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Top Ben Carson Staffers Resign Amid Campaign Makeover

Two top aides for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson have quit the campaign. The retired neurosurgeon has seen his fortunes wane since national security took center stage on the campaign.

Cressida Dick, who worked for Scotland Yard for 31 years before leaving to work for Britain's Foreign Office, has been named the new commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service, the first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history.

Cressida Dick Named Scotland Yard's First Female Top Cop

Cressida Dick, 56, a former beat cop in London's West End, on Wednesday was named the first female police commissioner in the organization's 188-year history.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week. With its new record level, the blue chip index is now up 16 percent since the start of the year and about 26 percent since Election Day.

Dow Crosses Another Milestone, Topping 23,000 For The First Time

The Dow Jones industrial average topped 23,000 for the first time, crossing another milestone amid better-than-expected earnings reports and concerns that stocks are approaching another bubble.

An animal shelter in Winnebago County, CARE for PETS, said on its Facebook page that three puppies were found abandoned in a crate in Rockford. The shelter said the dogs had been traced back to Top Paw, calling Top Paw’s actions “frustrating, infuriating and expensive.”

Woman from Top Paw animal rescue charged with 3 misdemeanors

A 29-year-old rural Hudson woman who ran a troubled animal rescue has been criminally charged with three misdemeanors, accusing her of mistreating dogs and at least one cat.

RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines go all in on meat and dairy

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced new dietary guidelines for Americans focused on promoting whole foods, healthy proteins and fats. And he has "declare[d] war" on added sugar.

White House political adviser Karl Rove leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C., after testifying for the fourth time before a federal grand jury investigating the CIA leak case, Oct. 14. He declined to comment on the proceedings.

Rove Concludes Testimony in CIA Leak Case

President Bush's top strategist, Karl Rove, spends four hours testifying in his fourth and final appearance before a grand jury investigating who exposed the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame.

Danny Mekonnen performs for a single listener in a One-To-One Concert hosted by the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

One-To-One Concerts Bring Listeners Back To Live Music, One At A Time

A live-music series founded in Europe, which connects one musician with one listener at a time, comes to Brooklyn for two weekends of concerts by Silkroad Ensemble artists.

This sign, near the Illinois-Kentucky border at the Ohio River, beckons drivers on Interstate 24 to visit the giant Superman statue in Metropolis.

Metropolis, Ill., Basks in Ties to the Man of Steel

Superman Returns will bring fresh attention to the fictional city of Metropolis -- and its real counterpart, a small burg in southern Illinois that unabashedly promotes its ties to all things Superman. Tom Weber of member station KWMU reports.

Refrigerating tomatoes may be making them less flavorful, according to a new study.

Forget Tomayto/Tomahto: The Real Debate Is, Should It Be Refrigerated?

In the great household debate about refrigerating tomatoes, there's some new scientific evidence on the no-fridge side. But some taste testers are not convinced.

Raymond Carver's 'Writer's Life' Poignantly Exposed

When writer Raymond Carver died in 1988, the Times of London christened him "The American Chekov." The epitaph has stuck. Author Susan Jane Gilman has the review of a new, 578-page biography entitled "Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life."

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