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Aimee Copeland was spending her first night at home Wednesday since flesh-eating bacteria forced the amputation of her hands, leg and foot three months ago.

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Amputee swimmer headed to Paralympicsupdated: Thu Apr 26 2012 23:34:00

A double amputee has his eyes set on gold. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom has the story of a disabled Afghan athlete.

Afghan amputee dreams of Paralympics successupdated: Thu Apr 26 2012 23:34:00

Inside a sparkling new pool house off a dusty, bustling street in Afghanistan's capital, sits a young man with a dream.

Amputee vets inspire others on softball fieldupdated: Wed Apr 04 2012 11:38:00

Tim Horton was 20 years old and on his first deployment in Iraq with the Marine Corps when a bomb exploded under the Humvee he was driving. It was February 5, 2005.

Amputee vets use softball to inspireupdated: Wed Apr 04 2012 11:38:00

Military amputees show courage, strength and hope to inspire others during a charity softball game in Washington.

Human to Hero: Blade Runner's 2012 Olympic ambitionupdated: Wed Mar 28 2012 10:12:00

He has yet to compete at the Olympics, but the eyes of the world will be on Oscar Pistorius if he is selected for London 2012.

Soccer team of Haitian amputees bring tour to U.S.updated: Mon Oct 17 2011 08:51:00

In the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake in January 2010, a group of dedicated amputees who share a love of soccer emerged as a symbol of survival and rebuilding.

Powering prosthetics with thoughts aloneupdated: Thu Sep 01 2011 15:59:00

It may be disembodied now, but this cutting-edge robotic arm will soon spring into action as U.S. researchers begin a landmark experiment which, if successful, will see it controlled by mind power.

Why Oscar Pistorius deserves to runupdated: Mon Aug 29 2011 05:25:00

A man born without functioning legs ran the 400 meters in 45.07 seconds on July 19, 2011, the fastest time recorded by an amputee. The ripple effects of this historic achievement may initiate a paradigm shift in how we view our bodies.

5-year-old Libyan amputee arrives in the U.S. for treatmentupdated: Fri Jul 29 2011 12:52:00

Five year-old Malaak Al-Shami arrived in the U.S. on Thursday evening to get fitted with a prosthetic leg after suffering injuries in Libya's raging civil war.

Baseball amputee: Coach discriminatedupdated: Fri Feb 18 2011 20:48:00

Double amputee baseball player says he was discriminated against by his high school coach. CNN's John Couwels reports.

Police: DNA evidence shows missing 10-year-old girl is deadupdated: Sat Nov 13 2010 11:10:00

The search for a freckle-faced 10-year-old North Carolina girl is over, with police announcing Friday that they had found her remains.

Prosthetic leg thought to be Zahra'supdated: Wed Nov 03 2010 13:37:00

Police say they believe a prosthetic leg that was found is the one that was used by Zahra Baker.

Police confirm prosthetic leg belongs to missing girlupdated: Wed Nov 03 2010 13:37:00

Police on Monday confirmed that a prosthetic leg discovered last week in a brushy area off a North Carolina road belongs to a missing 10-year-old girl.

Prosthetic leg found, believed to belong to missing N.C. girlupdated: Thu Oct 28 2010 01:59:00

A prosthetic leg thought to be that of missing 10-year-old Zahra Baker has been found in a brushy area off a North Carolina road, Chief Tom Adkins of the Hickory, North Carolina, police said Wednesday.

Authorities searching landfill in case of missing N.C. girlupdated: Wed Oct 20 2010 16:45:00

Police were searching a North Carolina landfill Wednesday for "a piece of evidence" in the case of a missing 10-year-old girl, Hickory Police Chief Tom Adkins said.

Zahra investigators searching landfillupdated: Wed Oct 20 2010 16:45:00

Authorities are searching a landfill for "a piece of evidence" in the case of missing 10-year-old Zahra Baker.

Cat amputee fitted with 'bionic' feetupdated: Thu Jul 08 2010 09:00:00

If cats have nine lives, they may have just acquired a 10th -- thanks to a groundbreaking surgery that saved the life of a feline double amputee.

The opportunity of adversityupdated: Mon Mar 15 2010 16:46:00

Record-breaking paralympian Aimee Mullins argues that adversity can open the door for human potential.

'You just don't look disabled'updated: Mon Mar 15 2010 16:46:00

People come up to Aimee Mullins all the time and say, "you know, I have to tell you, you just don't look disabled."

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