Known for his forward-thinking engineering, architect John Lautner designed the Foster Carling house with a retractable wall...
Nov
17
Former O.C. Sheriff Michael Carona seeks to cut prison sentence
Label: World Attorneys for former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona — who is now serving 66 months in federal prison for witness tampering...
Lady Gaga tweets some racy images before concert
Label: LifestyleBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Lady Gaga's tweets were getting a lot of attention ahead of her Buenos Aires concert Friday night.The Grammy-winning entertainer has more than 30 million followers on Twitter and that's where she shared a link this week to a short video showing her doing a striptease and fooling around in a bathtub with two other women.She told her followers that it's a "surprise for...
Drug Shortages Are Becoming Persistent in U.S.
Label: HealthPaul Davis, the chief of a rural ambulance squad in southern Ohio, was down to his last vial of morphine earlier this fall when a woman with a broken leg needed a ride to the hospital. The trip was 30 minutes, and the patient was in pain. But because of a nationwide shortage, his morphine supply had dwindled from four doses to just one, presenting Mr. Davis with a stark quandary. Should...
Black Friday: A survival guide
Label: Business Shopping The plan | The numbers | The gear | The strategy | The apps | The start Black Friday, the most buzzed-about shopping day of the year, is starting even earlier this holiday season as retailers try to get a jump on the competition.
The official kickoff to the Christmas shopping rush,...
Nov
16
FHA projected to exhaust reserves, could need bailout
Label: World WASHINGTON -- The Federal Housing Administration, which has played a crucial role in stabilizing the housing market, said it...
Jason Mraz to make historic appearance in Myanmar
Label: LifestyleNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jason Mraz will make history next month when he performs in Myanmar to raise awareness about human trafficking.Mraz will headline a free outdoor concert on Dec. 16 at People's Square in Yangon, at the base of Shwedagon Pagoda.The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is believed to be the first international artist to perform an open-air concert in the country. The show includes...
For Alzheimer’s, Detection Advances Outpace Treatment Options
Label: HealthJoshua Lott for The New York TimesAwilda Jimenez got a scan for Alzheimer’s after she started forgetting things. It was positive. When Awilda Jimenez started forgetting things last year, her husband, Edwin, felt a shiver of dread. Her mother had developed Alzheimer’s in her 50s. Could his wife, 61, have it, too? He learned there was a new brain scan to diagnose the disease and nervously agreed...
Nov
15
Israel attack on Gaza: Familiar tension, new circumstances
Label: World JERUSALEM — Israel's surprise air assault on Gaza Strip militants killed the top military commander of Hamas and set the rivals...
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