Reuters - The head of the Washington State Potato Commission ended a self-imposed diet of potatoes-only that he said allowed him to shed more than 20 pounds in two months.
Reuters - A New York grocery clerk, fearing he might be late for work, jumped onto city subway tracks to haul an injured passenger to safety after he fainted, authorities said.
Reuters - A French fast food chain said Monday it intends to offer foie gras “burgers” at bargain prices as a treat for customers ahead of Christmas.
Reuters - Pablo Picasso was both hugely prolific and famously generous with his work, but was he enough of a free spirit to give hundreds of his early works — an invaluable collection — to his electrician?
Reuters - Give us this day our daily bread — made from rice.
Reuters - Turkey tycoon Bernard Matthews — the man behind the infamous turkey twizzler — has died at the age of 80 his company said.
Reuters - Venezuela’s former Miss Universe Alicia Machado closed her Twitter account after being mocked for confusing the Koreas with China.
Reuters - Sure, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1″ raked in an astounding $330 million worldwide in its opening weekend, but with “Part 2″ coming next summer, Warner Bros. is facing the twilight of its magical franchise.
Reuters - A German pensioner who wanted to seal off the entrance to his cellar ended up bricking himself into it, a police spokesman told Reuters on Thursday.
Reuters - The skimpy trunks sported by Singapore’s men’s water polo team at the Asian Games are causing red faces back home in the conservative city-state, with many embarrassed by their design.