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Which is Worse: Eating Pizza That's Been Left Out or Dropped on the Floor? 10/21/2014 12:00am • Anyone who's ever had too much fun and too little willpower has been there: Tempted by the slice of leftover pizza that was ordered late night and left on the counter, not stored in the refrigerator, where -- second to the belly -- it belongs. It can't be that bad, you think. Cheese tastes bett This Ugly Diet and Weight-Related Complication is Crippling Care and Progress 10/21/2014 12:00am • I've no doubt you've seen it. It complicates the provision of compassionate medical care, sours public discourse, poisons media and editorial discussion, and fuels the food industry's ability to suggest they're partners in health. And it doesn't just affect adults. Cartoons give it to our children, 11 Ways to Save Time and Money 10/21/2014 12:00am • Time versus moneySaving money so often comes with a different kind of price: your time. But with these strategies, culled from the U.S. News Frugal Shopper blog, you'll be able to save your cash and have more time to enjoy those savings, too.Skip sales. When retailers are loudly screaming at you (vi US regulator: Fannie, Freddie in deal with banks 10/20/2014 06:20pm • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal regulator says government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have reached an agreement with major banks that could expand lending.The head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, announc Oscar Pistorius to finally learn his sentence 10/20/2014 01:52pm • GERALD IMRAY Associated Press STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (AP) -- Oscar Pistorius will finally learn his fate Tuesday when a judge is expected to announce the Olympic runner's sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Pistorius could be sentenced to years in prison, or he could be given a suspe The Hypocritical Diet of the Hipster 10/20/2014 12:00am • Hipsters, once a group that only listened to underground music and derided the mainstream, have become a force in the food world -- urging others to eat healthy, eat local and treat food with respect. While many hipsters love to eat healthy, and pride themselves on their diet of organic foods, kombu The Breakfast Benefit: Why Schools Should Make Morning Meals a Priority 10/20/2014 12:00am • In the morning, it's sometimes easier to hit the snooze button than reach for the cereal. Breakfast often takes the backseat to catching a few more minutes of sleep. As a result, the most important meal of the day is often the one most skipped -- a decision that will continue to affect you hours la Overcoming Obesity -- and Making it Last 10/20/2014 12:00am • Facts About Weight in the United States More than 2 in 3 adults are considered to be overweight or obese. More than 1 in 3 adults are considered to be obese. More than 1 in 20 adults are considered to be extremely obese. About one-third of children and adoles Car Report: Range Rover Sport is redesigned with big improvements 10/19/2014 07:51pm • WASHINGTON -- When the Range Rover was redesigned, it became a much better vehicle. Can Land Rover achieve the same success with the smaller, redesigned Range Rover Sport? The short answer is yes. The previous Range Rover Sport was too heavy and didn't ride well. You felt cramped if several pe Kennedy name carries weight in Connecticut race 10/19/2014 03:06pm • SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press BRANFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Bruce Wilson Jr. finds himself in rarified Republican company that includes Mitt Romney and Richard Nixon. Like those two before him, he is running against a Kennedy.The school board member and Connecticut state Senate hopeful knew he faced a chal S. Korea concert planner found dead after 16 die 10/19/2014 12:14pm • KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A South Korean man involved in planning an outdoor pop concert where 16 people were killed after falling through a ventilation grate was found dead Saturday in an apparent suicide, officials said, as doctors treated eight others facing life- Golovkin stops Rubio in 2nd, defends WBA title 10/19/2014 02:25am • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Gennady Golovkin climbed into the outdoor ring with an exuberant sellout crowd chanting his name. Just a few minutes later, the middleweight champion stepped down with yet another dramatic win.Golovkin is right at home in Southern California, and No. 2 Florida St running out of chances to impress 10/18/2014 08:50pm • KAREEM COPELAND Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- No one around the Florida State football team wants to call Saturday's game against No. 5 Notre Dame a must-win. Reality could tell a different story.The No. 2 Seminoles last week dropped from the top of the rankings for the first time since Campbell, Stone win singles in Head of the Charles 10/18/2014 08:10pm • RICH FAHEY Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Cambridge Boat Club's Andrew Campbell and Gevvie Stone won the men's and women's singles titles Saturday on the first day of the 50th annual Head of the Charles Regatta.The Cambridge Boat Club is the third timing checkpoint on the race course and Nixon comes alive in a new show from Harry Shearer 10/18/2014 05:42pm • FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Harry Shearer is hardly the first person to mine comedy from the rich vein where Richard Nixon shines.But no one has done it more faithfully than Shearer, who, in his new series, mimics Nixon unimpeachably while re-enacting real-life scenes as the