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Crime Stoppers announced it is posting a $2,000 reward in connection with a 1990 Memorial Day slaying.

Food More Meat-eaters Trying Vegan Foods for Taste, Health and Safety Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:00 AM CDT - Ah, the love of the burger - it's a unifying American experience.

A hormone better known for illicit use among athletes can help treat troublesome complications from the AIDS virus, but with potentially risky side effects, a small study found.

Increased worldwide demand for blueberries has led Oregon farmers to increase their acreage planted with the popular fruit believed to have some health benefits for its antioxidant properties.

SEOUL - South Korea's unpopular young government is having second thoughts about the benefits of running the world's most wired society.The mass access to the Internet, which helped ex-CEO Lee ...

An Iraq war veteran who said he acted on reflex when he shot another man during a daytime brawl has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years probation.

Despite fears of too cool a spring and a labor dispute, the Olathe Sweet Corn Festival was as sweet as ever.

Aug 1. - The week's top celebrity news including the ongoing success of Batman at the box office, the arrest of Shia LaBeouf, Britney's dad is still the boss and Miley Cyrus is on top.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a series of voluntary food recalls ranging from cheese to mushrooms to chocolate bars.

LOS ANGELES - When Randy Brown visited Hispanic Pentecostal congregations in Southern California, he was stunned by displays of Star-of-David flags, fervent prayers for peace in Israel and Hebrew words in ...

Zimbabweans dug out coins squirreled away years ago in jars and cupboards and headed for the shops, where lines built up as overburdened tellers more accustomed to counting mounds of hyper-inflated dollar notes instead were juggling silver.

The central bank, overwhelmed by stratospheric inflation, this week cut 10 zeros from the currency and reintroduced coins made obsolete in 2002 when they became worthless.

A $1 coin now is worth 10 billion of the old dollars.

On Friday, about 20 $1-coins _ or 200 billion Zimbabwe dollars _ could buy a loaf of scarce bread if it could be found in a downtown supermarket. That's about $5 at the official rate and $2 at the black market rate that better reflects the value of the currency.

Ag Processing Inc. says it has sold subsidiary AGP Grain to Columbia Grain of Portland, Oregon, for an undisclosed price.

Workers at the Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in Shelbyville will no longer have a paid day off on Labor Day but will instead be granted the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr. According to a news release from ...

Jessica Zissette, of Williston, S.C. holds her 1 year old daughter Lacie Zissette as she touches the Atlantic Giant pumpkin grown by Frank and Tina Finders, of Arcadia Lakes,S.C., set a new state record at the ...

Pat Phalin learned she had hearing loss at 30, when she volunteered to give hearing tests at her local school.

Aug. 1 - Russians marry as eclipse nears. Novosibirsk gets ready for the total solar eclipse on Friday , stargazers set up their telescopes for optimum viewing and a reported 300 couples choose to get married ...

The following recalls have been announced: _Perry's Ice Cream is recalling 37,600 cartons of Wegmans Sorbet because the ice cream might contain undeclared milk, which could cause a severe or life-threatening ...

This photo provided by Scott Chernis shows members of Slow Food Nation as they help plant the Victory Garden in front of San Francisco City Hall on Saturday, July 12, 2008, in San Francisco.

Everybody is a collector, the way Joe Maddalena sees it, just not everybody wants to collect paintings by Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein.

A federal official has told the state to halt any further rollout of its automation of welfare eligibility because it is taking too long to process and approve food stamp applications.