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Millionaire's daughter Laura Johnson has been jailed for two years for driving looters on a late-night crime spree during last summer's riots. University educated Johnson, 20, chauffeured the group through London on August 8 in her black Smart car. As they cruised around the capital, her passengers leapt from the car clad in hooded tops, bandanas and balaclavas to loot. More to follow...

The match will be HodgsonБ─(tm)s first in charge as Three Lions manager and he has opted to hand Carroll a chance to impress ahead of Euro 2012 next month. With ChelseaБ─(tm)s Champions League winners yet to join the squad and Wayne Rooney - suspended for the first two Euro 2012 games - not involved because of a toe injury, Hodgson has limited options. STARTING BERTH ...

LONDON, May 25 (KUNA) - A major drive to persuade Scots to vote for independence begins Friday, the organisers said Friday. The cross-party body "Yes Scotland" will kick-start its campaign to leave the United Kingdom, they said. They have vowed to stage the "biggest community-based campaign in Scotland's history" in the run-up to the independence referendum, which could take place in October 2014.

By Matthew Brown Associated Press / May 25, 2012 BILLINGS, Mont.-Western lawmakers are seeking to elevate the plains bison to a status similar to that of the iconic bald eagle with legislation to declare the burly animal America's "national mammal." Bison advocates launched a "vote bison" public relations campaign Friday to coincide with the bill. The National Bison Legacy Act introduced in the Senate is backed by

Miniature laundry detergent packets arrived on store shelves in recent months as an alternative to bulky bottles and messy spills. But doctors across the country say children are confusing the tiny, brightly colored packets with candy and swallowing them. Nearly 250 cases have been reported this year to poison control centers. Though they remain a tiny fraction of the thousands of poisoning calls received every year, doctors are concerned.