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A new law in Florida prohibits teachers from using a name that's not on a child's birth certificate without parental consent. Parents have to give consent even for teachers to use nicknames.

Police say Travis Ikeguchi fired at officers when they confronted him. Tributes continue to pour in honoring the victim, Lauri Carleton.

After years of pressure to set the Miami Seaquarium orca free, Lolita was scheduled to spend her final days in her natural habitat sometime next year. On Friday, she died of a "renal condition."

To celebrate the new year, Sasa Woodruff's mom bakes a punch torte, a tradition started in her family back in the former Czechoslovakia. Her mom was born during World War II and food was scarce, but thanks to her family's chickens, the 16 eggs the cake calls for were a luxury they could afford.

The teenager died after he became entangled in a machine he was cleaning late last Friday. Labor laws prohibit anyone under 18 from working in meat plants because of the hazardous conditions.

If plain champagne just doesn't cut it, here's a host of other bubbly drinks to toast with, from the classic French 75 to a Douglas Fir Sparkletini. The basic cocktail building blocks of sparkle, spirit, sour and sweet can be combined in seemingly endless variations.

NPR asked four chefs to divulge the dish that most reminds them of the holidays. Atlanta-based food chemist Shirley Corriher says her favorite is her grandmother's sweet potato pudding, while Dorie Greenspan thinks fondly of gingerbread cookies -- and what happened when her son was young.

In a country where understatement and simplicity reign, the unpretentious smorrebrod is a national dish. There are countless variations, from minimal to lavish, but all reflect straightforward Scandinavian sensibilities: simple, honest, local ingredients attractively presented with little waste.

Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books, carries on the grand old tradition of serialized novels in Corduroy Mansions. There's plenty of quirk and charm in this high-spirited, rambling tale about the inhabitants of a genteel, comfortably worn apartment block in London.

Automaker Toyota said its preliminary investigation into last week's runaway Toyota Prius in San Diego is at odds with the driver's claims. Federal investigators also say they can't duplicate the acceleration problem blamed for last week's incident.