COMMENTARY-obeidallah-more-biden

We need more Joe Bidens, says political comedian and commentator Dean Obeidallah.

COMMENTARY-granderson-affirmative-action

What's wrong with affirmative action -- and why we need it, explains CNN contributor LZ Granderson.