Nicole Harris, who has been locked up since the 2005 death of her son, walked out of an Illinois prison today after an appeals...
Quvenzhané Wallis to play title role in “Annie” movie
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – Nine-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis will play the title role in “Annie,” Sony’s Columbia Pictures announced on Sunday.“Annie” is due to hit theaters in 2014 during the winter holiday season, and is based on the stage play about an orphan’s adventures in finding her family and a better life while overcoming the schemes of orphanage mistress Miss Hannigan.President of...
Really?: Really? Annoying Songs Get Stuck in Your Head More
Label: HealthReally?Anahad O’Connor tackles health myths.THE FACTSVirtually everyone experiences them, and rarely are they thought of fondly. They are earworms, the tunes that burrow into our consciousness and play on repeat.In a recent study involving hundreds of people, Ira Hyman Jr. of Western Washington University and colleagues looked at what made songs most likely to stick, exposing unsuspecting subjects...
Feb
24
Promise, peril seen for crowd-funding investors
Label: Business Crowd funding is widely seen as a revolutionary idea.A 2012 federal law known as the JOBS Act opens the door to allowing small,...
Frenzied campaigning in race to replace Jackson Jr.
Label: World The complexities of a special primary contest to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress gave way the final weekend before the...
The Texas Tribune: Advocates Seek Mental Health Changes, Including Power to Detain
Label: HealthMatt Rainwaters for Texas MonthlyThe Sherman grave of Andre Thomas’s victims. SHERMAN — A worried call from his daughter’s boyfriend sent Paul Boren rushing to her apartment on the morning of March 27, 2004. He drove the eight blocks to her apartment, peering into his neighbors’ yards, searching for Andre Thomas, Laura Boren’s estranged husband. Expanded coverage of Texas is produced by...
Feb
23
16 airport investors show interest in Midway
Label: Business An international array of airport investors and operators have shown interest in developing bids to privatize Midway Airport, the city announced Friday evening.Sixteen...
Owner visits 'playful and crazy' dog rescued from icy lake
Label: World Pifas, a "very playful and crazy" dog rescued from icy Lake Michigan, saw his owner today and "started jumping around in the cage" at the animal control facility.But...
Drone Pilots Found to Get Stress Disorders Much as Those in Combat Do
Label: HealthU.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Steve HortonCapt. Richard Koll, left, and Airman First Class Mike Eulo monitored a drone aircraft after launching it in Iraq. The study affirms a growing body of research finding health hazards even for those piloting machines from bases far from actual combat zones. “Though it might be thousands of miles from the battlefield, this work still involves tough stressors...
Feb
22
United not planning on Dreamliner until June
Label: Business The All Nippon Airways Dreamliner 787 arrives at Mineta San Jose International Airport. ...
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