A Los Angeles sales tax hike being promoted as vital to preserving public safety and helping end years of budget deficits is...
Comings and goings at 'Downton Abbey' next season
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Shirley MacLaine will be returning to "Downton Abbey" next season, and opera star Kiri Te Kanawa is joining the cast.MacLaine will reprise her role as Martha Levinson, Lord Robert Crawley's freewheeling American mother-in-law, Carnival Films and "Masterpiece" on PBS said Saturday. MacLaine appeared in episodes early last season.New Zealand-born soprano Te Kanawa will play a house guest....
Jane C. Wright, Pioneering Oncologist, Dies at 93
Label: HealthDr. Jane C. Wright, a pioneering oncologist who helped elevate chemotherapy from a last resort for cancer patients to an often viable treatment option, died on Feb. 19 at her home in Guttenberg, N.J. She was 93. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith CollegeDr. Jane C. Wright was the only woman among seven physicians who founded the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. ...
U.S. factory work is returning, but the industry has changed
Label: Business GRIFFIN, Ga. — Giant machines are tearing down the old bleachery, another reminder to Chuck Smith that this old mill town doesn't...
Mar
01
Suit over hiring of Jackson doctor to go to trial
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has dismissed all but one count in a civil lawsuit by Michael Jackson's mother against concert giant AEG Live, which hired a doctor who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death.Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos' ruling Thursday means that Katherine Jackson will have a trial on her claim that AEG negligently hired and supervised former cardiologist...
Well: A Rainbow of Root Vegetables
Label: HealthThis week’s Recipes for Health is as much a treat for the eyes as the palate. Colorful root vegetables from bright orange carrots and red scallions to purple and yellow potatoes and pale green leeks will add color and flavor to your table.Since root vegetables and tubers keep well and can be cooked up into something delicious even after they have begun to go limp in the refrigerator, this week’s Recipes...
Pro sports leagues aim to put workers' comp out of play
Label: Business One would think that we've learned from bitter experience not to trust a word uttered by our major professional sports leagues.Yet here they are trying to put another howler over on us. This is their assertion that retired pro athletes — many of them from outside the state — are ripping off California's workers' compensation system for hundreds of...
Feb
28
Jury in Bell corruption trial may be deadlocked
Label: World A court spokeswoman said Thursday the jury in the Bell corruption case appears to be deadlocked.“The jurors may be at an impasse,”...
Global Health: After Measles Success, Rwanda to Get Rubella Vaccine
Label: HealthRwanda has been so successful at fighting measles that next month it will be the first country to get donor support to move to the next stage — fighting rubella too. On March 11, it will hold a nationwide three-day vaccination campaign with a combined measles-rubella vaccine, hoping to reach nearly five million children up to age 14. It will then integrate the dual vaccine into its national...
Airports big and small may feel effects of federal budget feud
Label: Business Get ready for longer lines at Los Angeles International Airport, slower delivery of packages and the possible shutdown of small...
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