Down the narrow corridor that runs through one of California's oldest neighborhoods, behind the perfectly preserved 200-year-old...
Rolling Stones hit NY for 50th anniversary gig
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — "Time Waits for No One," the Rolling Stones sang in 1974, but lately it's seemed like that grizzled quartet does indeed have some sort of exemption from the ravages of time.At an average age of 68-plus years, the British rockers are clearly in fighting form, sounding tight, focused and truly ready for the spotlight at a rapturously received pair of London concerts last month.On Saturday,...
Doping at U.S. Tracks Affects Europe’s Taste for Horse Meat
Label: HealthPARIS — For decades, American horses, many of them retired or damaged racehorses, have been shipped to Canada and Mexico, where it is legal to slaughter horses, and then processed and sold for consumption in Europe and beyond. Christinne Muschi for The New York TimesA slaughterhouse in Saint-André-Avellin, Quebec, where meat is processed for sale in Europe. ...
Auto execs share insights on the industry and what's next
Label: Business It's hard to get America's most senior auto executives together in the same building to address the same topics, but we managed...
Dec
07
Supreme Court to rule on Prop. 8 ban on gay marriage
Label: World WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court set the stage Friday for a historic decision on gay rights, announcing it would hear appeals...
Viral rapper PSY apologizes for anti-US protests
Label: LifestyleSouth Korean rapper and Internet sensation PSY is apologizing to Americans for participating in anti-U.S. protests several years ago.Park Jae-sang, who performs as PSY, issued a statement Friday after reports surfaced that he had participated in concerts protesting the U.S. military presence in South Korea during the early stages of the Iraq war.At a 2004 concert, the "Gangnam Style" rapper performs...
The New Old Age Blog: A Son Lost, a Mother Found
Label: HealthMy friend Yvonne was already at the front door when I woke, so at first I didn’t realize that my mother was missing.It was less than a week after my son Spencer died. Since that day, a constant stream of friends had been coming and going, bringing casseroles and soup, love, support and chatter. Mom hated it.My 94-year-old mother, who has vascular dementia, has been living in my home in upstate New...
Former IndyMac execs told to pay FDIC $169 million
Label: Business Three former IndyMac Bank executives must pay the government $169 million for their role in the Pasadena lender's collapse,...
Dec
06
An actor despairs in Tinseltown
Label: World Seth Burnham sat in a dim corner of Kaldi Coffee & Tea, clutching a mug as he tried to conjure some confidence.Being here...
George Zimmerman sues NBC and reporters
Label: LifestyleORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman sued NBC on Thursday, claiming he was defamed when the network edited his 911 call to police after the shooting of Trayvon Martin to make it sound like he was racist.The former neighborhood watch volunteer filed the lawsuit seeking an undisclosed amount of money in Seminole County, outside Orlando. Also named in the complaint were three reporters covering the...
Drug Makers Challenge Pill Disposal Law in California
Label: HealthBrand name drug makers and their generic counterparts rarely find themselves on the same side of an issue, but now they are making an exception. They have teamed up to fight a local law in California, the first in the nation, that makes them responsible for running — and paying for — a program that would allow consumers to turn in unused medicines for proper disposal. Such so-called drug...
Appeals court puts 1st Amendment over public health
Label: Business The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act makes it illegal to sell a prescription drug for any purpose other than what's listed on the label.Nevertheless, a divided federal appeals court this week tossed out the conviction of a former drug sales rep who was recorded pitching a doctor on other uses of a medicine approved by regulators solely to treat the sleep...
Dec
05
Obama resolute in showdown with GOP over 'fiscal cliff'
Label: World WASHINGTON — President Obama brushed off the latest Republican gambit to gain leverage in averting the so-called fiscal cliff,...
U.S. agency backs Apple in essential patent battle
Label: TechnologyWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google unit Motorola Mobility is not entitled to ask a court to stop the sale of Apple iPhones and iPads that it says infringe on a patent that is essential to wireless technology, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.In June, Judge Richard Posner in Chicago threw out cases that Motorola, now owned by Google, and Apple had filed against each other claiming patent...
Michael Strahan makes his Broadway debut in 'Elf'
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Michael Strahan has tackled something few football stars have attempted — Broadway.The gap-toothed co-host of "Live with Kelly and Michael" made three short appearances at Wednesday's matinee of "Elf" and said he has new respect for Broadway performers."I was surprised at how nervous you get and the adrenaline and that feedback from the audience — it really was an amazing thing," the...
Extended Use of Breast Cancer Drug Suggested
Label: HealthThe widely prescribed drug tamoxifen already plays a major role in reducing the risk of death from breast cancer. But a new study suggests that women should be taking the drug for twice as long as is now customary, a finding that could upend the standard that has been in place for about 15 years. In the study, patients who continued taking tamoxifen for 10 years were less likely to have...
Netflix buys exclusive rights to Disney movies
Label: Business Netflix Inc. has acquired exclusive U.S. rights to movies from Walt Disney Studios in a deal that catapults the Internet video-on-demand...
Dec
04
Debut of repainted sign is Hollywood event
Label: World If there's anything Tinseltown excels at, it's turning a ho-hum event into a made-for-TV spectacle. Witness the fanfare that...
'Dr. Phil"s stolen classic Chevy recovered
Label: LifestyleBURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles police say they've recovered a stolen 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible that belongs to talk-show host Phil McGraw.Detective Jess Corral said Tuesday that investigators recovered McGraw's classic car, along with 13 others, after law enforcement began targeting auto theft rings.McGraw is known as television's "Dr. Phil. His car was stolen from the RODZ shop in Burbank...
Generic Drug Makers Facing Squeeze on Revenue
Label: HealthThey call it the patent cliff. Brand-name drug makers have feared it for years. And now the makers of generic drugs fear it, too. This year, more than 40 brand-name drugs — valued at $35 billion in annual sales — lost their patent protection, meaning that generic companies were permitted to make their own lower-priced versions of well-known drugs like Plavix, Lexapro and Seroquel...
Ma Barker's infamous Florida hide-out for sale
Label: Business The Ma Barker hide-out, site of the longest shootout in FBI history, drew more international publicity than solid offers when...
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