SAN FRANCISCO — With only modest expectations, Robert Leitao of Santa Clarita made a decision in 1994 that would change his...
As Conn. story unfolds, media struggle with facts
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — The scope and senselessness of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting challenged journalists' ability to do much more than lend, or impose, their presence on the scene.Pressed with the awful urgency of the story, television, along with other media, fell prey to reporting "facts" that were often in conflict or wrong.How many people were killed? Which Lanza brother was the shooter: Adam...
School Yoga Class Draws Religious Protest From Christians
Label: HealthT. Lynne Pixley for The New York TimesMiriam Ruiz during a yoga class last week at Paul Ecke Central Elementary School in Encinitas, Calif. A few dozen parents are protesting that the program amounts to religious indoctrination. More Photos »ENCINITAS, Calif. — By 9:30 a.m. at Paul Ecke Central Elementary School, tiny feet were shifting from downward dog pose to chair pose to warrior pose in surprisingly...
Downtown property owners fight MTA subway tunnel plans
Label: Business As the MTA moves closer to starting construction on a subway tunnel in downtown Los Angeles, some property owners have dug in...
Dec
14
Connecticut school shooting: 18 children among at least 24 dead
Label: World At least one gunman attacked a suburban Connecticut elementary school Friday, killing at least two dozen people, including 18...
Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA
Label: LifestylePHOENIX (AP) — The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the agency seized two of its planes earlier this year as part of the ongoing probe.DEA spokeswoman Lisa Webb Johnson confirmed Thursday the planes owned by Las Vegas-based Starwood Management were seized in Texas and Arizona,...
Paper Links Nerve Agents in ’91 Gulf War and Ailments
Label: HealthReviving a 20-year debate over illnesses of veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf war, a new scientific paper presents evidence that nerve agents released by the bombing of Iraqi chemical weapons depots just before the ground war began could have carried downwind and fallen on American troops staged in Saudi Arabia. The paper, published in the journal Neuroepidemiology, tries to rebut the longstanding...
Popular YouTube gaming channel Machinima lays off about 20
Label: Business Popular YouTube video-game lifestyle channel Machinima is laying off about 10% of its staff as part of a reorganization.The...
Dec
13
Angels reportedly agree to deal with outfielder Josh Hamilton
Label: World One day after General Manager Jerry Dipoto said he didn’t feel like a major move was "imminent, pressing or required," the Angels...
Documents: Prisoner plotted to kill Justin Bieber
Label: LifestyleLAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — An imprisoned man whose infatuation with Justin Bieber included a tattoo of the pop star on his leg has told investigators in New Mexico he hatched a plot to kill him.Court documents in a New Mexico district court say Dana Martin told investigators he persuaded a man he met in prison and the man's nephew to kill Bieber, Bieber's bodyguard and two others not connected to the...
World’s Population Living Longer, New Report Suggests
Label: HealthA sharp decline in deaths from malnutrition and diseases like measles and tuberculosis has caused a shift in global mortality patterns over the past 20 years, according to a new report, with far more of the world’s population now living into old age and dying from diseases more associated with rich countries, like cancer and heart disease. The shift reflects improvements in sanitation, medical...
Stocks lower as investors watch Washington
Label: Business Stocks slipped Thursday on Wall Street after more signs of tension emerged from federal budget talks in Washington. The Dow...
Dec
12
Oregon shooter ID'd; he wielded AR-15, sparking chaos -- but why?
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Marvel's young heroes face conflict, dire choices
Label: LifestylePHILADELPHIA (AP) — Marvel's younger heroes have dealt with life-threatening challenges before in the pages of "Young Avengers" and "Avengers Academy" from foes earthbound and beyond.Now, in "Avengers Arena" they're squaring off against each other, costume-clad pawns in a decidedly deadlier game they've no control over and no hope of escaping from in the series from Marvel Comics that came out Wednesday.Writer...
The New Old Age: The Gift of Reading
Label: HealthThis is the year of the tablet, David Pogue of The Times has told us, and that may be good news for seniors who open holiday wrappings to find one tucked inside. They see better with tablets’ adjustable type size, new research shows. Reading becomes easier again.This may seem obvious — find me someone over 40 who doesn’t see better when fonts are larger — but it’s the business of science to test...
Bernanke calls high unemployment rate 'an enormous waste'
Label: Business WASHINGTON -- Despite the moderate pace of recovery, the Federal Reserve is so worried about the stubbornly high level of unemployment...
Dec
11
'Right-to-work' measure passes in Michigan Legislature
Label: World Controversial "right-to-work" legislation covering public-sector employees passed the Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday,...
Vindication for 2013 Rock Hall of Fame inductees
Label: LifestyleRandy Newman's glad he didn't have to do anything drastic to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The members of Rush are choosing to let bygones be bygones. And Quincy Jones, well, he's still mad.All were among inductees announced Tuesday by Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers at a news conference in Los Angeles. For most of this year's inductees, inclusion was a long time coming."I'm very happy,"...
Global Update: Hand-Held Device Locates Hot Spots of Lead Contamination
Label: HealthUsing a hand-held scanner to map hot spots where the soil is full of lead could protect children in mining towns against brain damage, scientists at Columbia University concluded in a new study. Touched to the ground, the device, an X-ray fluorescence scanner, can measure the soil’s lead content in less than a minute, said Alexander van Geen, a geochemist at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty...
Seafood fraud widespread in N.Y., probe finds
Label: Business There's a good chance that the white tuna sashimi served up at your favorite Manhattan sushi joint isn't white tuna at all.Instead,...
Dec
10
Latin music star Jenni Rivera believed dead in plane crash
Label: WorldFans of Mexican-American singing star Jenni Rivera held a vigil Sunday night in Lynwood MEXICO CITY — Mexican American singer...
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