LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A growing number of U.S. shoppers are opting to buy foods containing pure sugar instead of corn syrup, statistics indicate.

WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- Experts say the U.S.-led effort to cut off funding to al-Qaida and other terrorist groups is failing both at home and abroad.

The European Union has long resisted calls to add Hezbollah to its terrorist list, a move that could financially cripple the Lebanon-based political and militia organization, and a policy shift is unlikely, especially after recent hopes of German and French leadership on the issue have faded.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has bowed to a long-standing request by scheduling a hearing on regulating the salt content of various foods.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Center for Science in the Public Interest says both Burger King and Wendy's New York City french fries contain unsafe levels of trans fats.

WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Center for Science in the Public Interest claimed egg producers are deceiving consumers by falsely implying their eggs promote heart health.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., June 14 (UPI) -- Kellogg Co. announced it will adopt nutrition standards to determine which products children under age 12 will see advertised on U.S. airwaves.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- McDonald's has announced plans to sell its fast food with a nutrition label at most of its 30,000 restaurants worldwide. The fast-food giant, dogged by lawsuits and a documentary blasting the fat content of its food, made the announcement Tuesday.

NEWARK, N.Y., July 26 (UPI) -- U.S. prison officials say a wide political consensus is developing that could lead to positive prison reform and reduce recidivism.