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"It’s exciting when our nutrition studies align with what we know as common sense," said Lynetta Smith, a clinical dietitian with Citizens Memorial Healthcare in Bolivar.

A team of 10 veterans won a combined 18 medals at this years National Veterans Golden Age Games while representing Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital.

The achievements of four Black women veterans were celebrated March 6 at the DuPage County Historical Museum in observance of Black History Month and Womens History Month.

My family. >> reporter: freight railroads are chugging out of the recession, on track for their best year since 2008. but the workforce is aging. how long you been on the railroad? >> 43 years and counting. >> reporter: like john, 1 in 3 railroaders will retire in the next five years, creating a rare opportunity. >> these are jobs that are not going to be outsourced and shipped overseas. these are american jobs. they pay well. once youve been on the job, the average, including benefits, is about...

The only state in the southeast that hasnt passed a constitutional amendment which billy graham in a newspaper ad and his son are now advocating. >> i want you to take a stand for gods definition of marriage and thats between a man and a woman. >> reporter: but opponents say this amendment is so poorly written it could strip unmarried heterosexuals of some of their rights. >> amendment one could take away protections for domestic violence victims. >> reporter: former president bill clintons reco...

[ female announcer ] new iams senior plus. see the iams difference or your money back. [ dog ] i am an iams dog for life. ♪ well, now to our favorite story of the day. and i love this. weve all heard of the rule, right? you drop food on the floor and you have three or in some cases five seconds to pick it up before its no good. >> the five-second rule is usually my rule. five seconds. if im hungry, hour and a half. but is it really true? a new study says not all food is created equal when it...

Revolution and the rippling effects it may have on your 401(k). president nicolas sarkozy with his tough talk on austerity and his supermodel wife there is now officially out. and a socialist, francois hollande is now in with a promise to raise taxes and also emphasize growth. that makes u.s. markets very nervous as does the result of a vote in greece that put its austerity plan at risk as well. also investors in asia are the first ones to have a chance to react to that result in france and th...

>> and youre going, oh, my god. >> a lot of times it was a lot of reading. >> reporter: he wrote his thesis on the value of humor in leadership. hes a natural leader who loves to laugh. clearly joking around is just part of who he is. the graduate hopes to become a motivational speaker. >> you ever get tired of looking down? >> nope. >> and hes not done studying. next on the agenda, law school. and that doctor title is no joke. >> are we allowed to call you shaq anymore? >> no way. only the chil...

Finish line to win the first leg of horse racings triple crown. >> ill have another has won the kentucky derby! >> reporter: as the champion basked in the winners circle, there was no hint that a scene of celebration would soon turn into a crime scene. just hours after the race and just yards from ill have anothers barn, a track employee discovered a body in a barn occupied by louisville trainer angel montano sr. >> our investigation is ongoing to determine specifically why he would have been at...

Speech in two key swing states. abcs rick klein joins us with the details. >> reporter: rob and sunny, if you look inside the speech from over the weekend youll see the strongest argument that team obama thinks they have against mitt romney. its not just the policy. its the person that they are running against. they want voters to know all about the proposals they say would take the country backward. more than that, they want you to know about the very wealthy and they would argue out of touch p...