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Gift guide for the modern day conspiracy theorist

By Natt GarunProvided by Regardless of how many times you yell into that one friend's ear that the world is not going to end this Friday, December 21, he or she remains unconvinced. They've already packed their basement full of Twinkies (what's left of them at the supermarket) and Jell

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012

By BERNARD McGHEEAssociated Press Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables who died in 2012 created images in our minds that remained unchanged over decades. Sadly, for others an

Cheaper gas lowers US consumer prices 0.3 percent

By By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A steep fall in gas costs pushed down a measure of U.S. consumer prices last month, keeping inflation mild. The seasonally adjusted consumer price index dropped 0.3 percent in November from October, the Labor Department said

Yum Brands taking KFC to China's smaller cities

By By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The owner of KFC and Pizza Hut is taking its fast-food menus to the lesser-known regions of China, with plans to set up shop in smaller cities throughout the key market. After expanding in China's biggest cities in recent years, Yum