Aaron Swartz, who co-founded Reddit and became an Internet folk hero for fighting to make online content free to the public,...
Microsoft taps Krikorian to help run its Xbox business
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it hired technology entrepreneur Blake Krikorian to help run its Interactive Entertainment Business as the world’s largest software company plans bigger things for its Xbox gaming console.Krikorian will be corporate vice president for the Interactive Entertainment Business, reporting to Marc Whitten, chief product officer for the division,...
Milan Fashion Week starts on somber note
Label: LifestyleMILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week started off on a somber note Saturday, as the design world maintained a vigil for the missing CEO of the family-run Missoni fashion house.The Italian National Fashion Chamber urged the fashion community to post messages on social networks to keep pressure on authorities not to abandon the search for Vittorio Missoni and five others who disappeared aboard a twin-engine...
City Room: Cuomo Declares Public Health Emergency Over Flu Outbreak
Label: HealthWith the nation in the grip of a severe influenza outbreak that has seen deaths reach epidemic levels, New York State declared a public health emergency on Saturday, making access to vaccines more easily available.There have been nearly 20,000 cases of flu reported across the state so far this season, officials said. Last season, 4,400 positive laboratory tests were reported.“We are experiencing...
Aaron Swartz dies at 26; Internet folk hero founded Reddit
Label: Business Aaron Swartz, who co-founded Reddit and became an Internet folk hero for fighting to make online content free to the public,...
Jan
11
James' spending in mayor's race far outpaces fundraising
Label: World Kevin James, the sole Republican among the main contenders in the Los Angeles mayor's race, raised a little more than $42,000...
Britney Spears and fiance end yearlong engagement
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears announced Friday that she has ended her yearlong engagement, capping a week of changes that included her leaving "The X Factor" and promising fans she was returning her focus to music.Within hours of confirming her departure from the Fox reality series, Spears also announced that her relationship with talent agent Jason Trawick had ended."Jason and I have decided...
No Jail Time for Doctor, 85, Convicted of Drug Charge
Label: HealthThe former doctor sat in courton Friday waiting to be sentenced for a crime that breached every tenet of his professional code. He had run his house in Staten Island like a drug mill, selling the prescription painkiller oxycodone to all comers — including undercover federal agents. The guideline sentence for his crimes was up to six years. But just by the look of the defendant, Felix Lanting,...
Boeing Dreamliner to undergo federal safety review
Label: Business Plagued by one mishap after another, Boeing Co.'s much-heralded 787 Dreamliner passenger jet for the 21st century is feeling...
Jan
10
Irvine City Council overhauls oversight, spending on Great Park
Label: World Capping a raucous eight-hour-plus meeting, the Irvine City Council early Wednesday voted to overhaul the oversight and spending...
Warner wins legal victory for control of Superman
Label: LifestyleSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Just in time for the summer release of a hoped-for blockbuster movie "Man of Steel," Warner Bros. won a second significant legal victory Thursday giving it complete commercial control of the lucrative Superman franchise.A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals unanimously ruled that the heirs of Superman's co-creator Jerome Siegel must abide by a 2001 letter written...
Fatally Ill, and Making Herself the Lesson
Label: HealthSOUTH HADLEY, Mass. — It was early November when Martha Keochareon called the nursing school at Holyoke Community College, her alma mater. She had a proposal, which she laid out in a voice mail message. “I have cancer,” she said after introducing herself, “and I’m wondering if you’ll need somebody to do a case study on, a hospice patient.” Perhaps some nursing students “just want to...
Herbalife fires back at hedge fund giant
Label: Business Herbalife Chief Executive Michael Johnson was tired of a powerful hedge fund manager bad-mouthing his company.So he put on a...
Jan
09
San Juan Capistrano panel wants dinosaur statue removed
Label: World The San Juan Capistrano dinosaur is one step closer to extinction after city planning commissioners voted to evict the 40-foot...
‘Liquipod’ takes smartphone waterproofing on the road
Label: TechnologyAmid a sea of Ultra-HD TVs, smart washing machines and various other gadgets, waterproofing expert Liquipel took to CES 2013 to make two announcements. The firm, which adds an interior and exterior waterproof nanocoating to cell phones, revealed a new and improved waterproofing material that is even more effective than its first-generation solution. Liquipel also unveiled its new “Liquipod,”...
Adele to make post-baby debut at Golden Globes
Label: LifestyleBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Adele is coming to the Golden Globes.The executive producer of the show says the 24-year-old Grammy-winning pop star is set to make her first post-baby appearance at Sunday's ceremony, where she is nominated for original song for the James Bond theme "Skyfall."Adele welcomed her first child, with boyfriend Simon Konecki, in October. The singer has kept a low profile since...
Americans Under 50 Fare Poorly on Health Measures, New Report Says
Label: HealthYounger Americans die earlier and live in poorer health than their counterparts in other developed countries, with far higher rates of death from guns, car accidents and drug addiction, according to a new analysis of health and longevity in the United States. Researchers have known for some time that the United States fares poorly in comparison with other rich countries, a trend established...
Wealthy car collectors, auction firms to gather in Arizona
Label: Business If $8 million sounds like too much for a 1960 Ferrari, perhaps a 1958 model in the range of $5.5 million to $7 million better...
Jan
08
U.S. Supreme Court hands L.A. County a victory in water lawsuit
Label: World Los Angeles County got a reprieve in an ongoing dispute over who is responsible for pollution from storm water when the U.S....
AP Exclusive: Richardson pressing NKorean test ban
Label: TechnologyPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday that his delegation is pressing North Korea to put a moratorium on missile launches and nuclear tests and to allow more cell phones and an open Internet for its citizens.Richardson told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview in Pyongyang that the group is also asking for fair and humane treatment for an American...
Ned Wertimer, doorman on 'Jeffersons,' dies at 89
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ned Wertimer, who played Ralph the Doorman on all 11 seasons of the CBS sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died.Wertimer's manager Brad Lemack said Tuesday that the 89-year-old actor died at a Los Angeles-area nursing home on Jan. 2, following a November fall at his home in Burbank.A native of Buffalo, N.Y., and a Navy pilot during World War II, Wertimer had one-off roles on dozens of...
Gaps Seen in Therapy for Suicidal Teenagers
Label: HealthMost adolescents who plan or attempt suicide have already received at least some mental health treatment, raising questions about the effectiveness of current approaches to helping troubled youths, according to the largest in-depth analysis to date of suicidal behaviors in American teenagers. The study, in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, found that 55 percent of suicidal teenagers had received...
Short sales in California surpass sales of foreclosed homes
Label: Business When housing prices first went off the cliff, most mortgage lenders refused to cut deals with homeowners, choosing instead to...
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