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Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D.: Lessons Learned From the Biggest Loser

When it comes to long-term health risks and keeping the weight off, "The Biggest Loser is doing America a disservice by focusing on short-term gains rather than long-term success.

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Jurors weep as boy describes months locked in motel bathroom

Jurors wiped away tears Thursday as an 11-year-old boy testified about the months he and his malnourished siblings were imprisoned in a "hot, nasty and sad" motel bathroom.

FHP reviews its actions in Jacksonville police DUI case

The Florida Highway Patrol is reviewing its own investigation of a Jacksonville police officer who was issued a ticket for careless driving instead of being arrested on a drunken-driving charge. Officer Lenell Boyer had already struck a dump truck on the interstate, left the scene of the accident and urinated in the back of a patrol car by the time a trooper came on the scene, according to the ...

10-year-old locked in filthy bathroom with siblings thought 'we were going to die'

Alfred Santiago is being tried this week on charges that he sexually abused his girlfriend's daughter and failed to provide her with food or medical care.