Calorie counters

Published 12:01 am Friday, January 21, 2011

Calorie counters

Joining first lady Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity, Wal-Mart says it will reformulate thousands of food products to make them more healthful.

Obama administration critics immediately branded the first lady’s efforts as inadequate because she failed to call for more cheesy flavor in Kraft Dinner.

I didn’t buy that: The owner of a Beverly Hills beauty salon will plead guilty to ringing up bogus charges on her celebrity clients’ credit cards.

Authorities figured something was amiss when $1,200 worth of purchases at a dressbarn in Boise turned up on Cher’s Visa bill.

Da Mob’s very bad day: Law enforcement officials Thursday announced the arrests of more than 120 suspected organized crime members in the biggest mob bust in recent history.

Attorney General Eric Holder hailed the arrests but warned that a new crop of La Cosa Nostra leaders will step forward as soon as they’ve adopted suitable mob nicknames.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff