Salmonella product recall news

The following products are being recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and others with weakened immune systems:

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GFN Foods LLC of Cranford, N.J., is recalling select gluten-free mixes. The recall includes certain lots of Gluten-Free Naturals Pancake Mix, Gluten-Free Naturals Light & Moist Yellow Cake Mix and Gluten-Free Naturals Cookie Blend Flour. No illness has been reported. The mixes were sold online, as well as at stores in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the country. Details: by phone at 866-761-6147.

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Man who stole viola sentenced

A 73-year-old Chicago man who stole an 18th century viola wassentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for separatelyplotting to murder two men - a junk dealer tied to the instrument anda former business associate.

Robert Heiss, formerly of the 5300 block of North Avenue, admittedhiring a would-be assassin to kill Boisie Watson, a junk dealer onMaxwell Street with a doctorate in psychology, and Godfrey Bey, aWest Side man, in a dispute with Heiss over control of a cookiebusiness.

The assassin turned out to be an undercover FBI agent.

Watson had purchased a viola on Maxwell Street for $90 and laterdiscovered it dated to 1723 and was lost by a Chicago …

Team Capsules for the African Cup of Nations

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — A look at the 16 teams competing in the African Cup of Nations, which starts Saturday:

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GROUP A
Equatorial Guinea

Best Performance: Debut.

Key Player: Rodolfo Bodipo, striker.

Coach: Gilson Paulo (Brazil).

FIFA Ranking: No. 150.

Nickname: Nzalang Nacional.

Summary: The lowly ranked co-hosts have no previous experience at a major tournament and are now without experienced former France coach Henri Michel, who resigned just weeks before the tournament. New coach Paulo has had little time to mold his team, which likely faces an early exit at …

Witness: Jackson doctor caused singer's death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A medical expert has told jurors hearing the case against Michael Jackson's doctor that the physician's repeated and flagrant violations of the standard of care involving a powerful anesthetic led to the singer's death.

Dr. Steven Shafer testified Wednesday that the lack of proper medical equipment and the absence of notes and medical records by Dr. Conrad Murray, along with a …

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TODAY'S ODDS

Favorite Points Underdog

Syracuse 1 at West Virginia

COLLEGE MEN

Monday's scores

EAST

Connecticut 89, Seton Hall 67

Mount St. Mary's, Md. 68, Monmouth, N.J. 62

Quinnipiac 90, Long Island U. 80

St. Francis, NY 63, Fairleigh Dickinson 57

Wagner 100, Sacred Heart 93

SOUTH

Bethune-Cookman 61, N. Carolina A&T 51

Hampton 74, Delaware St. 68

Jackson St. 74, Ark.-Pine Bluff 58

MVSU 72, Grambling St. 65, OT

Middle Tennessee 60, Fla. International 42

Morgan St. 93, Md.-Eastern Shore 89

Norfolk St. 63, Howard 48

S. Carolina St. 75, Florida A&M …

Good Knight: Rutgers Reaches Final Four

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Rutgers didn't have much of a reason to believe it could be a Final Four team a few months ago. The Scarlet Knights didn't have any seniors, or seemingly any chance. Not without Cappie Pondexter, not after starting the season by losing four of seven. And not with a difficult draw in the NCAA tournament. Believe now, Rutgers.

The scrappy Scarlet Knights are headed to their second Final Four, using a dominating performance from center Kia Vaughn and inspired play from the rest of the roster to claim a 64-45 victory over Arizona State on Monday night in the Greensboro Regional finals.

"It was sort of like a dream where we just felt ... as long as we stuck …

Blackwater guards out of Iraq? No, not yet

Armed guards from the security firm once known as Blackwater Worldwide are still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, even though the company has no license to operate there and has been told by the State Department its contracts will not be renewed two years after a lethal firefight that stirred outrage in Baghdad.

Private security guards employed by the company, now known as Xe, are slated to continue ground operations in parts of Iraq long into the summer, far longer than had previously been acknowledged, government officials told The Associated Press.

In addition, helicopters working for Xe's aviation wing, Presidential Airways, will provide air security for …