WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday it will increase testing parts of steaks and other meat cuts used to make ground beef as the government steps up efforts to reduce the spread of E. coli bacteria in food.

Parents and teachers often expect less of students who are the children of Dominican immigrants. This causes their grades and ambitions to suffer.

WASHINGTON — Two brothers, Stone Weeks, 24, and Holt Weeks, 20, died July 23 in a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 81 near Interstate 66 in Warren County, Va.

Twilight actress Rachelle Lefevre is preparing to take movie bosses to court in a dispute over pay following her dismissal from the vampire film franchise.

New hope for the economy just gave the stock market its best July in 20 years.

In his first interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Charles Darnell said he has been stricken by grief in the month since the family’s pet Burmese python suffocated his girlfriend’s 2-year-daughter in her crib in a rural community about 60 miles northwest of Orlando.

Almost a month ago, a pet Burmese python escaped from its enclosure in a rural Sumter County home and suffocated 2-year-old Shaiunna Hare as she slept in her crib.

Police Chief William Bratton has agreed to transfer authority over retired and off-duty officers who moonlight as security guards on movie and TV shoots to the city. Los Angeles City Councilman Greig (greg) Smith said Friday the so-called “movie cops” will…

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The Boston Celtics are requesting waivers on guard Gabe Pruitt. The move was announced by the team on Friday. Pruitt, a second-year player, was chosen by the Celtics with the 32nd pick in the 2007 draft. The 6-foot-4, 170-pound guard averaged 2 points per…

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By the time a teenager graduates high school, about one out of nine of his or her peers has attempted suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, behind car accidents and homicide, and 10% to 12% of teens ponder suicide every day.

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