Osservatore Romano/ReutersPope Benedict XVI, right, spoke to cardinals at the Vatican on Saturday. VATICAN CITY — As cardinals from around the world begin arriving in Rome for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, new shadows have fallen over the delicate transition, which the Vatican fears might influence the vote and with it the direction of the Roman Catholic Church. In...
From Homeless in the Congo to the Oscars Red Carpet: The Story You Must Read Before Tomorrow
Label: Lifestyle Stylewatch Style News Now 02/23/2013 at 05:40 PM ET Courtesy Rachel MwanzaOne of the best stories from this year’s Oscars ceremony isn’t taking place on screen, but rather on the red carpet.Rachel Mwanza, the 16-year-old star of the Best Foreign Language Film nominee War Witch, will be joining her fellow...
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
In Niger, U.S. Troops Set Up Drone Base
Label: WorldWASHINGTON — Opening a new front in the drone wars against Al Qaeda and its affiliates, President Obama announced on Friday that about 100 American troops had been sent to Niger in West Africa to help set up a new base from which unarmed Predator aircraft would conduct surveillance in the region. The new drone base, located for now in the capital, Niamey, is an indication of the priority...
The Hunger Games: Katniss & Peeta's Victory Tour Look Revealed
Label: Lifestyle 02/22/2013 at 06:00 PM EST They survived the Hunger Games – but will they survive the Victory Tour?Sporting bridal-like attire, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) pose for a promotional poster for the Victory Tour – which – in the Hunger Games universe – is when the victor of the annual...
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...
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
15 G.O.P. Senators Ask Obama to Withdraw Hagel Nomination
Label: WorldWASHINGTON — A group of 15 Republican senators insisted on Thursday that President Obama withdraw the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary, the latest move in a contentious battle to block the confirmation of their former colleague. But even as Republican senators tried to throw up another obstacle, Senate Democrats said they were pushing ahead with plans to hold a final...
Survivor's Whitney Duncan: From Secret Marriage to Divorce to Engagement!
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch By Patrick Gomez 02/21/2013 at 06:45 PM EST Whitney Duncan and Keith Tollefson Monty Brinton/CBS; Inset: Courtesy Whitney Duncan Country singer and former Survivor contestant Whitney Duncan is engaged – and this time it's not a secret."I'm going to marry...
Flu shot doing poor job of protecting older people
Label: HealthATLANTA (AP) — It turns out this year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting older people, the most vulnerable age group.The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in those 65 and older against the harsh strain of the flu that is predominant this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Health officials are baffled as to why this is so. But the...
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
The Lede: Palestinian Filmmaker Describes Detention at Los Angeles Airport
Label: WorldThe trailer for “5 Broken Cameras,” Emad Burnat’s autobiographical film on life in the West Bank.The Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat, who had a hard time convincing immigration officers at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday that his invitation to this weekend’s Academy Awards was real, described his brief detention in a statement on Wednesday. Last night, on my way from Turkey to Los Angeles,...
Scientists use 3-D printing to help grow an ear
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — Printing out body parts? Cornell University researchers showed it's possible by creating a replacement ear using a 3-D printer and injections of living cells.The work reported Wednesday is a first step toward one day growing customized new ears for children born with malformed ones, or people who lose one to accident or disease.It's part of the hot field of tissue regeneration, trying...
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...
Feb
19
Brazen Jewel Robbery at Brussels Airport Nets $50 Million in Diamonds
Label: WorldBRUSSELS — They arrived at Brussels Airport armed with automatic weapons and dressed in police uniforms aboard two vehicles equipped with blue police lights. But their most important weapon was information: the eight hooded gangsters who on Monday evening seized diamonds worth tens of millions of dollars from a passenger plane preparing to depart for Switzerland knew exactly when to strike — just...
Kelly Clarkson: 'I Refuse to Be Bullied' by Clive Davis
Label: Lifestyle By Patrick Gomez 02/19/2013 at 06:00 PM EST Kelly Clarkson; Clive Davis Kevin Mazur/Wireimage; Dan Hallman/Invision/AP Clive Davis may have made headlines by revealing his bisexuality in his new memoir, but Kelly Clarkson is more concerned about what he's written...
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...
Feb
18
As Assad Holds Firm, Obama Could Revisit Arms Policy
Label: WorldReutersA member of the Free Syrian Army inside a weapons factory in Aleppo on Monday. President Obama has decided against providing arms to rebels in the past. WASHINGTON — When President Obama rebuffed four of his top national security officials who wanted to arm the rebels in Syria last fall, it put an end to a months-long debate over how aggressively Washington should respond to the strife there...
Mindy McCready: Under Police Scrutiny at Time of Suicide?
Label: Lifestyle By Steve Helling and Mike Fleeman 02/18/2013 at 06:00 PM EST Mindy McCready and David Wilson Courtesy Mindy McCready When Mindy McCready talked to police in recent weeks, her account of how her boyfriend came to be found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head...
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