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MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s agriculture secretary says ethanol production is bankrupting cattle and poultry farmers and causing food prices to hit record highs around the world. Agriculture Secretary Alberto Cardenas says countries should change their policies and reduce production of grains for the alternative fuel. Speaking to cattle farmers Wednesday, …

LAKELAND, Fla. – A Lakeland man has been arrested after authorities say he had a fake rocket launcher and a fake rocket projectile among his weapons arsenal. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says Hiram Angus Melvin was charged Wednesday with possession of a hoax weapon of mass destruction, two other …

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anaheim police shot and killed a man during a freeway gun battle linked to an earlier shooting that left an officer wounded, authorities said. A woman motorist also was injured early Monday in the second shooting. Officers tried to pull the man over shortly after midnight as …