WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A strongly worded report on child obesity released on Tuesday recommends that state and local governments tax junk food and soft drinks, give tax breaks to grocery stores that open in blighted neighborhoods and build bike trails.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 40 percent of all breast cancer cases in the United States could be prevented if women kept a healthy weight, drank less alcohol, exercised more and breastfed their babies, according to a report published on Tuesday.

“You know…that a blank wall is an appalling thing to look at. The wall of a museum – a canvas – a piece of film – or a guy sitting in front of a typewriter. Then, you start out to do something – that vague thing called creation. The beginning strikes awe within you.” Edward [...]

1. One who drills for oil speculatively. 2. One who promotes an unsafe or fraudulent enterprise. 3. A worker who takes part in a wildcat strike: a sudden strike not authorized by the labor union.

Historical Events 1547 – Charles demands creation of Imperial League (German state) 1598 – Spanish king Philip II receives sacraments 1875 – A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the “Molly Maguires”, to disband. 1916 – Bulgaria declares war on Romania 1934 – Spelling-Marchand Laws enforced 1956 – Indian state of [...]

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Military bands, 400 dancers, aerobatic planes and fireworks are set to electrify a hot and drowsy Tripoli from Tuesday as Muammar Gaddafi throws Libya’s biggest party to mark four decades since taking power.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Worrying about the looming threat of unemployment can be more damaging to a person’s health than actually being jobless, according to a U.S. study.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former President George W. Bush’s daughter, Jenna Bush Hager, is set to become a correspondent for the U.S. television news and talk show “Today.”

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters Life!) – On the fourth floor of Buenos Aires’ largest psychiatric hospital, patients dance the tango with doctors and nurses.

Petri Baking Products, Inc. is issuing a voluntary recall on one code of Stop & Shop Home Town Bakery Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies, Net Wt. 8.9 oz. The affected packages actually contain Peanut Butter Cookies that have peanut butter and milk which are undeclared allergens. People who have an allergy to peanuts and/or milk run [...]