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The Food and Drug Administration is considering tightening restrictions for the levels ofarsenic allowed in apple juice after consumer groups pushed the agency to crack down on the contaminant. Studies show that apple juice has generally low levels of arsenic, and the government says it is safe to drink. But consumer advocates say the FDA is allowing too much of the chemical — which is sometimes natural, sometimes man made — into apple juices favored by thirsty kids. There is little consensus on whether these low levels could eventually be harmful, especially to children. Michael Taylor, FDA's deputy commissioner for foods, said Wednesday the agency has already stepped up testing and research on arsenic in apple and other juices and is seriously considering lowering the FDA's so-called "level of concern" for the contaminant. "We continue to think that apple juice is generally safe based on the fact that the vast majority of samples are very low," Taylor sai...

The comedian Craig Ferguson seemed to be in good spirits on Tuesday evening when he wrote on his Twitter account , “Ack! Someone mailed my show white powder & claimed it was anthrax. I’m not a big fan of that sort of thing.” But Mr. Ferguson, the host of CBS’s “Late Late Show,” was not entirely kidding, and explained what happened in a monologue recorded Tuesday and planned for broadcast early Wednesday, according to remarks released by CBS. “Today someone sent an envelope packed with white powder to the show,” Mr. Ferguson told the studio audience at “Late Late Show,” which is produced in Los Angeles. “I offered to test it, but they said no. The police did test it and it’s not dangerous, so you have no excuse to leave.” “Nowadays,” Mr. Ferguson continued, “white powder in the mail is a bad thing. I called CBS security and they said, ‘We’re busy.’ So I told them I am a personal friend of Drew Carey and they sent somebody over right away.” (Mr. Carey, who gave Mr. Ferguson an ear...

If NBC is going to get back on the top turnbuckle, this will be the show to get it there. The network is developing a drama about the "golden age" of wrestling during the 1980s, when beasts like Hulk Hogan and The Iron Shiek made it cool to wear tights and put a man's head between your legs (although to be fair, a lot of New Wave music made that cool, too). Dwayne Johnson, aka former wrestling star The Rock, will executive produce, and he's awesome so I have no doubt this too will be awesome. It will be just like Mad Men , but with less talking and more Camel Clutching. [Deadline Hollywood] … Syfy, the network that loves to hate its viewers, has released the premiere dates for a few of its fall shows. Sanctuary bows on October 7, Scare Tactics scares on October 10, and Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files fakes it on October 19. They've also got this original movie called Zombie Apocalypse that sounds pretty awful on October 29. Can't wait. But when do the netw...

Athens Christian Women's Connection: The Athens Christian Women's Connection will have brunch at 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Girasoles, 24 Greensboro Highway, Watkinsville. Heidi Fingar, an exercise and nutrition "guru" from Bluffton, S.C., will share five steps that helped her with her addictive relationship with food and offered her healing and hope. Free child care available for small children. Tickets are $15.50. Reservations required by Monday. (706) 769-6909 or email information@athenschristian.org. Bethlehem First UMC: 709 Christmas Ave., Bethlehem. Communion service at 8:30 a.m. and contemporary celebration at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Traditional and alternative worship services at 11 a.m. Sunday. Chapel service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the campground outdoor amphitheater at Fort Yargo in Winder. A service will be held at Fort Yargo each Sunday through Labor Day weekend. All campground guests are invited. Heart Healthy Seniors from 10:30-11...