Southwest Journalist

My Plate shows different types of foods on a plate instead of the bricks used on the Food Guide Pyramid. It is based on new dietary recommendations developed by the USDA, replacing groups named after foods, like meat and beans, with portions named after nutrients, like proteins.

Timothy Ray Brown has been hailed as the first man to be cured of HIV. The California man who was diagnosed with leukemia received a bone marrow stem cell transplant from a donor who was HIV immune. On the 30th anniversary of AIDS discovery, scientists continue to study how to prevent HIV and find a cure for more than 33 million people living with it.

The man who abducted Jaycee Dugard and held her captive for 18 years has been sentenced to 431 years to life in prison. The judge said Phillip Garrido "reinvented slavery."  Garrido's wife, Nancy, was sentenced to 36 years to life.

Five more scientists, all members of the National Academy of Sciences, join Houston hospitals. In less than two years, the Texas cancer institute has recruited 24 cancer researchers.

Bus drivers in Fort Worth now have the option of turning away riders whose pants sag below the waist.

A vicious and charismatic leadership has emerged in al-Qaida.  The young leaders are using the Internet to recruit and corrupt teens and 20-something men and women, both at home and abroad.  The new batch of leaders appeals to the younger generation more so than figureheads like Osama bin Laden, who is seen as outdated and irrelevant.

House Republicans say that first lady Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' campaign is too restrictive. The House Appropriations committee is moving to scale back the lunch program, citing the program's cost and concerns of farmers.

Congressman Anthony Weiner says the prank photo sent from his twitter account didn't rise to a federal investigation.