| John Murtha: U.S. Rep Dies At 77 U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., officials said. ... More |
| Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Sue Over Split Claims Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are suing Britain's News of the World tabloid over allegations it published about their relationship. ... More |
| China's CIC Gives Breakdown Of U.S. Equity Stakes China Investment Corp, the country's $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, has made its biggest U.S. equity bets in natural resources and financial stocks. ... More |
| Hugo Chavez Declares "Electricity Emergency" In Venezuela "We are ready to decree the electricity emergency, because it really is an emergency," Chavez said in the first edition of a show on state radio air waves called "Suddenly Chavez." ... More |
| Google Warns Chinese Knock-Off To Stop Using Logo Google Inc has sent a cease and desist letter to the operators of a Chinese search website whose logo bears a close resemblance to its own. ... More |
| Iran's Resistance Keeps Up Cat-And-Mouse Web Game With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now... ... More |
| Drug Shows Promise Against River Blindness: Study Closantel, an older drug used to treat a parasitic liver disease in animals, may prove effective at combating river blindness in humans, a major cause of infection-related blindness. ... More |
| Popular Antidepressant Interferes With Cancer Drug The popular antidepressant drug Paxil may interfere with breast cancer treatments, making patients more likely to relapse and die. ... More |
| Even Third-Hand Smoke Carries Carcinogens: Study Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. ... More |
| Alzheimer's Drug Dimebon Helps Huntington's: Study Dimebon, a pill being developed for Alzheimer's disease, helped people with Huntington's disease improve their thinking, learning and memory skills. ... More |
| Glaucoma Medications May Reduce Risk Of Death Glaucoma drugs appear to reduce the likelihood of death among patients using them compared with those patients receiving no treatment but it is not clear why. ... More |
| Early Language Problems May Hinder Adult Literacy Children with a limited vocabulary at the age of 5 may be at increased risk of poor literacy as adults, a study published Monday suggests. ... More |
| Cuba Travel Bill Buried In Political Agenda A bipartisan drive in Congress to end a Cold War-era travel ban on Cuba was buried during the healthcare reform debate but its supporters hope to dig it out this year. ... More |
| UBS Bankers' 2009 Cash Bonuses Up A Third On Year UBS will pay about 2.9 billion Swiss francs ($2.7 billion) in cash bonuses for 2009, up about a third from depressed payouts a year earlier, the Swiss bank said on Tuesday. ... More |
| JAL To Stay With American In Blow To Delta Japan Airlines Corp will keep its partnership with American Airlines in the Oneworld alliance due to concerns that forging ties with rival suitor Delta Air Lines would make it difficult to... ... More |
| Taiwan Drops Request For U.S. Military Subs: Source Taiwan has effectively dropped a request for U.S. submarines to help shore up the balance of power with political rival China, a military source said on Tuesday. ... More |
| Toyota Adds New Prius To Global Recall List The world's largest automaker is under fire for two other recalls covering more than 8 million vehicles worldwide due to problems with slipping floormats and sticky accelerator pedals. ... More |
| Factbox: Toyota Recalls Swell Above 8.5 Million With New Prius Toyota Motor Corp has issued a string of recalls that covers more than 8.5 million vehicles worldwide for risks of unintended acceleration and problems with brakes on its new model Prius and three other new hybrid models. ... More |
| Iran Says Starts Work On Making 20 Percent Nuclear Fuel Iran began work on Tuesday to make higher-grade nuclear fuel, a senior official said, and the Pentagon said the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution on... ... More |
| China Earthquake Activist Jailed For Inciting Subversion Tan Zuoren was formally accused of inciting subversion of state power in emailed comments about the bloody crackdown on June 4, 1989, on pro-democracy demonstrators around Tiananmen Square. ... More |
| Two Decades After Nelson Mandela Release, South Africa Struggles Twenty years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems. ... More |
| Factbox: Twenty Years Of Freedom For Nelson Mandela Former South African President Nelson Mandela celebrates the 20th anniversary of his release from prison this week, with the country a strong democracy but still plagued by inequality, poverty and... ... More |
| North Korea's Kim Jong-il Pledges To Remove Nuclear Weapons While Kim Jong-il has made, and broken, similar pledges before, analysts said pressure has been mounting through U.N. sanctions imposed after its nuclear test last year, as well as... ... More |
| Jamie Lynn Spears & boyfriend split U.S. actress Jamie Lynn Spears has broken up with her longtime boyfriend Casey Aldridge, UsMagazine.com said Friday. ... More |
| Toyota Sued In California By U.S. Shareholders Toyota faced its first U.S. class-action lawsuits stemming from complaints of faulty brakes in its top-selling Prius hybrid car and from investors claiming they were misled about problems with... ... More |
| Weather Closes Government Offices A Second Day Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that... ... More |
| U.S. Asian Carp Remedies Unsatisfactory-Governors The Obama administration is proposing a partial closing of locks to the Great Lakes as part of a $78 million plan to keep invasive Asian carp from moving into the lakes from rivers and canals, but... ... More |
| Ex-Boeing Engineer Gets 15 Years In Spy Case Dongfan "Greg" Chung, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was convicted in July of economic espionage and acting as an agent for the People's Republic of China. ... More |
| Idaho 10 & Haiti: Detained Missionaries 'Trust God' For Freedom The missionaries, most of whom belong to an Idaho-based Baptist church, were arrested last month trying to take 33 Haitian children across the border... ... More |
| Lakers Down Spurs For Second Win Without Kobe Bryant The Los Angeles Lakers pulled together to win their second straight contest without Kobe Bryant with a 101-89 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. ... More |
| Chris Kaman Gets All-Star Call In Place Of Injured Brandon Roy Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman has been named to the Western Conference All-Star team in place of injured Portland guard Brandon Roy. ... More |
| Sharks Stamp On Leafs To Extend Road Streak Ryane Clowe used a borrowed stick to score the late game-winner as the San Jose Sharks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday for a ninth straight road win on the road. ... More |
| Hasta La Pista, Baby...Arnie Lights Up The Games Famous for his "I'll be back' and "Hasta la vista, baby' catchphrases in the Terminator films, Arnold Schwarzenegger, now Governor of California, is nipping over to Canada to... ... More |
| Consider Yourself Warned, IOC's Jacques Rogge Tells Russia Russia has been warned to get its anti-doping act together days before the start of the Vancouver Olympics after several of their athletes have been busted for taking banned drugs... ... More |
| "Avatar" Loses Box Office Crown To "Dear John" It had to happen sometime, but nobody expected the biggest film of all time to lose its North American box office crown this weekend to "Dear John," a low-budget "chick flick" with a... ... More |
| Michael Jackson Doctor Conrad Murray Pleads Not Guilty In Singer's Death Murray, 56, faces up to four years in prison if convicted. He is still allowed to practice medicine, although prosecutors filed a motion to revoke his license. ... More |
| Charlie Sheen Charged With Assaulting Wife; They Hug In Court But the couple left the court in the Colorado ski resort of Aspen hugging each other, hoping the charges will be dropped, and apparently planning to reconcile. ... More |
| Record Super Bowl Telecast Tops "M*A*S*H" Record A record 106.5 million American TV viewers watched the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's game, broadcast on CBS, Nielsen media and CBS said. ... More |
| Body Found In Landing Gear - Dead Man Found Inside A man's frostbitten body was found inside the landing gear compartment of a Boeing jetliner after the plane flew from New York to Japan, officials said. ... More |
| Heidi Montag - 'Im Very Fragile' Emotionally? Heidi Montag - The Hills star shocked fans by undergoing a staggering 10 cosmetic procedures in just one day, completely transforming her face and body in a 24-hour... ... More |
| Eminem & Ex-Wife Over (PHOTO) Spokesperson Says 'No Baby' A spokesperson for Eminem has blasted reports the rapper and his ex-wife are expecting a baby together. Reports suggesting the Stan hitmaker and Kim Mathers had... ... More |
| Wow! American Chopper Ends (Video) Finale Feb 11th Popular television series American Chopper is airing its final episode on Thursday, bringing the long-time family motorcycle shop show to a close... ... More |
| "Lost" Actor Joins "Hawaii Five-O" Remake In Hawaii "Lost" veteran Daniel Dae Kim is staying in Hawaii with a lead role on CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" remake. In CBS' updated take on the classic cop series, Kim will play Detective... ... More |
| Ethiopia's Newest Dam Suffers Tunnel Collapse Days After Inauguration The power project was supposed to be completed in December 2007, but shoddy planning took its toll. ... More |
| President Cuts Border Security In Proposed Budget The proposed budget cuts include a reduction in Border Patrol agents and a cut in the amount of money allocated for the so-called "virtual fence"... ... More |
| Rep. Conyers Aids CAIR In Plot Against FBI The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) applauded the news that the Attorney General Eric Holder and his Justice Department Civil Rights Division will review... ... More |
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| The Look And Feel Of Modern Racism We should assess individuals on a basis of intelligence, character and accomplishment - never ethnicity. ... More |
| We'll Pay for Years To Get The Red Out The $3.8 trillion federal budget that President Barack Obama released Monday isn't merely ugly. It's irresponsible. ... More |
| Obama's Right Stuff Granted, it's a lonely note sounding in the midst of a cacophony of fiscal foolishness. ... More |
| Our President's Philosophically Fascist State Of The Union Address America is not defined by our collective desire to bring about political utopia through abdication of representative democracy to a body of "wise pragmatists." ... More |
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| Caring For The Spirit The harvest does not come automatically. There is the conscious effort on the part of the cross-plow workman. ... More |
| Obama Could Learn From Hillary And Dean His messages have been pretty much the same: Big banks, Wall Street and Big Oil are bad; Washington's partisan bickering must stop; Republicans are the party of "no." ... More |
| Obama: Bank Bailout 'Necessary' ..Iraq War 'Dumb' We don't know what would have happened had we not bailed out the banks. We don't know what would have happened had we not gone into Iraq. ... More |
| Disclosing The Real Risks Of Climate Change SEC says companies must disclose risks due to climate change. Seize the opportunity. ... More |
| Has Obama Moved To The Center On Nuclear Power? Why are we forming yet another blue ribbon commission to study a matter that has already been studied to death? ... More |
| Buried Truths About Gays In The Military It's not completely implausible that in a military environment, open homosexuality might wreak havoc on order and morale. ... More |
| Bring Our Marines Home Why do we Americans seem more desperate to defend these countries than their people are to have us defend them? ... More |
| Worth Reconsidering: The KSM Trial Worthy of reassessment, as well, is the administration's repeated assurances that KSM will be found guilty and will be executed. ... More |
| Universal's Flipper Discs 'Bourne' To Spin In an attempt to help wean consumers from DVD's and encourage them to adopt the far superior Blu-ray high definition format, Universal has introduced "flipper" discs... ... More |
| New & Improved TL, TSX Highlight Acura For 2010 My seat time in the 2010 TL came right after I had the TSX, the latter of which had been my favorite Honda/Acura offering since its introduction... ... More |
| How Climate-Change Fanatics Corrupted Science Some decades hence, I suspect, people will look back and wonder why so many government, corporate and media elites were taken in... ... More |
| Conrad Murray Charged In Michael Jackson's Death Dr. Conrad Murray has been a focus of investigations for months, since the coroner's office ruled that Jackson's June 25 death was a homicide by drug overdose. ... More |
| Super Bowl Breaks M*A*S*H Finale Record: 106.5 Million Viewers! A record 106.5 million Americans watched the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl game, setting a new high for any U.S. television broadcast. ... More |
| NY Governor David Paterson Rumors: Not Resigning? New York Democratic Governor David Paterson is not planning to resign, his spokeswoman said on Monday, calling blog reports "entirely fabricated." ... More |
| Cameron Diaz 'Grinding' On 'A-Rod' Rodriguez The 'My Sister's Keeper' actress and the baseball player were at the CAA Party in Miami and began flirting with each other. ... More |
| Waterboarding Daughter: Soldier Accused Of Terrible Punishments Police in Yelm, Wash., allege a U.S. soldier punished his 4-year-old daughter for failing to recite the alphabet by waterboarding her. ... More |
| Brangelina Super Bowl PDA: Getting Frisky During Football The couple - who raise six children together - fought back against rumours they are on the verge of splitting and couldn't keep their hands off each other at the annual... ... More |
| 'Lost' Actor Daniel Dae Kim Stars In 'Hawaii Five-0' Daniel Dae Kim has landed a lead role in the upcoming remake of the U.S. television series "Hawaii Five-0," CBS said. ... More |
| "The Who" CSI Medley At Super Bowl Video The Who took to the stage at the Super Bowl and performed an amazing medley of their CSI hits. Talk about the perfect half-time show. For once, there ... More |
| Charlie Sheen Charged With Assaulting Wife Actor Charlie Sheen was charged on Monday with three crimes including felony menacing stemming from an assault on his wife Brooke Mueller in a heated Christmas Day argument. ... More |
| Electronic Arts Outlook Disappoints, Shares Fall Electronic Arts Inc disappointed investors again with weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue forecasts, driving shares of the game publisher about 9 percent lower. ... More |
| Yemen al Qaeda Urges Jihad, Wants Red Sea Blocked The Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda called for a regional Muslim holy war and a blockade of the Red Sea to cut off U.S. shipments to Israel. ... More |
| Obama's Healthcare Summit Sets Stage For End-Game President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the... ... More |
| Toyota To Halt Sai, Lexus Hybrids Production: Report Toyota Motor Corp will suspend domestic production of its Sai and Lexus HS250h hybrids, which are to be recalled for faulty brakes, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. ... More |
| Amtrak Beefs Up Security For Olympics The U.S. passenger rail system Amtrak said Monday it will beef up security on trains traveling to the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. ... More |
| All Accounted For At Conn. Blast Site All the workers present at a Connecticut power plant when it exploded Sunday have been accounted for, officials said Monday. ... More |
| Skier Survives 17 Hours Being Buried Alive A Swiss man is alive despite spending 17 hours under piles of snow in the wake of an avalanche near Evolene, Switzerland, police say. ... More |
| Jenny Sanford Concerned With Affair Impact Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, said Monday she is concerned her sons will be impacted by her husband's infidelity. ... More |
| Karzai Details Taliban Reconciliation Plan Reintegration plans for members of the Taliban include thousands of insurgents who have no ideological links to al-Qaida,... ... More |
| Security Scare Closes Airport Concourse Part of a Detroit airport terminal was shut down Monday after an Arabic man ignored instructions from security guards, police said. ... More |
| More Blackwater Than Cops, Pakistan Says There are more private security contractors from Xe, formerly Blackwater, operating in Islamabad than capital police,... ... More |
| China Firmly Against Dalia Lama Meeting Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said, "China resolutely opposed the visit by the Dalai Lama to the United States,... ... More |
| Black Farmers Demand Restitution National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd said his group is organizing seven rallies, including one in Memphis Monday,... ... More |
| Ex-Intel's Goel Says He Conspired With Raj Rajaratnam A former Intel Capital director pleaded guilty on Monday to fraud in the Galleon insider trading case, telling a court that hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam gave him money for personal needs... ... More |
| Is Reese Witherspoon Dating Her Agent? Intimate News: Newly-single actress Reese Witherspoon has been hit by rumours she's dating a Hollywood talent agent - just days after she was falsely linked to Scottish actor Gerard Butler. ... More |
| Kansas Still Tops Coaches' Poll The Kansas Jayhawks solidified their hold on the No. 1 position of the USA Today/ESPN men's college coaches' basketball poll released Monday. ... More |
| Many Older Adults Need Pneumonia Shot More than 30 percent of U.S. adults ages 65 and older had not been immunized against pneumonia in 36 states as of 2008,... ... More |
| Class Ring Found After Nearly 20 Years "It was just this Monday, and I got a message from a woman who said she has my ring," Whitney said. ... More |
| Carrie Prejean And Kyle Boller Get Engaged Former Miss California Carrie Prejean has gotten engaged to St. Louis Rams quarterback Kyle Boller, a source told E! News. ... More |
| Doctor Charged In Jackson's Death Police have said Murray, based in Texas, admitted he administered the drugs to Jackson to help him sleep shortly before he died June 25. ... More |
| Awareness Of Toyota Recalls Runs High Consumer awareness of the problems at Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Co. has reached 79 percent,... ... More |
| 2011 Shelby GT500 Aims For Lean Speed Ford builds the stock models in Flat Rock, Mich., then sends them to Shelby in Las Vegas to add the finishing touches. ... More |
| Ford Faces Class Action Lawsuit The suit says Ford had decided in April 2008 to add a third shift its Oakville, Ontario, factory,... ... More |
| China Diversifies U.S. Holdings The Chinese government's investment arm, China Investment Corp., spent $9 billion buying shares in U.S. companies in 2009,... ... More |
| Lucasfilms Suing Over 'Skywalker' The film company, run by George Lucas, claims it has a patent on "Skywalker,"... ... More |
| Fed Planning For Economic Recovery The U.S. Federal Reserve bank is likely to use a variety of options to slow the economy when the recovery is stronger,... ... More |
| Judge Questions SEC $150 Million Accord With BofA A federal judge expressed skepticism about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $150-million settlement with Bank of America Corp over the Merrill Lynch takeover, questioning... ... More |
| UPS Plans Pilot Furloughs, Sees Gradual Recovery United Parcel Service Inc, the world's largest package delivery service, announced plans on Monday to furlough at least 300 pilots as the very gradual pace of the U.S. economic recovery... ... More |
| Carrie Prejean Is Engaged (PHOTO) QB Kyle Boller Former Miss California Carrie Prejean, who ignited a media storm after her scandalous beauty queen win last year, is engaged to a hunky quarterback! ... More |
| Hasbro Optimistic About 2010; Shares Soar Hasbro Inc posted a much stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and said the momentum in its games and its toys for boys would help 2010 profit and revenue rise. ... More |
| U.S. Rule Directs Banks To Share Data Abroad A U.S. financial crime agency has adopted a rule allowing local, state and foreign police agencies to seek information from American banks, despite opposition from industry groups. ... More |
| Beer Makes Stronger Bones? Study Says Yes Is there an actual benefit from drinking beer? A new study says that beer can be a good source of minerals that keep bones density good. The study has been ... More |
| Study Shows Why It Is So Scary To Lose Money People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why -- the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble. ... More |
| Workers Accounted For At Connecticut Blast All workers at the Connecticut power plant construction site rocked by a massive explosion on Sunday have been accounted for, leaving the death toll at five, the town's mayor said on Monday. ... More |
| FACTBOX: The Drugs That Caused Michael Jackson Death Here are some facts about the drugs found in Jackson's body according to the coroner's report: ... More |
| Weed Killer Atrazine May Be Linked To Birth Defect Living near farms that use the weed killer atrazine may up the risk of a rare birth defect, according to a study presented this past Friday at the annual meeting of the Society for... ... More |
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| Heavier Boys More Likely To Hit Puberty Later Overweight boys may start puberty later than their leaner peers, new research shows. ... More |
| Rep. John Murtha, Defense Appropriations Chair, Dies Democratic Representative John Murtha, the chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday. ... More |
| A Tough Act To Swallow An Australian performance artist set a new Guinness World Record on Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers. ... More |
| Tourist's Texts To Greece Save Him In New Zealand A tourist who got lost on a New Zealand mountain was rescued after sending text messages to his family in Greece, newspapers and websites reported on Monday. ... More |
| Broadcaster Fined Over Killing A Rat On TV Show The court was told that the rat took a minute-and-a-half to die after being stabbed with a knife which the magistrate said caused unnecessary pain to the animal. ... More |
| Palestinians Set Terms For Talks As Violence Flares More than a dozen people were injured when Israeli police confronted Palestinian protesters in a refugee camp at the edge of Jerusalem on Monday. ... More |
| Hamas Leader Says U.S. Blocking Palestinian Unity Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Monday accused the United States of undermining Palestinian unity efforts and said he saw no chance for peace in the Middle East under Israel's current leadership. ... More |
| Haiti Studies Colombian Town For Earthquake Rebuilding Haiti's interior minister on Monday toured a Colombian town rebuilt after a huge 1999 tremor as his own country considered plans to reconstruct its wrecked capital city after last month's... ... More |
| New Sanctions On Iran Are Only Path Left: Gates Iran has rejected Western overtures and the international community has no choice but to move toward imposing new sanctions over its nuclear program. ... More |
| "Up In The Air" Lifts Spirits Of Some Unemployed When Andy Glantzman agreed to be filmed baring his soul about what it was like to lose his job, he didn't expect millions to see his confession. ... More |
| Figure Skating From Coffee Table To The Olympic Rink Tugba Karademir scrambled on top of the coffee table aged three to announce to her mother she wanted to be just like twice Olympic champion Katarina Witt. ... More |
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| Odd News: Body in Landing Gear A man's frostbitten body was found inside the landing gear compartment of a Boeing jetliner after the plane flew from New York to Japan, officials said. ... More |
| Levi Johnston Cover (PHOTO) HOT in Playgirl?! Levi Johnston Cover Arrives - Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin's baby daddy Levi Johnston has posed for Playgirl - and the cover is finally here. ... More |
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| NY Man Michael Abdallah Kept 13-year-old Sex Slave For Six Months Michael Abdallah, 26, was charged Friday with second-degree rape, unlawful imprisonment and custodial interference, ... More |
| Governors, White House To Meet On Carp Midwestern U.S. governors and a top White House adviser were set to hold talks Monday on how to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. ... More |
| Ohio Woman Dies Of Suspected Dog Attack A 63-year-old woman in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, appears to have died as a result of an attack by her own dog, police say. ... More |
| Iran Opens Drone Aircraft Production Lines Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the drones would be capable of carrying out precise bombing missions,... ... More |
| Conn. Blast Site Assessed For Rescue Try Rescuers seeking more victims of a Connecticut energy plant blast returned to the site Monday morning to determine if the search could go on,... ... More |
| Senate Vote For Jobs Bill Delayed The first U.S. Senate vote on a jobs bill has been pushed back by Democratic Party leaders from Monday to Tuesday,... ... More |
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| Jailed Haiti Missionaries' Lawyer Quits A Haitian lawyer representing 10 Americans accused of trying to take 33 orphans out the country says he has resigned. ... More |
| Wall Street Turning Against Obama, Dems One-time Wall Street supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama are turning against him as he pushes for new regulations,... ... More |
| Costa Rica Elects First Woman President Laura Chinchilla has become Costa Rica's first woman president after a festive weekend election, observers said Monday. ... More |
| Dolphins' Tony McDaniel Arrested In Domestic Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Tony McDaniel has been charged with domestic violence, police records indicate. ... More |
| Lindsey Vonn Hopes To End USA Downhill Drought When it comes to the American alpine ski effort, the spotlight during the first decade of the 21st Century was almost always on Bode Miller. ... More |
| Kristin Davis Running For New York Governorw: Spitzer Tipster Davis has help from a well known Republican operative, Roger Stone, who worked with former presidents including... ... More |
| America's Cup Opener Postponed The first race of the 2010 America's Cup competition was postponed because of unsettled winds Monday off the coast of Spain. ... More |
| Bayer Defends Safety Of Contraceptives Bayer Healthcare Corp. clearly stated its oral contraceptives Yasmin and Yaz contained possible side effects,... ... More |
| Pathologist Warns Of Herbal Medicines An Australian forensic pathologist says there may be dangers in some herbal medicines if taken in large quantities,... ... More |
| Scientists Reverse Blood Stem Cell Aging U.S. scientists say they have reversed the aging of blood stem cells through the influence of bone-forming cells known as osteoblasts. ... More |
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| HIV Key Enzyme Structure Is Determined Growing the crystal required 40,000 trials during four years of effort by researchers from Imperial College and Harvard University. ... More |
| Chocoholic Mice Really Crave Chocolate Italian scientists say they've showed chocolate-craving mice so desire chocolate, they will tolerate electric shocks to pursue the food. ... More |
| Scientists Convert Proteins Into Prions U.S. scientists say they have converted normal protein into a prion -- an abnormal protein that causes brain disease in humans,... ... More |
| FDA Sees Risks Linked To The Drug Tysabri The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's determined the risk of developing a rare viral disease has been linked with Tysabri infusions. ... More |
| Sugar Switches Involved In Cell Division U.S. scientists investigating how cells manage their own division say they've discovered common sugar switches are partly in control. ... More |
| Jolie, Pitt Take Eldest To Super Bowl Jolie and Pitt, who own a home in New Orleans, have been dogged by breakup rumors in recent weeks,... ... More |
| Consumers Dropping The Credit Habit Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax said new credit card accounts dropped 46 percent in 2009 January through October,... ... More |
| Recession Saps Social Security The U.S. recession has put a sooner-than-expected strain on Social Security, a key program administrator said. ... More |
| Monday Resumes Markets Downward Cycle U.S. markets fell at the opening bell Monday, after the Nikkei 225 index closed below the psychological milestone of 10,000 points. ... More |
| Crude Oil Close To $71 Per Barrel Markets in China, Hong Kong and Japan fell Monday, although European markets in France and Germany showed gains in midday trading. ... More |
| Sheryl Crow 'Cougar Town' Sheryl Crow is getting a role in the new Courtney Cox comedy show called 'Cougar Town'. According to reports, the Grammy-winner singer will appear in ... More |
| Kiera Knightly Has Stalker: Arrested At Theater A source at a London theater says a man was arrested outside the site amid concerns he was stalking British actress ... More |
| Federal Officials To Investigate Connecticut Blast Federal investigators headed to Connecticut on Monday to determine the cause of an explosion at an unfinished power plant that killed at least five workers and hospitalized dozens of others. ... More |
| (VIDEOS) Best and Worst Super bowl Ad Commercials of 2010! As the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts battled it out Sunday night for the 2010 Superbowl win, commercial ads had a battle of their own going on in-between the scenes. ... More |
| America's Cup Opening Race Called Off The opening race of the 33rd America's Cup between Swiss holders Alinghi and U.S. challengers BMW Oracle was called off Monday because of shifting wind conditions. ... More |
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| Japanese Monk Gets Down With The Beat For Buddhism He raps. He chants. And this month, Japan's famed hip-hop loving monk, better known as MC Happiness, will tap dance on stage, in the name of Buddhism. ... More |
| UK Afghan Death Toll Matches Falklands Loss The death of two British soldiers, reported on Monday, means that as many British troops have been killed in Afghanistan as during the war to recapture the Falklands Islands from... ... More |
| Internet Prompts The Publishing Itch In Over-60s The Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development. ... More |
| For Obese, Vaccine Needle Size Matters Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic. ... More |
| Wall Street Falters On Debt Worries Socks were lower on Monday as brokerage upgrades for Home Depot Inc and Amazon.com Inc were offset by persistent worries about euro zone sovereign debt problems that dented sentiment. ... More |
| CIT Sets John Thain Salary At $6 Million Per Year Apart from salary, Thain may get an incentive award from the board for 2010 capped at $1.5 million, the commercial lender said. ... More |
| AIG Hires KeyCorp Exec To Oversee Finance, Risk Peter Hancock, who will report to AIG Chief Executive Robert Benmosche, was named executive vice president. He will also oversee audit, strategic planning and the AIG Financial Products unit. ... More |
| Toyota Stumbles But Its "Kaizen" Cult Endures The early consensus emerging from that re-examination is that the automaker's manufacturing philosophy remains the industry's gold standard, one that rivals reject at their peril. ... More |
| U.S. And EU Fear Fresh Government Crackdown In Iran The United States and the European Union expressed concern Monday about the potential for a renewed crackdown by the Iranian government around the February 11 anniversary of the... ... More |
| South American Countries Seek Unity To Help Haiti Previous meetings of the UNASUR group of countries have been marked by insults between its left- and right-leaning members. ... More |
| Federal Agencies To Close Monday After Blizzard As officials worked to clear snow-covered streets, weather forecasters warned another storm would arrive by Tuesday, bringing as much as 12 more inches of snow to the mid-Atlantic... ... More |
| Job Market Gauge Rises For 5th Month: Report The U.S. job market improved in January for the fifth consecutive month, pointing to possible job growth in the first quarter of this year, a research group said on Monday. ... More |
| Sean Payton Feels Weight Of History After Super Bowl Triumph New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl winning coach Sean Payton felt the weight of history on Monday as he woke up beside the Vince Lombardi Trophy and then received a congratulatory phone... ... More |
| Iran Plans Major Nuclear Expansion Over Next Year Iran said it will start making higher-grade reactor fuel on Tuesday and will add 10 uranium enrichment plants over the next year in a nuclear expansion sure to stoke tensions with the West. ... More |
| Israeli Police Raid Palestinian Refugee Camp A Palestinian refugee camp on the edge of Jerusalem erupted in violence on Monday after Israeli police carried out a raid to arrest tax evaders and Palestinians responded by throwing stones. ... More |
| Yemen's al Qaeda Calls For Jihad In Region: Report The Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda called on Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula to wage jihad, or holy war, against Christians and Jews in the region. ... More |
| China Patents Surge In 2009 As U.S. Filings Plunge China bucked an unprecedented decline in global patent filings last year, boosting its total by 29.7 percent, while the United States saw a fall of 11.4 percent. ... More |
| Haiti Protesters Denounce Aid Corruption, Hoarding Hundreds of Haitian earthquake survivors protested in a suburb of the wrecked capital on Sunday, accusing a district mayor of corruption and hoarding food aid provided by relief groups. ... More |
| Fifteen Indian Soldiers Killed In Kashmir Avalanche At least 15 Indian soldiers were killed after an avalanche smashed into a military training camp near the country's disputed border with Pakistan Monday, police and army said. ... More |
| Obama Anti-Terror Adviser Lashes Out At Lawmakers President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser on Sunday lashed out at U.S. lawmakers, accusing them of using national security issues as a "political football" for their own gains. ... More |
| Dinara Safina Pulls Out Of Dubai With Back Injury World number two Dinara Safina has pulled out of next week's Dubai tennis championships because of continuing problems with a back injury. ... More |
| Penelope Cruz Has Surprise Oscar Nomination Penelope Cruz, the actress - who is among the nominees for Best Supporting Actress at the forthcoming Academy Awards for her role in 'Nine' - didn't find out she had received the nod for over an hour after everyone else because she recently changed her phone number. ... More |
| Jessica Alba Tricks Her 'Stubborn' Tot? Jessica explained: "She likes to do everything her way. She loves saying 'no,' it's her favourite word. ... More |
| Justin Timberlake 'Wigs Out' At Hasty Pudding Award Roast: Details! Justin Timberlake wore a blonde wig to receive his Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award from Harvard University. ... More |
| Disney, Google Eye Stake In China Bus Media Firm A consortium led by Walt Disney Co is in advanced talks to buy into China's largest in-bus digital media and advertising company, a deal that could offer the U.S. entertainment... ... More |
| Simon Cowell To Go Public With Make-Up Artist Mezhgan Hussainy Romance? A source said: "Simon is ready to let everyone know. Things between them are moving along very nicely indeed. ... More |
| Barnes & Noble's Nook E-Reader To Hit Stores Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day. ... More |
| 'Broody' Victoria Beckham Desperate For Baby Girl? The 35-year-old star is thought to have become increasingly broody since her younger sister Louise has announced she is expecting her fourth child. ... More |
| Factbox: Bill McDermott, Jim Hagemann Snabe Take Helm Of Software Giant SAP Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe have been appointed co-chief executives of SAP, the world's biggest maker of business software, after the surprise resignation of Leo Apotheker on Sunday. ... More |
| James McAvoy Not A Leading Man But Hopeful? He said: "The image I see in the bathroom mirror is not that of a leading man. It's a pale Scottish guy who needs to go to the gym. ... More |
| Jack Nicholson Eyes Traditional Sky Burial? Other Funeral Thoughts The 72-year-old actor has become fascinated with the traditional sky burials carried out by some Native Americans which involve the deceased's body being hung from a tree or wooden scaffold and being left for scavengers. ... More |
| Intel Israel Exports Jump 145 Pct, Seeks Grant For Expansion Intel Corp's Israeli subsidiary said on Monday its exports surged 145 percent in 2009 to a record $3.4 billion and the company is hoping growth will continue with further expansion in the country. ... More |
| 'Lost' Star Matthew Fox Likes 'Isolation Lifestyle' Matthew Fox, the hunky actor - who plays Dr. Jack Shephard in the US drama series - grew up on a small farm in Wyoming around 60 miles away from the nearest town, but rather than feel as though he was cut off from the world he enjoyed the lifestyle. ... More |
| La Roux Singer Elly Jackson Has Crush On Beyonce Knowles? Elly Jackson, the pop star - who is rumoured to be a lesbian or bisexual - thinks the 'Halo' singer is stunningly attractive, but insists she finds both men and women sexy. ... More |
| Vodafone Enterprise Signs 4-Year Oracle Deal Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile phone operator by revenue, has secured a four-year deal to provide Oracle Corp with voice, data and management services to... ... More |
| PETA Supporter Leona Lewis Has Message For Fur Wearers Leona Lewis, the vegetarian singer - who is a public supporter of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) - thinks it is disgusting the way the fashion and music worlds still embrace clothing made from animal pelts and the apparent resurgence in the popularity of fur. ... More |
| Jennifer Lopez Sits Out Of Football Clash Jennifer Lopez pulled out of playing a part in the pre-Super Bowl celebrity football game in Miami, Florida on Saturday (06Feb10), but called the coin toss. ... More |
| Joe Perry: 'Steven Tyler Hasn't Quit & We Haven't Fired Him' The war of words between Aerosmith stars Joe Perry and Steven Tyler appears to be over - the guitarist insists the singer is still very much a part of the rock band. ... More |
| FDA Staff Questions Cell Therapeutics Drug Data U.S. drug reviewers questioned effectiveness data from Cell Therapeutics Inc for an experimental lymphoma drug and said the medicine carried substantial side effects. ... More |
| Taylor Lautner To Stretch As Armstrong In Upcoming 3D Blockbuster! Taylor Lautner has landed another action role to add to his resume - the chiselled teen star is set to portray Stretch Armstrong in an upcoming blockbuster. ... More |
| Jim Carrey And Jenny McCarthy Lobby For Autism Doctor Hollywood couple Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy are using their star power to help a British doctor publish a controversial study linking autism to childhood vaccinations. ... More |
| Britain's ITV Fined Over Killing A Rat On TV Show British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here." ... More |