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Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the vocal group behind those eye-popping anti-fur ads, filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld for capturing and "enslaving" orcas named as plaintiffs in the case.

New York City Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty says he expect to see about 40 tons of paper showered on the New York Giants during their Super Bowl victory parade up the Canyon of Heroes.

An attempted bottle-rocket launch from a drunken frat boy's anus backfired and caused a fellow frat boy to fall off a deck, a lawsuit claims.

A New York woman whose two boys were removed from her custody by child welfare officials has filed a federal lawsuit accusing city officials of violating her civil rights .

Balinese dancers perform in front of a brand new Boeing 737-900 ER series plane during its official launch by Indonesia's Lion Air Monday, April 30, 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

A 6-year-old boy is recovering after a mountain lion "clamped" on to his face at Big Ben National Park in Texas.

McDonald's has apologized after landing in the doghouse for a radio ad that said eating its line of Chicken McBites was less risky than petting a stray pit bull.

A vicious and bloody clash on a golf course has left a Texas man worried that he'll lose use of a leg that was stabbed with a broken club shaft.

A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage.The Montana Standard in Butte reports 55-year-old John C. Hughes pleaded guilty Thursday in City Court to reckless driving while eluding a peace officer.The chase began in the pre-dawn ... (more)

Angela Odom, 29, is facing driving while intoxicated charges after a law enforcement officer said he saw Odom drive up to an apartment complex gate in a white Hyundai, get out of the car naked and start banging on the gate.

The Crown alleges Mark Stobbe, a former senior bureaucrat in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, clubbed his wife to death during an argument.

You thought you found your one true love online, but now you've been dumped by text or defriended on Facebook without a peep of explanation.

A national DNA paternity testing company is offering suspicious spouses a $200 test that promises to uncover evidence of their lover's cheating ways through their dirty underwear.

Faulty translations make Japan one of the most humorous and downright weirdest places in the world, and we love them for it.

An 82-year-old rural South Dakota man said to have been lost in the fog was discovered more than 300 miles from his home.

An independent newspaper in the Islamic Republic reported Monday that a government-affiliated agency has banned dolls featuring the yellow Simpsons characters to avoid the promotion of Western culture.

Quarterback Eli Manning of the New York Giants hands off to running back Ahmad Bradshaw of the New York Giants during the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sunday, February 5, 2012.

Convicted stalker Felix Velazquez hoped the plan to kidnap his former girlfriend would have a happy ending - winning back her affections and bringing about a reconciliation.

A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement. Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's "Occupy Everywhere" class.