Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs shot and killed his girlfriend, then drove to the team’s practice facility and killed...
JLo tones down concert in Indonesia
Label: LifestyleJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Jennifer Lopez wowed thousands of fans in Indonesia, but they didn't see as much of her as concertgoers in other countries — the American pop star toned down both her sexy outfits and her dance moves during her show in the world's most populous Muslim country, promoters said Saturday.Lopez's "Dance Again World Tour" was performed in the country's capital, Jakarta, on Friday...
Seeking a fix for California's gasoline market problems
Label: BusinessCalifornia will always be at risk of gasoline price spikes caused by disruptions at refineries because it is a “fuel island,” stranded by time and distance from quick delivery of gasoline from outside the state. Without interstate pipelines, California relies primarily on maritime tankers for oil and gasoline imports, which cannot move fast enough to make up for a sudden drop in supply.Spikes in California...
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Tennis umpire Lois Goodman: 'I have always maintained my innocence'
Label: World Tennis umpire Lois Goodman thanked her friends and family for supporting her and said she is "thrilled" to get her life back...
No charges against Chris Brown in Fla. phone grab
Label: LifestyleMIAMI (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown won't be charged with a crime after a woman claimed he snatched her cell phone when she tried to take his photo outside a Miami Beach club.A memo released Friday by the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's office concludes there is no evidence that Brown intended to steal the phone in February or that he deleted the photo. One or the other is necessary...
Labor talks for L.A., Long Beach ports run late; strike continues
Label: Business Skeletal picket teams of just one or two union members per cargo terminal are maintaining a strike vigil amid sporadic rain...
AP Newsbreak: New Suzanne Collins book in 2013
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — "The Hunger Games" novelist Suzanne Collins has a new book coming out next year.The multimillion-selling children's author has completed an autobiographical picture story scheduled for Sept. 10, 2013, Scholastic Inc. announced Thursday. The 40-page book will be called "Year of the Jungle," based on the time in Vietnam served by Collins' father, a career Air Force officer."Year of the...
Cost of Brand-Name Prescription Medicines Soaring
Label: HealthThe price of brand-name prescription medicines is rising far faster than the inflation rate, while the price of generic drugs has plummeted, creating the largest gap so far between the two, according to a report published Wednesday by the pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts. The report tracked an index of commonly used drugs and found that the price of brand-name medicines increased...
Pending home sales match high set in 2007 on job creation, prices
Label: Business Contracts to buy previously owned homes soared 5.2% in October, reaching a high set more than five years ago.And index of so-called...
Nov
28
Norquist: GOP concern over tax pledge just 'impure thoughts'
Label: World Grover Norquist on Wednesday rebuffed claims that his anti-tax crusade is losing steam, calling statements from prominent Republicans...
After Sandy, Keys schedules Black Ball for Dec. 6
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Superstorm Sandy won't stop Alicia Keys from staging her annual Black Ball.The singer said Wednesday the New York event will now be held Dec. 6. The fundraising gala for Keys' charity, Keep a Child Alive, was originally set for Nov. 1.Black Ball REDUX will take place at Harlem's historic Apollo Theater. Honorees Oprah Winfrey and Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo will attend. Bonnie...
F.D.A. May Tap Experts on Energy Drinks
Label: HealthThe Food and Drug Administration said in a letter released on Tuesday that it was likely to seek advice from outside experts to help determine whether energy drinks posed particular risks to teenagers or people with underlying health problems. The letter appears to signal a change in the agency’s approach to the drinks, which contain high levels of caffeine. Previously, F.D.A....
Embattled hedge fund tells investors of looming SEC action
Label: Business Steve Cohen is founder and head of the hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors. (Ronda...
Nov
27
Cyber Monday sales up 17% to nearly $2 billion, exceeding forecast
Label: World Cyber Monday online sales beat forecasts by nearly half a billion dollars.ComScore on Monday predicted that Cyber Monday would...
'Moonrise,' 'Silver Linings' lead Spirit Awards
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — The oddball romances "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Silver Linings Playbook" picked up five nominations each Tuesday to lead the Spirit Awards honoring independent film.Both films are competing for the best-picture prize at the Spirit Awards, one of Hollywood's first big announcements on the long road to the Oscars.Also competing for best picture are the father-daughter tale "Beasts of...
Books: Woe Is Syphilis, and Other Afflictions of Famous Writers
Label: HealthThe old Irishman was a swollen, wheezing mess, blood pressure wildly out of control, kidneys failing, heart fibrillating. “What we have here,” said his new Spanish doctor, “is an antique cardiorenal sclerotic of advanced years.” In fact, what the doctor had there was William Butler Yeats: the poet had a long list of chronic medical problems and experienced one of his regular cardiac crises...
Amazon.com to build third California distribution center
Label: Business Amazon.com plans to build a third California distribution center in the Northern California city of Tracy. Above, the company's...
Online sales jump 24 percent early on Cyber Monday: IBM
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Online sales jumped during the first hours of Cyber Monday suggesting strong growth from earlier in the holiday shopping season continues, according to data from International Business Machines Corp.Online sales were up 24.1 percent as of 12:00pm EST on Cyber Monday, compared to the same period a year earlier, said IBM, which tracks transaction data from 500 U.S. retail websites....
Anna Nicole Smith daughter a Guess model
Label: LifestyleThe 6-year-old daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith is walking in her mother's shoes, taking a starring role in the spring ad campaign for Guess Kids.Guess? Inc.'s creative director Paul Marciano says in a statement that Dannielynn Birkhead has the "same playful spirit" that her mother would carry onto a set.The brand hired Smith in 1992, and she appeared in its sexy denim-wear ads through 1993....
Wealth Matters: Dealing With Doctors Who Accept Only Cash
Label: HealthJames Edward Bates for The New York TimesDr. Stanford Owen no longer accepts insurance. He charges patients like Monica Knight $38 a month. A FEW weeks ago, my wife and I were at our wits’ end: our 4-month-old daughter wouldn’t sleep for more than an hour at a time at night. We had consulted books and seen our pediatrician, but nothing was working. So my wife called a pediatrician who specializes...
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