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Teacher loses 37 pounds eating only McDonald’s

An Iowa science teacher inspired by the 2004 documentary Supersize Me went on a McDonald’s-only diet recently to show it is our dietary choices, not the food itself, that causes weight gain.

 
‘Crop circle’ mystery a stunt to publicize computer chip

Chip maker Nvidia Corp. fessed up Sunday: They were responsible for the 310-foot “crop circle” in a California barley field, designed to draw attention to a new product as CES got going in Las Vegas.

 
Missing man found by family after photo published

A missing man who was reunited with his family after he was photographed while pressed against a steam vent to keep warm in downtown Washington is on his way back home to upstate New York.

 
Disney’s ‘Frozen’ ices out ‘Paranormal’ spinoff

On a wintry weekend, Disney’s “Frozen” retook the box-office top spot with $20.7 million, freezing out the horror spinoff “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones.”

 
Small plane makes emergency landing on New York highway

A small plane traveling to Connecticut after taking a tour of the Statue of Liberty made an emergency landing Saturday on a New York City interstate highway, startling drivers but touching down safely with no serious injuries to anyone aboard or on the ground, officials said.

 
Rescued Antarctic passengers continue journey home

An Australian icebreaker carrying 52 passengers who were retrieved from an icebound ship in the Antarctic resumed its journey home on Saturday, leaving behind another two icebreakers trapped in pack ice.

 
Freezing temps shut down Northeast; at least 14 dead

A storm in the Northeast on Friday shut down major highways temporarily, grounded flights, closed schools and was blamed for at least 14 deaths in the eastern half of the country. Frigid temperatures were unusual even cities accustomed to blasts of winter weather.