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Jose Canseco's finger falls off 11/15/2014 11:37am • WASHINGTON --Former Major League Baseball slugger Jose Canseco tweeted last night that his finger fell off. Canseco, 50, had shot off his finger when he was cleaning his gun last month. According to a series of bizarre tweets Friday night, he reported that his re- attached finger fell off on a po Guide to festive trees and the merriest of mulches 11/13/2014 04:15pm • WASHINGTON -- As the weather cools down and winter looms, new gardening mysteries arise. But with the right plants and proper soil treatments, savvy gardeners can make it through. The secret to rosemary Christmas tree survival Yes, I know; it's not even Thanksgiving yet. But one of my favorite h Study examines why women gain weight after exercise 11/12/2014 05:56pm • WASHINGTON -- A new Arizona State study is generating a lot of talk on the subject of why some women gain weight after starting an exercise regimen. New York Times physical education columnist Gretchen Reynolds says the group was a cross-section of relatively sedentary but healthy women in Diets: Which is the best for weight loss? 11/12/2014 08:29am • WASHINGTON -- As the holiday eating season approaches, what is the best diet to keep the pounds off? McGill University researchers compared the research done on four popular diets: Atkins, South Beach, Weight Watchers and the Zone diets. What they found is that none of the four diets led to dra With ClassPass, you can have your barre and yoga too 11/11/2014 03:20pm • WASHINGTON -- SoulCycle, Soildcore, yoga and barre: Fitness classes are no longer reserved for aerobics and kickboxing -- in the past few years, the options have expanded dramatically. With all of the new and unique classes out there (antigravity yoga, anyone?), it can be hard to commit to jus Big Ten, SEC, Big 12 showdowns impact playoff race 11/08/2014 04:42am • STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer As college football's regular season heads into its stretch run, plenty of intriguing plotlines are developing each week.Revenge motives. Playoff implications. Clashes of style. Matchups of two-way players.Here are some of the top things to watch this week:BUCKEYES' B Los Angeles Zoo sees first hippo birth in 26 years 11/07/2014 02:28pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Zoo has received a real treat for Halloween -- the birth of its first hippopotamus in 26 years. It was a bit of trick, too, because the mother was on birth control.The zoo says the baby was born Friday. It was somewhat of a surprise, but staffers had noticed the m Judge orders sex offenders be returned to Texas 11/07/2014 02:00pm • HOUSTON (AP) -- A Houston-area judge has ordered that two violent sex offenders be placed in state custody once they complete prison sentences for sex offenses committed in other states after being banished from Texas.A judge in Montgomery County this week issued the order for 58-year-old Melvin Cod Lawsuit filed on behalf of siblings of starved boy 11/07/2014 01:29pm • MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) -- Attorneys for the estate of a disabled toddler who died of malnutrition and dehydration and his six siblings are suing county agencies and health care providers in northern Ohio, claiming they ignored warning signs of neglect.Isaac Brothers-Bartholom College players shed pounds to hone body of work 11/06/2014 11:10pm • LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa State's Georges Niang was already one of the nation's top players.Imagine what Niang can do now that he's in shape.His broken foot in last season's NCAA tournament provided the impetus to fix perhaps the only thing keeping him from becoming an A School shelling deaths in Ukraine hurt peace hopes 11/06/2014 05:13pm • NATALIYA VASILYEVA Associated Press DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) -- The shelling of a high school in Ukraine's rebel stronghold of Donetsk has chilled even the battle-hardened in this weary nation.The killing of two teenagers as they were playing soccer after lunch Wednesday is a stark reminder that the ce 'God particle' researcher to lead Swiss CERN lab 11/06/2014 03:44pm • BERLIN (AP) -- The renowned lab that confirmed the existence of the elusive "God particle" has selected an Italian physicist who played a key role in that research to be its new director general.The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, said Tuesday that Fabiola Gianotti would become Diabetes on the rise, yet many aren't aware they have it 11/06/2014 03:35pm • WASHINGTON -- Diabetes is surging nationally and across the D.C. region. Millions have the disease and many don't know it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 29.1 million Americans have diabetes. Twenty-one million have been diagnosed, but eight million diabetics have not. That Lawyer: A-Rod admitted steroids use to DEA 11/06/2014 12:12am • CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) -- A lawyer for the University of Miami's former pitching coach said Wednesday that Alex Rodriguez admitted to federal investigators he used steroids supplied by the owner of a now-closed South Florida clinic.Attorney Frank Quintero Jr., who represent The Not-So-Sweet Facts About Soda 11/06/2014 12:00am • Sugar-sweetened beverages are the largest source of added sugar in American diets, and it's no surprise that soda sales in this country are huge. According to an industry report, 8.9 billion cases of the sugary drink were sold last year. Is it any wonder that more than 78 million American adults ar