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A drug used to treat alcohol and opioid dependence also appears to help those addicted to gambling, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. University of Minnesota researchers found that the drug naltrexone decreased the urge to gamble, as well as gambling-related behaviors …

HOUSTON – A newly ordained youth minister decided he could no longer keep his secret, confessing to authorities he was 16 years old when he fatally stabbed a convenience store clerk in 1994. For his forthrightness, Calvin Wayne Inman found himself jailed Saturday, charged with capital murder. The lead pastor …

CONWAY, S.C. – Investigators went to work Monday trying to figure out what ignited hundreds of weekend wildfires that chased some residents from churches and led others to seek them out for sanctuary. The wind that had fanned the flames in the rain-starved Carolinas and Virginia had died down Monday. …

PALM BEACH, Fla. – A woman filed suit Wednesday accusing a New York billionaire of sexually assaulting her when she was underage. The unidentified woman said she was 16 when she was brought to Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion and paid $200 to give the money manager a massage. Instead, …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” February 25, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Look at this video, nightmare nanny busted. A nanny mistreats a pair of 7-month-old twin boys as their horrified mother …

LONDON – Lawyers released evidence Friday that they say shows British soldiers may have tortured and executed up to 20 Iraqis after a battle in 2004 — the most serious allegations of abuse made against British forces in Iraq. Attorneys for five Iraqi men detained by British troops after the …

PARIS – Former Dutch lawmaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the target of death threats over criticism of radical Islam, said Sunday she has asked France to grant her citizenship because she cannot be assured of protection back home. “I would be very honored and grateful if I were to become a …

NAMPA, Idaho – A Nampa Public Library patron is trying again to ban two sexually explicit books from the library’s collection. The books, “The New Joy of Sex” and “The Joy of Gay Sex,” first drew criticism from Randy Jackson in 2005. The books contain drawings and photos of sexual …

WASHINGTON – The FBI acknowledged it improperly accessed Americans’ telephone records, credit reports and Internet traffic in 2006, the fourth straight year of privacy abuses resulting from investigations aimed at tracking terrorists and spies. The breach occurred before the FBI enacted broad new reforms in March 2007 to prevent future …

ALAMOSA, Colo. – More cases of suspected salmonella have been reported in the southern Colorado city of Alamosa. Jefferson County official Jim Shires says the number reached 216 on Sunday. He says nine people have required hospital treatment. Health officials believe the outbreak may be caused by Alamosa’s municipal water …