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A fundraiser at Los Angeles' Playboy Mansion earlier this month may have caused dozens of attendees to become ill with flu-like symptoms, respiratory problems and pneumonia, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday, citing Los Angeles public health officials.

More people are selling their life insurance policies for much-needed cash while they're still alive. But are these "life settlements" a bad deal? Here's why they can come with a high cost, both for investors and for sellers -- along with some tips to keep both from getting burned.

U.S. nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses fell about 8% last year, as manufacturers had the largest one-year percentage drop in such incidents in at least six years, the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.

Taco Bell has been linked to two Salmonella outbreaks involving two different strains of the bacteria that has sickened more than 150 people in 21 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. In the CDC's new release, the chain is identified as "Mexican-style fast food...