New diet guidelines might reflect environment cost  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, the government has been issuing guidelines about healthy eating choices.  Now, a panel that advises the Agriculture Department is ready to recommend that you be told not only what foods are better for your own health, but for the environment as well.

How Low Income New Yorkers Are Benefiting From The NYPD's Work Stoppage  —  From right, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton smile in conversation during a New York Police Academy graduation ceremony, Monday Dec. 29, 2014.  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/John Minchillo

Bill Richardson: Kim Jong Un a ‘victim’ of bad publicity  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a “victim” of bad publicity, according to Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor and U.N. ambassador.  —  “He has been the victim, Kim Jong Un, of a lot of bad press …

Statement From The Office Of Senator Reid  —  Las Vegas, NV - The Office of Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today:  —  “On Thursday, Senator Reid received treatment at University Medical Center in Las Vegas for injuries sustained in an accident he suffered while exercising at home in Henderson.

Sarah Palin's First Facebook Post of the Year Is Already Controversial  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has already attracted controversy in 2015, after posting a series of photos showing her youngest son standing on the family dog.  —  “May 2015 see every stumbling block turned …

Prince Andrew named in US lawsuit over underage sex allegations  —  In case related to banker Jeffrey Epstein, woman alleges in court filing that she was forced to have repeated ‘sexual relations’ with duke  —  A woman who claims that an American investment banker loaned her to rich …

Morning Plum: A SCOTUS decision gutting Obamacare could cause widespread disruptions  —  One of the big, looming questions of 2015 is this: Will the Supreme Court really gut Obamacare subsidies in the three dozen states on the federal exchange, potentially depriving millions of health coverage …

Departing Lawmakers Bemoan the Decline of Compromise  —  WASHINGTON — With more than 120 years in the House and Senate among them, four lawmakers offered a bit of parting wisdom to Capitol Hill newcomers: Partisanship is easy, governing is hard.  —  As the 114th Congress prepares to convene on Tuesday …

Limestone County home vandalized with racist graffiti  —  LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. - Terry Turner was ringing in the new year with her granddaughter Wednesday evening when a crash at the front of her home startled her.  —  She was in the back bedroom of her home when three windows in the front of the house were broken by heavy rocks.

LITTLE BOOK OF A BIG YEAR: Bono's A to Z of 2014  —  It's January 1, 8pm.  I nearly didn't press go on this, and I am clearly delirious in places.  It's very personal, but I feel in a not corny way that U2 has a very intimate relationship with our audience... so I'm going for it.  —  This is too long.

Cluster of Concerns Vie for Top U.S. Problem in 2014  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — In 2014, four issues generated enough public concern over enough months for at least 10% of Americans, on average, to identify each of them as the nation's most important problem.

Conway man faces sex assault charges over incident with nephew's girlfriend  —  A Conway man is in jail facing sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in which he allegedly assaulted his nephew's girlfriend.  —  William L. Mattson, 52, of Conway, was arrested by Conway police …

Fight on Guns Is Being Taken to State Ballots  —  WASHINGTON — The gun control movement, blocked in Congress and facing mounting losses in federal elections, is tweaking its name, refining its goals and using the same-sex marriage movement as a model to take the fight to voters on the state level.

New Poll Shows Tepid GOP Support for Boehner in Role of Speaker … The EMC Research survey polled 602 Republican voters and independents who lean Republican and voted Republican in 2014; the margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  The poll was conducted from December 26 to 30.