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Proposed label would give context to sugar in foods

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wondering if you are eating too much added sugar? The nutrition label on your food may one day help you figure it out.

July 26, 2015 | | Nation


Pet teacup porkers pack rescues

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eva Monroy bought a mini pig for her family and fed it what the breeder instructed: a half-cup of food in the morning and a half-cup at night.

July 26, 2015 | | Nation


Theater gunman killed with legal handgun

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A man who lost his family, home and businesses as he spent years angrily espousing right-wing extremism on television, the Internet and to anyone else who would listen did not say a word as he opened fire on strangers in a darkened movie theater, authorities said Friday.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


Mega-health deals bloom, Anthem bids $48B for Cigna

NEW YORK (AP) - Anthem is buying rival Cigna for $48 billion in a deal that would create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million U.S patients.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


Tourists worried about fire nix their Glacier National Park trips

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Hotels and campgrounds in Glacier National Park are flooded with calls from worried tourists canceling their reservations or asking whether the Montana landmark will stay open as a wildfire sweeps through a popular part of the park.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


AT&T buys DirecTV, biggest traditional TV provider in US

NEW YORK (AP) - Even as TV watchers increasingly go online, AT&T has become the country's biggest traditional TV provider with its $48.5 billion purchase of DirecTV.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


Jacket worn by Ringo Starr in movie gets $46K

BOSTON (AP) - The black wool double-breasted suit jacket that Ringo Starr wore in the 1965 Beatles movie "Help!" has sold at auction for more than $46,500.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


Oregon TV anchor fired after testing positive for marijuana

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon television anchor has turned into a marijuana activist after being fired for testing positive for the drug.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


UBER APPROACH TO MEDICINE

WASHINGTON (AP) - It was 8 o'clock on a weeknight and Brooklyn resident Sarah Sheehan was reeling from a painful earache.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


Bono teams up with Revo for eye care awareness

NEW YORK (AP) - Bono, who has had problems with his own vision, is partnering with a company to provide better eye care to the underprivileged.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


Alzheimer’s: Exercise good for brain

WASHINGTON (AP) - Exercise may do more than keep a healthy brain fit: New research suggests working up a good sweat may also offer some help once memory starts to slide- and even improve life for people with Alzheimer's.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


Teen arrested in grandparents’ deaths

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The 14-year-old grandson of an Arkansas couple found dead behind their home was arrested Thursday and was awaiting arraignment on two counts of capital murder.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


There’s a beef: Fast-food franchisees pan NY wage hike

NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to have it his way with New York's fast-food industry - and restaurant owners aren't loving it.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


Woman sentenced to prison for fire that killed her teen son

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Missouri woman who admitted scheming and setting a string of arson fires with her ex-husband to bilk hundreds of thousands of dollars from insurers was sentenced Thursday to eight years in federal prison for her role in a 2001 blaze that killed their 15-year-old son.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


Scientists: We have a taste for fat

WASHINGTON (AP) - Move over sweet and salty: Researchers say we have a distinct and basic taste for fat, too.

July 24, 2015 | | Nation


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Houston police nix use of fast- food numbers at crime scenes

HOUSTON (AP) - Police commanders in Houston say order numbers taken from a popular Texas fast-food restaurant cannot be used to highlight evidence at crime scenes.

August 09, 2017 | | Nation


Baby abandoned by mom survived 3 days in plastic bag in bushes

ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) - Two sisters who thought a dog was making noises near their neighbor's bushes discovered something shocking: a filthy 8-month-old baby ...

August 09, 2017 | | Nation


Chicago sues over sanctuary city threat; Sessions fires back

CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken his fight against President Donald Trump's immigration policies to court, with Chicago becoming one of the first ...

August 07, 2017 | | Nation


Arkansas inmates snatch keys, take control of part of prison

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Six inmates snatched keys from three correctional officers at a maximum security prison in Arkansas on Monday and held the officers ...

August 07, 2017 | | Nation


‘Yeah, if you could win spreadsheet title, that’d be great’

DUMFRIES, Va. (AP) - John Dumoulin has never really set foot in an office. He works part time at Chick-fil-a.

August 07, 2017 | | Nation


Iowa school uses full-body wraps, denies mental care

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa school for juvenile offenders subjects the boys to restraints and seclusion rooms and denies them essential mental health care ...

August 07, 2017 | | Nation


Arizona woman becomes 55th sent to death row in US

PHOENIX (AP) - A Phoenix woman sentenced to death Monday in the killing of a 10-year-old cousin who was locked in a small plastic storage box ...

August 07, 2017 | | Nation


School to promote healthy relationships after boy is charged

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The head of a school where a boy is accused of sexually assaulting five female classmates said Monday that it is reviewing ...

August 07, 2017 | | Nation


US in rare bull’s-eye for total solar eclipse

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - It will be tough eclipsing this eclipse.

August 06, 2017 | | Nation


Thirteen injured in hazardous materials leak at SoCal dock

LONG BEACH (AP) - Twelve dock workers and a firefighter sustained minor to mild injuries after a container ship leaked a hazardous material in the Port ...

August 06, 2017 | | Nation


Big, toothy 6-foot long fish found in Nevada chomped prey like sharks

ELKO, Nev. (AP) - A fossil found in northeastern Nevada shows a newly discovered fish species that scientists believe looked, and ate, like a shark.

August 06, 2017 | | Nation


Trump’s unprecedented hands-on messaging carries risks for President

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - For the third time in six months, President Donald Trump is on the hunt for a new communications director. But in ...

August 06, 2017 | | Nation


Search called off for 3 US Marines who crashed

SYDNEY (AP) - U.S. military officials called off a search and rescue operation on Sunday for three U.S. Marines who were missing after their ...

August 06, 2017 | | Nation


Rare August tornado sends 30 to hospital

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A rare late summer tornado smashed into a shopping district of Tulsa early Sunday just hours after it was packed with people ...

August 06, 2017 | | Nation


Pence slams report on possible 2020 presidential groundwork

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence has pushed back against a news report suggesting he is laying groundwork for a possible presidential bid ...

August 06, 2017 | | Nation


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