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King had been battling Covid-19.

The nearly week long hostage situation in Alabama involving a five-year-old boy has finally come to an end.

An earthquake epicentered in Virginia occurred Tuesday afternoon, with people in Washington, DC, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Toronto reporting they felt the tremors, as well. Reports thus far indicate the quake registered a 5.9 on the Richter scale.

The search and rescue group that organized the search for Caylee Anthony has filed a civil suit against her mother, Casey Anthony, to recover money spent in the search to find the girl. Anthony, 25, was found not guilty in her daughter's 2008 death last week and is scheduled to be released from prison on Sunday after receiving credit for time served on a four-year sentence, CNN reported.

After deliberating for 10 hours and 40 minutes, a jury found Casey Anthony not guilty in the death of her two-year-old daughter, Caylee.

New York legislators passed a bill legalizing gay marriage in the state on Friday night, with the state Senate approving the bill to a cheering room before 11 p.m.

The Palin administration e-mails were released by Alaska state officials in response to Freedom of Information Act requests filed by numerous new agencies shortly after Palin was named Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate. Media agencies began scrambling through the contents of the e-mails immediately after their release, with numerous outlets, including CNN, The Washington Post and T

Chalk another one up to the creative proposal department. CNN reports a soldier popped the question by getting the band Train to play its hit, 'Marry Me.'

As you might have heard by now, there's a big giant wedding taking place on Friday and it'll be broadcasted for the entire world to watch. We're talking, of course, about the Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton - an affair so big, you can bet your royal chariot that every major news organization in their right mind will show up to cove it. That's good news for you, since it means you'll be able to watch the festivities, too. Find out how after the jump.

An Alitalia Flight heading to Rome from Paris was forced to make a detour stop in Libya on Sunday after a passenger grew increasingly agitated mid-journey. According to CNN, flight attendants were eventually forced to immobilize the man after he tried attacking a flight attendant with his nail clippers.

Beyonce Knowles has amicably split with her father as her manager, CNN is reporting. In a statement released Monday, the Grammy-winning superstar said the following: ""I've only parted ways with my father on a business level. He is my father for life and I love my dad dearly. I am grateful for everything he has taught me."

If you've got $3,600 to spare and don't mind folks gawking at you from behind the wheel, it might be time to invest in a "YikeBike." Conceived as a faster and lighter alternative to the Segway, the YikeBike is a foldable electric bicycle that was ranked by Time Magazine as one of the best inventions of 2009. It looks kind of like a unicycle with a training wheel, but its inventors say it could change the way we get around. What do you think — wacky invention or wave of the future? CNN's full video story on the YikeBike is after the jump.