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<strong>Eat This, Not That:</strong> The U.S. government's latest Dietary Guidelines call on Americans to eat more vegetables and fruits, more seafood and whole grains, and to cool it on foods high in sugar, refined grains, sodium and saturated fats.<strong></strong>

New Dietary Guidelines Crack Down On Sugar. But Red Meat Gets A Pass

An advisory panel had recommended telling Americans to cut back on red and processed meats. But that controversial advice is missing from the update to the government's official nutrition guidelines.

On Anniversary Of Attack In Paris, Police Shoot Threatening Suspect

It's been a year since the attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Tensions are high in Paris on Thursday after police confronted a man said to be wielding a knife and possible explosives.

Bribes paid by runner Liliya Shobukhova are at the center of an ethics inquiry, according to the IAAF, track and field's governing body.

IAAF Bans Its Former Doping Chief And Former Head Of Russia's Athletic Federation

The case centers on doping violations by Russian long-distance runner Lilya Shobukhova "and the exaction of monies from her as the price to pay for enabling her" to compete.

Turmoil In China's Economy Shakes Investor Confidence

Thursday was shaping up to be another tumultuous day in the financial markets. Stock prices were falling after a big selloff in Asia and Europe. The trouble seems to have started in China.

A macaque took this self-portrait in 2011 with a camera owned by photographer David Slater. PETA says the monkey owns the copyright; Slater says he does. The U.S. Copyright Office says no one can, and a federal judge has now said it would be up to Congress to extend copyright privileges to animals.

Monkey Can't Own Copyright To His Selfie, Federal Judge Says

A district judge in San Francisco said that Congress and the president can choose to "extend the protection of law to animals as well as humans" — but that for now, no, monkeys can't own copyrights.

Indicators Show Arkansas Economy Shrank For 5th Straight Month

A leading economic indicator for the nine-state middle America region stretching from Arkansas to North Dakota shows that business growth has slumped...

NYPD Settles 2 Lawsuits Over Surveillance Of Muslims

One suit accused the police of violating the New York and U.S. constitutions "by singling out and stigmatizing entire communities of New Yorkers based on their religion."

Florida state Sens. (from left) Eleanor Sobel, Greg Evers and Rene Garcia discuss a congressional redistricting map on the floor of the Senate in 2014.

How Florida's New District Maps Could Give Democrats An Edge

Republicans control the reins of power in Florida, but Democrats think the new maps will help them unseat some GOP incumbents both in Congress and in the state Legislature.

Security officers and other people walk next to damaged cars at the site where a truck bomb exploded at a security training camp on Thursday in the northwestern coastal city of Zliten, Libya.

Truck Bomb At Libyan Security Training Camp Kills Dozens

It's one of the deadliest attacks in Libya since the 2011 ouster of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

An image released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Oct. 11 claims to show the launching of an Emad long-range ballistic missile in an undisclosed location. Iran tested a ballistic missile again in November, according to U.S. officials. The missile launches have been a source of friction between Iran and its rivals.

Iran Offers A Rare Peek At An Underground 'Missile City'

Iran's Revolutionary Guards invited television cameras to have a look at what appeared to be long-range ballistic missiles, which have been a source of recent tension with the U.S.

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