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The U.S. and South Korea announced steps on Wednesday to try to deter North Korea from using nuclear weapons, as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a state visit to Washington.

A new study finds that green tea significantly reduces the risk of death from many causes, including heart disease. The study did not find, however, that green tea has any effect on cancer, as has been previously claimed.

Health officials continue to investigate what was behind the outbreak of E. Coli bacteria in bagged fresh spinach, linked to growers in the so-called "salad bowl" of Central California. Consumers are advised not to eat fresh spinach until the source of the contamination is identified.

Boxer Tommy Morrison fought Sylvester Stallone in Rocky 5 -- but the break in casting didn't automatically change his life for the better. He was sent to jail, and later diagnosed with HIV. But now, boxer Morrison vows to make his own Rocky-style comeback.

Enron's former finance chief, Andrew Fastow, is sentenced to six years with an additional two years under supervised release. Fastow had worked out a plea deal with prosecutors back in 2004 under which he agreed to a prison term of up to 10 years. However, Fastow asked Federal Court Judge Kenneth Hoyt for a shorter sentence.

Mexican President Vicente Fox has pledged to allow the extradition of suspected Mexican drug lords to the United States to face prosecution. The announcement comes as Mexico tries to deal with an escalation of drug-related violence. Lourdes Garcia Navarro, reporting from Mexico, talks with Madeleine Brand about the controversy over the extradition pledge.

Senate Republicans have reached a compromise with the Bush administration over rules governing the treatment and interrogation of detainees held as international terrorism suspects.

Both Democrats and Republicans are finding political ammunition in the four pages of the National Intelligence Estimate summary on global terrorism that was released Tuesday. President Bush and his allies say it bolsters their argument that Iraq is central to fighting terrorism -- but Democrats argue that the report proves the Iraq war has been a massive blunder.

"He made it big all due to his own efforts. We had nothing to do with it," Ohtani's former coach, Shoji Asari, says of the Los Angeles Angels' superstar. Asari emphasized fun over winning.

The 90-year-old Californian's long absence and current condition raise questions about the institution's ability to deal with its internal issues of aging or disability.