Track Star Marion Jones Goes to Prison

The ex-track star Marion Jones has began her six month prison sentence on Friday. She was convicted of lying to investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs and her part in a check-fraud scam. She turned herself in before noon on Friday at the Federal Medical Center Carswell, which is on the Naval Air Station. She had until Tuesday to turn herself in. The prison that she is in specializes in medical and mental health services, but it also has inmates who don’t need any care.

Knowing Your BMI Could Decrease Cancer Risk

A study says that knowing and keeping track of your BMI could help fight off colon cancer. The National Cancer Institute studied the health history of more than 200,000 women and found that 50 to 71 year old women who were a little overweight increased their chances of getting cancer by 29% as compared to lean women. Being moderately overweight increased risks by 31% and being obese increased risks by 49%. Fat cells produce and release hormones that could cause cancer cell growth.

ATM Gives Out Too Much Money

It is reported that an ATM at a Louisiana truck stop gave out $20 bills instead of $5 bills but authorities know who used it and plan to get back the extra $7,000 that it gave out.

The supervisor at the truck stop unplugged the machine after she heard that it was giving out too much money but the next morning she found that someone had plugged it back in. She says that she thinks someone who didn't work at the truck stop had rigged the machine to give out too much money but the ATM keeps track of who uses it. Charges could be brought against the people who got excess money from the machine.