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Dec

3 dead, including gunman, in Oregon mall shooting

Label: World

A gunman opened fire in a suburban Portland shopping mall...

Mexico: Rivera’s plane hit with ‘terrible’ impact

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The plane carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at a speed that may have exceeded 600 miles per hour, Mexico‘s top transportation official said Tuesday.In the first detailed account of the moments leading up to the crash that killed Rivera and six other people, Secretary of Communications...

Rate of Childhood Obesity Falls in Several Cities

Label: Health

Jessica Kourkounis for The New York TimesAt William H. Ziegler Elementary in Northeast Philadelphia, students are getting acquainted with vegetables and healthy snacks. PHILADELPHIA — After decades of rising childhood obesity rates, several American cities are reporting their first declines. The trend has emerged in big cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as smaller places like...

HSBC to pay record $1.9B fine

Label: Business

British-owned bank HSBC is paying $1.9B to settle a US money-laundering probe. The bank was investigated for involvement in the transfer of funds from Mexican drug cartels and sanctioned nations like Iran. (Dec. 11) ...

Dec

IHSA rules Mooseheart basketball players eligible to play

Label: World

Tribune follows the Mooseheart High School basketball team to the junior varsity game held at Hinckley-Big Rock High School in Hinckley on Dec. 5, 2012. Mooseheart lost 58-51. (Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune) ...

Andy Serkis plays dual role in ‘Hobbit’ – Gollum and director

Label: Lifestyle

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Andy Serkis reprises his role as Gollum in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” to be released worldwide this week, but his main role this time was as a second unit director, shooting battle sequences in 3D for director Peter Jackson.The British-born actor, 48, who rose to fame as the obsessive Gollum in Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, spoke with Reuters about playing...

Rate of Childhood Obesity Falls in Several Cities

Label: Health

PHILADELPHIA — After decades of rising childhood obesity rates, several American cities are reporting their first declines. The trend has emerged in big cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as smaller places like Anchorage, Alaska, and Kearney, Neb. The state of Mississippi has also registered a drop, but only among white students. “It’s been nothing but bad news for 30...