WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said it will continue aggressive measures to stimulate the economy and made a major policy...
Familiar names line up for Golden Globe noms
Label: LifestyleBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A familiar lineup of Hollywood awards contenders are expected among Golden Globe nominations, whose prospects include past Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Helen Mirren, Robert De Niro and Sally Field.Nominations come out Thursday morning for the 70th Globes ceremony, Hollywood's second-biggest film honors after the Academy Awards.Among potential contenders are two-time...
Another Look at a Drink Ingredient, Brominated Vegetable Oil
Label: HealthJames Edward Bates for The New York TimesSarah Kavanagh, 15, of Hattiesburg, Miss., started an online petition asking PepsiCo to change Gatorade’s formula. Sarah Kavanagh and her little brother were looking forward to the bottles of Gatorade they had put in the refrigerator after playing outdoors one hot, humid afternoon last month in Hattiesburg, Miss. But before she took a sip, Sarah, a...
Software pioneer John McAfee returns to U.S.
Label: Business Anti-virus software company founder John McAfee arrived in the U.S. late Wednesday after being deported from Guatemala, where...
Dec
12
Ravi Shankar, sitar master, dies at 92
Label: World Ravi Shankar was already revered as a master of the sitar in 1966 when he met George Harrison, the Beatle who became his most...
Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92
Label: LifestyleNEW DELHI (AP) — With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical icon and spearheaded the first rock benefit concert as he introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over nearly a century.From George Harrison to John Coltrane, from Yehudi Menuhin to David Crosby,...
Michigan puts limits on unions
Label: Business NEW YORK —- Labor relations in the Midwest reached a new level of acrimony as Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder abruptly signed legislation...
Dec
11
Eastern Congo rebels thrive on fear, chaos
Label: World Los Angeles TimesRUTSHURU, Democratic Republic of Congo — The rebels materialized out of the moist, heavy air, startling the...
US designates Syria’s Jabhat al-Nusra front a ‘terrorist’ group at lightning speed
Label: TechnologyThe US State Department designated the Jabhat al-Nusra militia fighting Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria a foreign terrorist organization today.The speed with which the US government moved to designate a fairly new group that has never attacked US interests and is engaged in fighting a regime that successive administrations have demonized is evidence of the strange bedfellows and overlapping...
Luke Bryan cleans up at ACAs with 9 awards
Label: LifestyleLuke Bryan didn't want the American Country Awards to end.He cleaned up during the fan-voted show, earning nine awards, including artist and album of the year. His smash hit "I Don't Want This Night To End" was named single and music video of the year.Miranda Lambert took home the second most guitar trophies with three. Jason Aldean was named touring artist of the year. Carrie Underwood won female...
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