ROME — As Italian voters head to the polls on Sunday and Monday to elect a new Parliament and three regional governments, the prevailing mood is one of anger and disillusionment. The fledgling, anti-establishment parties that campaigned on promises of radical change could benefit from the voters’ discontent, but the lack of a clear winner could also leave Italy mired in uncertainty. ...
Mindy McCready: A Country Star's Tragic Life and Death
Label: Lifestyle Cover Story 02/23/2013 at 12:40 PM EST Alone and adrift, Mindy McCready seemed to have little concept of time in the blurry month following the apparent suicide of her boyfriend, songwriter David Wilson, on Jan. 13 at the lakefront home they shared in quiet Heber Springs, Ark. "She would call you at 2 in the...
FDA approves new targeted breast cancer drug
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind breast cancer medication that targets tumor cells while sparing healthy ones.The drug Kadcyla from Roche combines the established drug Herceptin with a powerful chemotherapy drug and a third chemical linking the medicines together. The chemical keeps the cocktail intact until it binds to a cancer cell, delivering a potent...
New toll lanes open on 10 Freeway
Label: Business Los Angeles County's venture into toll roads advanced early Saturday with the opening of 14 miles of express lanes on the San...
Feb
22
Russia Sends Aid to Mali as Fighting Flares
Label: WorldMOSCOW — Russia sent a planeload of food, blankets and other aid to war-stricken Mali on Friday, a day after Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov warned about the spread of terrorism in North Africa, which the Russian government has linked to Western intervention in Libya. Mr. Lavrov met on Thursday with the United Nations special envoy for the region, Romano Prodi, to discuss the situation...
Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman to Present at Academy Awards
Label: Lifestyle 02/22/2013 at 12:40 PM EST Dustin Hoffman (left) and Jack Nicholson AP; Getty Jack's back – at the Oscars.Legendary actor Nicholson will join Dustin Hoffman as presenters at Sunday's Academy Awards. Both stars are 75.
"Between the two of them, Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman have created...
FDA approves new targeted breast cancer drug
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind breast cancer medication that targets tumor cells while sparing healthy ones.The drug Kadcyla (kad-SY'-luh) from Roche combines the established drug Herceptin with a powerful chemotherapy drug and a third chemical linking the medicines together. The chemical keeps the cocktail intact until it binds to a cancer cell,...
Eric Garcetti's role in L.A. budget fixes is in dispute
Label: Business Pressed in the race for mayor of Los Angeles to say how he would fix a persistent budget gap that has led to the gutting of...
Feb
21
IHT Rendezvous: Europe's Jobless Youth: Should the Old Make Way?
Label: WorldLONDON — A British minister has advised people aged over 60 to go to university and update their skills if they want to continue working.With youth unemployment on the rise across Europe, it might seem an odd time to be encouraging older people to keep working rather than take a well-earned break and free up jobs for a younger generation.But with pension funds in deficit and the number of over-60s...
The Duggars Visit Asia on Upcoming TLC Special: Catch a Sneak Peek
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch By Tim Nudd 02/21/2013 at 12:50 PM EST Kids, we're not in Arkansas anymore.
One of America's most populous family, the Duggars, visit the world's most populous country, China, as part of a longer trip to Asia captured in a three-episode special coming to TLC in March.
Getting 25 Duggars and their...
Flu shot did poor job against worst bug in seniors
Label: HealthATLANTA (AP) — For those 65 and older, this season's flu shot is only 9 percent effective against the most common and dangerous flu bug, according to a startling new government report.Flu vaccine tends to protect younger people better than older ones and never works as well as other kinds of vaccines. But experts say the preliminary results for seniors are disappointing and highlight the need for...
Doctor sexually assaulted unconscious patients, police say
Label: Business An Orange County anesthesiologist convicted of sexually assaulting three unconscious female patients has been sentenced to six months in jail and five years probation, despite the objections of prosecutors who wanted state prison time.Yashwant Balgiri Giri, 60, pleaded guilty to a court offer to multiple felony counts related to the sexual battery of patients, including a 16-year-old,...
Feb
20
Former Lebanon Minister and Syrian Co-Defendant Could Face Death Penalty
Label: WorldBEIRUT, Lebanon — A Lebanese military court judge on Wednesday charged a former government information minister and his suspected Syrian accomplice of a conspiracy to kill Lebanese political and religious leaders and foment sectarian strife, recommending the death penalty for both. The announcement about the defendants, Michel Samaha, the former minister, and Mr. Mamlouk, a Syrian security...
Sean Lowe: Tierra Made Me Feel Like 'Such a Fool'
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch The Bachelor 02/20/2013 at 12:15 PM EST Sean Lowe and Tierra on The Bachelor No regrets? Not so fast.In his PEOPLE.com blog, The Bachelor's Sean Lowe has written about how he never saw Tierra LiCausi behaving badly – despite what the other women told...
Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines."The big picture is that this is a big problem that has gotten much worse quickly," said Dr. Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which gathered and analyzed...
Tourist's body found stuffed in hotel water tank; guest horrified
Label: Business There were few details Wednesday on how the body of a missing Canadian tourist ended up at the bottom of a water tank on the roof of a downtown hotel.For days, residents of the Cecil Hotel thought something was amiss. At least one said there was flooding in one of the fourth-floor rooms, while others complained about weak water pressure.
One of those complaints led a hotel maintenance worker...
Serve Up Dinner Straight from the South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Label: Lifestyle 02/19/2013 at 12:05 PM EST Carrot Lemon Thyme Sorbet and Executive Chef Hector Morales's Gazpacho Come Thursday, there will be plenty of familiar faces heating up Miami Beach. And we mean in the kitchen.As celeb chefs such as Bobby Flay, Paula Deen and Rachael...
UK patient dies from SARS-like coronavirus
Label: HealthLONDON (AP) — A patient being treated for a mysterious SARS-like virus has died, a British hospital said Tuesday.Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England, said the coronavirus victim was also being treated for "a long-term, complex unrelated health problem" and already had a compromised immune system.A total of 12 people worldwide have been diagnosed with the disease, six of whom have...
Four dead in O.C.: No motive yet in slaying, deadly carjackings
Label: Business Orange County sheriff's officials said they don't know what prompted a series of shootings across multiple cities early Tuesday...
Chaz Bono: How I Lost 43 Lbs. - and Hope to Lose More
Label: Lifestyle By Dahvi Shira 02/18/2013 at 01:00 PM EST Chaz Bono, before and after losing weight Courtesy CBS Television Distribution Chaz Bono's 2013 has gotten off to a healthy start!The former Dancing with the Stars contestant, 43, has already dropped 43 lbs. since announcing...
Study: Better TV might improve kids' behavior
Label: HealthSEATTLE (AP) — Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found.The results were modest and faded over time, but may hold promise for finding ways to help young children avoid aggressive, violent behavior, the study authors and other doctors said."It's not just about turning off the television....
Attorney killed wife on Italian cruise for her money, police say
Label: Business A former Orange County attorney allegedly killed his ex-wife for financial gain in 2006 by strangling her and throwing her overboard while on a cruise along the Italian coast, authorities said.Lonnie Kocontes, 55, a former Mission Viejo resident, was arrested Friday at his home in Safety Harbor, Fla., in connection with the death of his former wife, Micki Kanesaki, 52, of Ladera Ranch, authorities...
Feb
17
Letter From Washington: A Sensible Deal Can Avert a 'Sequester' Disaster
Label: WorldWASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans in Washington agree: It would be a disaster if the “sequester,” with its more than $1 trillion of cuts to U.S. defense and domestic spending, took effect on March 1, as scheduled. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta says the reductions to the Pentagon budget would undermine national security; the cuts to already pared-down domestic spending will set back...
Carrie Underwood's Light-Up Dress Makes Readers Say 'Wow'
Label: Lifestyle By Andrea Billups 02/17/2013 at 12:35 PM EST What's on the minds of PEOPLE readers this week? We love knowing your response to the news – and, as always, you had lots to say about all of our stories.From a heartfelt (and funny) "baby announcement" for a 13-year-old to your sadness over the shocking news that...
UN warns risk of hepatitis E in S. Sudan grows
Label: HealthGENEVA (AP) — The United Nations says an outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 111 refugees in camps in South Sudan since July, and has become endemic in the region.U.N. refugee agency spokesman Adrian Edwards says the influx of people to the camps from neighboring Sudan is believed to be one of the factors in the rapid spread of the contagious, life-threatening inflammatory viral disease of the liver.Edwards...
Hollywood directs its star power toward a campaign closer to home
Label: Business A stylish crowd waited beneath a flashing marquee outside the Fonda Theatre. "Appearing tonight!" the sign read. "Eric Garcetti...
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