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Big Tobacco sues feds over graphic labels Tobacco companies want a judge to put a stop to new graphic cigarette labels, saying they unfairly urge adults to shun their legal products and will cost millions to produce. Study: 1 in 5 American children live in poverty Across the nation, research has found that child poverty increased in 38 states from 2000 to 2009. As a result, 14.7 million children, 20 percent, were poor in 2009. Cops: Slain girl, 3, found near floodway ditch Remains believed to be a 3-year-old Missouri girl who went missing more than a week ago were found Tuesday near a series of ditches. 'Brain-eating ameba' kills second child A nine-year-old Virginia boy has died after swimming in water infected by a parasite known as the "brain-eating ameba," according to reports. It was the second case this month. 'Collar bomb' teenager relieved by Ky. arrest An Australian teenager who spent 10 hours with a fake bomb chained to her neck said Wednesday that she was relieved after the FBI arrested a suspect in Kentucky. 700 water main breaks in Houston â€" a day It's not just hot and dry in Houston, the city's also losing water at an alarming rate because of water main breaks â€" 700 a day, the mayor says. Indiana fair tragedy was no 'fluke,' expert says Indiana's governor was wrong when he said the blast of wind that toppled the stage rigging at the Indiana State Fair, killing 5 people, was a "fluke event", a Weather Channel expert contends. Both Wisconsin Democrats survive recall Both of the Democratic Wisconsin state senators up for recall have survived in elections targeting the lawmakers for fleeing the state amid debate on a contentious collective bargaining proposal. Six days on radio tower: Man finally surrenders A man who scaled an Oklahoma TV tower last week surrendered to Tulsa police after spending six days on his perch. Report on maid's exam riles Strauss-Kahn team Lawyers for former IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn fought back Tuesday after a media report said a medical examination listed "assault" and "rape" as the causes of injuries to a hotel housekeeper who accuses him of sexual assault. Lightning strike injures 8 at SeaWorld's Discovery Cove Eight people were injured in a lightning strike Tuesday at SeaWorld's Discovery Cove in Orlando, Fla. Texas forklift chase: Driver allegedly chugs beer A low-speed chase of  a stolen forklift ties up streets in Fort Worth, Texas, as the suspect allegedly chugs beers and chucks cans at passing traffic. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032524/device/rss/rss.xml

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