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Study: Calorie counts off at chains, frozen meals

A new study says food at popular chain restaurants and in the frozen food aisles can be more fattening than advertised. Complete Story...

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Correction: Percy Sutton obituary

In a Dec. 27 obituary of civil rights attorney Percy Sutton, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Sutton's father, Samuel, was a former slave. A family spokeswoman, Terrie Williams, says that Sutton's father lived in times of U.S. slavery but was not enslaved. In a videotaped oral history, Sutton said that his family had believed for years that his father had been born into slavery in Virginia, but found out later that his father was born free in Texas.

Naked jogger nabbed after run near White House

Authorities say a man who took off his clothes and began jogging in near-freezing temperatures near the White House has been taken into custody and hospitalized for a mental evaluation.

Correction: Mary Daly obituary

In a Jan. 6 obituary of theologian Mary Daly, The Associated Press misspelled the academic affiliation of her friend Emily Culpepper. She is a professor at the University of Redlands, not Redmond.

Court tosses death sentence for man who killed 3

The Arkansas Supreme Court has ordered a new sentencing for a death row inmate convicted of killing his girlfriend and her two young children around the holidays in 2006.

Plea deal for Ohio chief in Parker-Broderick case

The second Ohio police chief charged with snooping on the woman who bore twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick pleaded no contest Thursday to a misdemeanor.

Family: Reagan grandson arrest is misunderstanding

The grandson of President Ronald Reagan was arrested Thursday for investigation of obstructing an officer who responded to his home after the grandson unknowingly tripped a silent alarm, a family member said.

Virginia company pleads guilty to arms brokering

An Arlington company has pleaded guilty to trying to sell guns, night vision goggles and other military equipment to people in Yemen and Libya.

AP: Blackwater settles series of civil lawsuits

The security firm formerly known as Blackwater has reached a settlement in a series of federal lawsuits in which dozens of Iraqis accused the company of cultivating a reckless culture that allowed innocent civilians to be killed.

Ohio executes man in second use of 1-drug method

Ohio executed a man Thursday for the shooting death of a shopkeeper during a 1993 robbery, successfully using its new one-drug lethal injection method for the second time.

Police: Conn. mom left kids in car while tanning

Police in Connecticut say a 28-year-old mother is charged with leaving her two young children in her car in freezing temperatures while she went tanning in a salon.

Sunbeam, magnifying glass set fire in Wyoming home

Officials say a magnifying glass set on a stand in a sunny room started a small blaze in a Wyoming home.

Report: High rate of sex abuse at juvenile centers

A government study issued Thursday finds 13 juvenile detention facilities around the country have high rates of sex abuse and victimization, with nearly 1 out of every 3 inmates reporting some type of victimization.

US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony C. Campbell Jr.

US troops killed in Iraq and Kuwait

Marine Sgt. Ralph Anthony Webb Freitas

In the war of dogs vs. cats, clear winner: dogs

Cats. Dogs. Those can be fighting words in some circles.

December retail sales show signs of life

Last-minute holiday shoppers brought relief to the nation's retailers, handing them modest sales gains for the season and prompting several chains to raise their fourth-quarter profit outlooks.

1 dead in pipeline explosion at La. Air Force base

The military says a natural gas pipeline explosion at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana has killed a civilian.

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Woman sues gym over pole-dancing injury
Source: msnbc.com

A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that a Manhattan gym left her hanging when she tried a new workout: pole-dancing.

Roman Polanski asks to be sentenced in absentia
Source: Telegraph

The request came in a letter signed by the film director in Switzerland, where he is under house arrest, and was submitted to a judge in Los Angeles.

Outrage Over Drunk School Bus Driver Case
Source: CBS News

(CBS/ AP) A former western New York school bus driver has been sentenced to a dozen weekends in jail for being drunk behind the wheel during a chaotic ride captured on the vehicle's surveillance video -- a term the mother of one of the students on board calls far from harsh enou …

Radicals React: Holocaust Museum Killer Was a Hero (or a Patsy)
Source: splcenter.org

White supremacists reacted swiftly to the death of Holocaust Museum shooter and long-time neo-Nazi James von Brunn by lauding his actions and promoting conspiracy theories about his demise.

Former Haven Healthcare CEO Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
Source: United States Attorney's Office

Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAYMOND TERMINI, 48, of Middletown, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Stefan R.

Mom warned kids not to tell, police say
Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

After one child got sick and threw up from drinking alcohol at a birthday sleepover, the Kewaskum mother hosting the party and providing the drinks at a West Bend hotel told other children - girls and boys ages 11 to 14 - not to tell their parents about the booze, according to po …

LAX - TSA Workers Caught Using Drugs
Source: cbs2.com

On a day the mayor was touting security ... "Here at LAX we're ahead of the curve on security measures." And the local head of TSA acknowledged the burden of keeping travelers safe ... "The TSA has a huge mission to protect America's transportation network."

IRS Employee Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Receiving a Bribe
Source: United States Attorney's Office

DALLAS—Fernando Hernandez pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to one count of receiving a bribe by a public official, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas.

United States Attorney Charges Former Democratic Majority Leader of Yonkers City Council, Former Yonkers Republican Party Chief, and Attorney with Public Corruption Crimes
Source: United States Attorney's Office

Former Yonkers City Councilwoman Sandy Annabi Allegedly Received More Than $160,000 in Secret Payments; Defendants Charged with Conspiracy, Bribery, Extortion, False Statements, and Tax Crimes

Covington Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
Source: United States Attorney's Office

COVINGTON, KY—The United States Attorney's Office and the FBI jointly announced today that Marco Rhodes, 28, of Covington, Ky., was sentenced yesterday to 288 months in prison for drug trafficking by Judge David L. Bunning.

Los Angeles Men Sentenced for Filing False Claims in Kansas Bankruptcy Courts
Source: United States Attorney's Office

TOPEKA, KS—Two Los Angeles men have been sentenced for running a scam in which homeowners who were behind on their mortgage payments paid them to hold off foreclosure by filing fraudulent bankruptcy petitions.

Shelton Building Official Admits Lying to Grand Jury During Public Corruption Probe
Source: United States Attorney's Office

Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ELLIOTT WILSON, 66, of Shelton, Connecticut, pleaded guilty today before Senior United States District Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr.

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Alexandria Real Estate Investment Trust Company
Source: United States Attorney's Office

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Robert E. Atwood, 52, of Nazareth, Penn., pleaded guilty today to scheming to defraud Alexandria-based AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Missouri State Representative Talibdin El-Amin Sentenced on Federal Bribery Charges
Source: United States Attorney's Office

ST. LOUIS—Talibdin El-Amin, a Member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 57th Missouri District has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on federal bribery charges, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

Robert Penn Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Mortgage Fraud Crimes Two Co-Defendants, Stephen Scott Brown and Tamara E. Scott, Sentenced to 37 Months and 24 Months
Source: United States Attorney's Office

NDIANAPOLIS—Robert Andrew Penn, 44, formerly of Indianapolis, was sentenced to seven years in prison late yesterday by Circuit Judge David F. Hamilton for Penn's part in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme in the Indianapolis area.

Nigerian Indicted in Terrorist Plot - NYTimes.com Republicans want him held as enemy combatant. Is that so he can be tortured?
Source: The New York Times

But the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Christopher S. Bond of Missouri, said on Wednesday that the indictment was a mistake.

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