Govt: $4.2B recovered in probing health care fraud
Written by PETE YOST,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says it recovered almost $8 for each dollar it spent investigating health care fraud over the past three years, including a record $4.2 billion last year.
Homes wrecked, dozen hurt in Mississippi tornado
Written by HOLBROOK MOHR,Associated Press JANET MCCONNAUGHEY,Associated Press
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up Monday to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival. More than a dozen in the state were injured.
Pope to resign Feb. 28, says he's too infirm
Written by NICOLE WINFIELD,Associated Press VICTOR L. SIMPSON,Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he lacks the strength to fulfill his duties and on Feb. 28 will become the first pontiff in 600 years to resign. The announcement sets the stage for a conclave in March to elect a new leader for world's 1 billion Catholics.
Varied winners at Grammy Awards
Written by MESFIN FEKADU,AP Music Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys spread the love.
Anxiety settles on LA area in fugitive ex-cop hunt
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — The search for a fugitive ex-police officer wanted in the slayings of three people took police to a San Fernando Valley home improvement store and to the home of a possible target in a quiet Southern California suburb.
French: Complex trading web in horsemeat scandal
Written by LORI HINNANT,Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — A maze of trading between meat wholesalers has made it increasingly difficult to trace the origins of food — enabling horsemeat disguised as beef to be sold in frozen meals across Europe. France's agricultural minister said Monday that regulators must find a way "out of the fog."
Northeast commuters hit roads after digging out
Written by BOB SALSBERG,Associated Press DAVID KLEPPER,Associated Press FRANK ELTMAN,Associated Press
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — As electricity returns and highways reopen, some Northeast residents tried to get back to their weekday routines Monday following the massive snowstorm that had millions digging out from New York to Maine.
Kids rewarded for good manners at Wash. restaurant
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE (AP) — To Laura King, her three children were acting normal while enjoying dinner at an Italian restaurant in their hometown in Washington state.