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Major recall of Tylenol due to moldy smell

NATIONAL (FOX44) - A moldy odor is forcing Johnson & Johnson to recall more than 60 thousand bottles of Tylenol Extra Strength caplets. That odor could be linked to a trace chemical.

New Zealand, India, Hungary, England

AROUND THE WORLD (FOX44) – New Zealand, there is some hope for grieving families there. For the first time, recovery teams are heading into the coal mine where 29-men died last November.

On this day in history, Mike Tyson takes a bite out of Evander Holyfield

1776 - American Colonists repulsed a British sea attack on Charleston, SC.

Blago Guilty on 17 of 20 counts

CHICAGO, IL (FOX44) - That's the jury's decision in the federal corruption trial of former Illinoise Governor Rob Blagojevich. Blago reportedly showing no reaction as the guilty verdicts were read.

Violent games will be available for minors to purchase

NATIONAL (FOX44) - The Supreme Court says violent video games can be sold or rented to children without parental consent. The high court upheld a lower court decision which threw out a California law

Asteroid comes close to Earth

NATIONAL (FOX44) - A newly discovered asteroid came within seventy-five hundred miles of Earth this afternoon. The asteroid, named 20-11 MD passed by Earth at around noon on June 27th.

National HIV testing begins

BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) - “Take the test, take control” is the message of this year's national HIV testing day.

Asteroid pases near Earth

EARTH (FOX44)— A newly discovered asteroid came within 7,500 miles of Earth this afternoon.

On this day in history, Hurricane Audrey hits the Louisiana/Texas coast

1847 - New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires. 1871 - The yen became the new form of currency in Japan.

Japan, France, Chile, Botswana, Germany

AROUND THE WORLD (FOX44) – Japan, heavy rain in one resort town in the Japanese Alps triggers a mudslide which blocked the only tunnel and road out. Emergency workers are on the scene about a hundred miles west of Tokyo.