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The Great Recession hit the industrial Midwest especially hard in recent years. Now, though, local leaders in at least one small Illinois city believe the worst is finally behind them. But they need to diversify — and attract new residents.

Michael Jackson's personal physician has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the pop icon's death in 2009. Because of overcrowding in California's state prisons, Murray will serve his sentence in a downtown jail.

Police in Los Angeles moved in overnight at the camp of Occupy protesters. The raid began two days after protesters were told to leave. Police took similar action in Philadelphia.

More than 200 protesters were arrested early today in Los Angeles. In Philadelphia, about 40 have been arrested so far. In both cities, police used overwhelming numbers to control the situation and few clashes or injuries have been reported.

On Monday, U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe appealed to Congress to help him reform the Postal Service, but he rejected the bills that have passed House and Senate committees. He says they don't address the big picture.

A couple of hours after eating, participants in a Harvard study who consumed canned soup had BPA levels in their urine that were about 12 times higher than the people who didn't. But the health implications of this sort of exposure to the chemical, which can act like the hormone estrogen, are still murky.

Much like the one in 2009, the release seems timed to coincide with the annual United Nations climate summit and is intended to cast doubt on global warming.

Hussain Haqqani is alleged to have been involved in writing the memo that asked the U.S. to prevent a military coup in Pakistan, something he denies. This latest crisis will do little to calm an already turbulent relationship between Pakistan and the U.S.

New Hampshire voters have seen plenty of the Republican presidential candidates. But on Tuesday, they got a visit from President Obama, who was promoting part of his jobs plan. The payroll tax cut is due to expire at the end of next month.

As protesters clash with security forces in Cairo, Egyptians are at a crucial crossroads. Elections are set for Monday, and demonstrators say the military must relinquish its hold on power.