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As schools around the world reopen, health authorities are bracing for a major spike in swine flu. Schools are ideal breeding grounds for the virus. Not only are children more susceptible than adults to swine flu, but the crowded, sometimes unsanitary conditions gives the virus a perfect chance to spread. …

People who undergo screening colonoscopy in the morning rather than afternoon may be more likely to have potentially cancerous growths detected, a new study suggests. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio found that among more than 3,600 colonoscopies performed at their center, the rate of polyp detection was higher …

CARACAS, Venezuela – The government of President Hugo Chavez has seized control of two of Venezuela’s largest coffee processing plants and threatens to expropriate the businesses. Commerce Minister Eduardo Saman says officials suspect that Fama de America and Madrid might be illegally smuggling coffee out of the country to sell …

When you think of Charles Manson many things come to mind: criminal, psycho, murderer, but rarely ever musician. Record producer Gregg Jakobson, who knew Manson, told FOX News that the killer was driven by his desire to be in the music business. “He could sit down with a guitar in …

ROME – Italian police said Monday they are hunting for burglars who stole euro11 million ($15.5 million) in cash and jewelry from the hotel room of a Saudi princess. Police said the princess was not in her room at the luxury Colonna Pevero Hotel in Porto Cervo, a glitzy resort …

WAUSAU, Wis. – An American flag flown upside down as a protest in a northern Wisconsin village was seized by police before a Fourth of July parade and the businessman who flew it — an Iraq war veteran — claims the officers trespassed and stole his property. A day after …

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Former Vancouver police officer Clyde Ray Spencer spent nearly 20 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually molesting his son and daughter. Now, the children say it never happened. Matthew Spencer and Kathryn Tetz, who live in Sacramento, Calif., each took the stand Friday in …

MORELIA, Mexico – Police in western Mexico have found four hacked-up bodies in plastic bags on the side of a highway. The prosecutors’ office in the city of Apatzingan says police received reports early Thursday morning of plastic bags leaking blood in the nearby town of Huacana. Prosecutors say local …

OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland marijuana activists have taken a step toward asking California voters to legalize pot. The ballot measure they filed Tuesday with the California attorney general’s office would allow adults 21 and over to possess up to an ounce of pot. Homeowners could also grow marijuana for personal …

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor testified at his war crimes trial Tuesday that the case against him was built on lies and misinformation, and he denied he had commanded and armed rebels who killed and tortured tens of thousands of civilians. Taylor, the first African leader to stand trial for …