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Michelle Obama Kicks Off Campaign to Fight Childhood Obesity

First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday unveiled a nationwide campaign to combat childhood obesity, saying the epidemic is “a wake up call” for the country.

Eastern US Braces for Fresh Snow Blitz

The rarely shuttered U.S. government closed down for a second day Tuesday, as the northeast braced for another massive snow blitz just days after a historic

LAPD Spoil Surprise Stunt to Cover Up Hollywood Sign

Los Angeles' famous Hollywood sign will be covered up Thursday with a sign that reads "Save the Peak", after a conservation group successfully bought the land

Report: US Regulators Warned of Toyota Accelerator Problems

State Farm Insurance Company warned U.S. safety regulators of problems with the accelerator system of Toyota Motor vehicles in 2007, according to Tuesday's

Police Search Landfill for Missing Arizona Baby

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus scheduled a news conference about a baby missing since Christmastime.

Man Rescued after 3 Days in Snow-Covered SUV in Colo.

A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had no food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern

Obama Discuss Jobs, Deficit

President Obama held a meeting at the White House Tuesday with Democrat and Republican congressional leaders, saying that he wanted Congress to work together

Fox News: Murtha Died after Doctors Accidentally Cut Intestine

Veteran congressman John Murtha (D-Penn) died from an infection after doctors accidentally cut into his intestine during routine surgery, Fox News confirmed on

Investigators Interview Survivors to Figure Out Cause of Deadly Connecticut Plant Blast

Crews were slowly and carefully removing gas cylinders from the site of a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and investigators interviewed survivors to try

Toyota Anounces Prius Recall

Toyota said Tuesday it is recalling 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose details of its global plans for a fix.

Illinois Woman Told She Is No Longer an American

When Angela Boneva went to renew her passport in 2003, the State Department told her she wasn't an American citizen.

Reports: Toyota Plans to Recall 300,000 Priuses

Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, news

Lawyer Testifies Drew Peterson's 4th Wife Mulled Extorting Him

An attorney testified that the fourth wife of former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson talked about extorting money from her husband just days before she vanished in

Criminal Probe Launched in Deadly Connecticut Plant Blast

The powerful explosion blew apart large swaths of the nearly completed 620-megawatt Kleen Energy plant as workers for the construction company O&G Industries Inc. were purging a

Advocates Push Abortion-Rights License Plate in Virginia

The state would become only the fourth to offer a pro-choice plate and the first to require legislative approval for it.

Rep. John Murtha is Dead at 77

A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was

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