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Actress Katie Holmes has reportedly chopped her short hair even shorter. The U.K.’s Daily Mail has pictures of Mrs. Tom Cruise sporting a straight 1970s look — reminiscent of Olympic skater Dorothy Hamill — and other diverse looks such as a 1930s-style mop top and a “Cagney and Lacey”-era ’80s …

A new study from Yale University finds that teens who smoke are at risk for hearing loss, according to a BBC report. In tests on 67 teenagers ages 13 to 18, university researchers found that teens exposed to smoke had trouble focusing and interpreting sounds when there was a distraction. …

LONDON – Seven young people in an area of southern Wales have died in the last 12 months in what is feared to be a spate of suicides. Police said Wednesday they were examining the computer of a teenager found hanged last week. Natasha Randall, 17, was found dead in …

VALLEJO, Calif. – A Vallejo teen has been booked on suspicion of being the accomplice to the attempted robbery and murder of a Vallejo ice cream truck driver. Vallejo police Sgt. Kevin Bartlett said Friday that they found the gun used in the shooting at the home of a 14-year-old …

OXNARD, Calif. – The wife of an Olympic shot put medalist gunned down in his Southern California back yard last summer was arrested Saturday in the homicide case, authorities said. Jane Laut, 52, was detained during a traffic stop Saturday morning on a warrant issued earlier in the week, Oxnard …

HOLLISTER, Calif. – The man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and had become so erratic that his parents reached out to local authorities weeks ago and warned them that their son was unstable and might have a gun, authorities said Friday. …

While most people don’t find a problem with letting their co-workers know about the love blossoming between the cubicle walls, the fine print of many company contracts says a little something about office romances. Usually, this fine print is a warning of some kind, so it’s often a good idea …

NANTUCKET – Nine beaches on Nantucket have been closed to swimming after testing found high levels of bacteria. The island’s health director suspects that a sampling error may be responsible for the results and additional testing will be conducted on Monday. The nine beaches are Miacomet Pond; Dionis Beach; Washing …

A new study from England warns women that wearing high-heels for long periods of time can cause calf muscles to stiffen and thicken permanently. Switching to flats then makes those muscles stretch painfully. Instead, women should wear heels and flats on alternate days: “In the study, published in the Journal …

WASHINGTON – The State Department is advising Americans planning to attend the Olympic Games in Beijing to take care and be mindful that they could be under surveillance. “All hotel rooms and offices are considered to be subject to on-site or remote technical monitoring at all times,” the department’s Bureau …