AVA, Mo. (AP) - Once the bane of pot-luck parties, the fruitcake has been turned into a sought-after treat by Trappist monks secluded in the Missouri Ozarks who some say bake cake that's nothing short of heavenly.

Between February and mid-December, monks at the Assumption Abbey in Ava, Mo., produce about 25,000 fruitcakes. The monks have gained a

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Nearly two dozen fraternity members at Northern Illinois University have been charged with hazing-related counts after a freshman was found dead at their fraternity house following a night of drinking.

DeKalb police and prosecutors issued arrest warrants Monday for 22 members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity in DeKalb. Five

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - To U.S. Rep. Tim Scott, keeping his modest upbringing in the front of his mind has helped guide his swift ascent in South Carolina's business and political circles and will continue to serve him in the U.S. Senate.

While race is certainly part of the man he has become,

Most died at the very start of their young lives, tiny victims massacred in their first-grade classrooms. Others made their life's work sheltering young ones, teaching them and treating them as their own. The aftermath of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 28 dead was more than many could bear.

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