WTOP’s Top 5 morning stories

Good morning, Washington area! Check out these five stories to keep you informed and get you going:

Commerce Sec. Bryson cited for felony hit-and- run: U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson was cited for felony hit-and-run following two Los Angeles-area traffic crashes that left him injured and unconscious, police said Monday. http://bit.ly/KYIx5V

Undoing health law could have messy ripple effects: Because President Barack Obama’s legislation is so complicated, an orderly unwinding would prove difficult if it were overturned entirely or in part. http://bit.ly/KYIXJH

Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse trial to open: A jury of seven women and five men will get their first glimpse of the case against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky – and his defense – when opening statements begin inside a central Pennsylvania courthouse. http://bit.ly/MB90p4

The good and the bad of going gluten-free: It seems the gluten-free diet has gone mainstream, with a lot of otherwise healthy people signing on. As a result, manufacturers are producing gluten-free cookies, cakes, pastas and other products high in sugar, fat or sodium. http://bit.ly/KYJtHr

7-foot-long python found on roadway in Towson: Authorities are trying to determine how a 7-foot-long python ended up along a roadway in Towson over the weekend. http://bit.ly/KYJFqp

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