Voting will conclude Monday in a special election on a streetcar proposal in downtown Los Angeles.The proposal before downtown...
Seth MacFarlane on “Family Guy” movie: “it’s just a matter of when”
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane wants to bring his beloved and controversial Fox show to the big screen, telling students at UCLA on Wednesday that a theatrical version of the show will definitely happen.“It’s just a matter of when,” MacFarlane said, according to Entertainment Weekly. “It’s hard to do that while you have the series going on at the same time; I think that’s...
Adderall, a Drug of Increased Focus for N.F.L. Players
Label: HealthThe first time Anthony Becht heard about Adderall, he was in the Tampa Bay locker room in 2006. A teammate who had a prescription for the drug shook his pill bottle at Becht. “ ‘You’ve got to get some of these,’ ” Becht recalled the player saying. “I was like, ‘What the heck is that?’ He definitely needed it. He said it just locks you in, hones you in. He said, ‘When I have to take...
Nov
30
Student scores may be used in LAUSD teacher ratings
Label: World After months of tense negotiations, leaders of the Los Angeles Unified School District and its teachers union have tentatively...
Dolly Parton talks dreams, love, plastic surgery
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – Although Dolly Parton has cemented her place in country and popular music, pop culture, and as an entrepreneur and philanthropist, she still, on occasion, gets nervous.Her new book, “Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You” encourages readers to overcome their fears, believe in their passions and keep taking risks.The “I Will Always Love You” singer/songwriter, 66, who has written...
Nov
29
A slick stereotype: L.A. drivers unable to handle the rain
Label: World Far removed from the many SigAlerts and traffic accidents caused by the rain, umbrella-toting pedestrians stroll on the...
Adkins explains Confederate flag earpiece
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Trace Adkins wore an earpiece decorated like the Confederate flag when he performed for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting but says he meant no offense by it.Adkins appeared with the earpiece on a nationally televised special for the lighting on Wednesday. Some regard the flag as a racist symbol and criticized Adkins in Twitter postings.But in a statement released Thursday,...
Medicare Is Faulted in Electronic Medical Records Conversion
Label: HealthThe conversion to electronic medical records — a critical piece of the Obama administration’s plan for health care reform — is “vulnerable” to fraud and abuse because of the failure of Medicare officials to develop appropriate safeguards, according to a sharply critical report to be issued Thursday by federal investigators. Mike Spencer/Wilmington Star-News, via Associated PressCeleste...
Most Americans Face Lower Tax Burden Than in the 80s
Label: BusinessWhat Is Fair?: Taxes are still a hot topic after the presidential election. But as a country that spends more than it collects in taxes, are we asking the right taxpayers to pay the right amounts?BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Alan Hicks divides long days between the insurance business he started in the late 1970s and the barbecue restaurant he opened with his sons three years ago. He earned more than $250,000...
Nov
28
Kuang-hsun Ting dies at 97; bishop led Protestant church in China
Label: World Bishop Kuang-hsun Ting, who was one of the most influential Christian figures in China as the longtime leader of the country's...
Family learns of student’s death on Facebook
Label: TechnologyATLANTA (AP) — The parents of a south Georgia college student first learned from Facebook that their daughter had been found dead in a dormitory study room shortly before Thanksgiving. Now, they hope that Facebook and other social media sites can help solve the death of 17-year-old Jasmine Benjamin, which police are investigating as a homicide.The Valdosta State University freshman was found unresponsive...
Adele’s “21″ sells 10 million, Rihanna leads Billboard
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British singer and Grammy darling Adele reached the 10 million sales mark in the United States on Wednesday with her heartbreak album “21″ becoming the first by British woman to reach the milestone, Nielsen SoundScan said.“21,” released in February 2011, produced the hits “Someone Like You” and “Rolling In The Deep” and became the top-selling album of 2011. Earlier this year,...
Well: Weight Loss Surgery May Not Combat Diabetes Long-Term
Label: HealthWeight loss surgery, which in recent years has been seen as an increasingly attractive option for treating Type 2 diabetes, may not be as effective against the disease as it was initially thought to be, according to a new report. The study found that many obese Type 2 diabetics who undergo gastric bypass surgery do not experience a remission of their disease, and of those that do, about a third redevelop...
The Next War: In Federal Budget Cutting, F-35 Fighter Jet Is at Risk
Label: BusinessLuke Sharrett for The New York TimesVice Adm. David Venlet was named to lead the Joint Strike Fighter program in 2010 after problems had left it behind schedule and over budget. LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — The Marine version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, already more than a decade in the making, was facing a crucial question: Could the jet, which can soar well past the speed of sound, land at sea like...
Nov
27
Top Democrat urges progressives to deal on 'fiscal cliff'
Label: World WASHINGTON – A top Democrat pressured fellow progressives Tuesday to support – rather than fight – a far-reaching budget...
Play Your Wii U Anywhere — Even on a Train
Label: TechnologyWii U on a TrainNo need for a TV set. If you plug the Wii U in, you can interact entirely with the GamePad. This is on a Japanese Shinkansen, a high-speed train.Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: Nintendo Unveils Wii Mini for the Canucks]Nintendo’s new Wii U console may have one real advantage over the competition: portability. Since you don’t need a television to play a good portion...
Ex-Elmo puppeteer faces new sex-with-minor allegation
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – The puppeteer formerly behind the “Sesame Street” character Elmo faces a new accusation of having sex with an underage boy, a week after a similar allegation prompted him to resign from the iconic public television children’s program.In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, a man identified only as John alleges Kevin Clash engaged in oral sex and other sex...
Amid Hurricane Sandy, a Race to Get a Liver Transplant
Label: HealthIt was the best possible news, at the worst possible time. The phone call from the hospital brought the message that Dolores and Vin Dreeland had long hoped for, ever since their daughter Natalia, 4, had been put on the waiting list for a liver transplant. The time had come. They bundled her into the car for the 50-mile trip from their home in Long Valley, N.J., to NewYork-Presbyterian...
Facebook Gifts Urges Users to Shop While They Share
Label: BusinessSAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is already privy to its users’ e-mail addresses, wedding pictures and political beliefs. Now the company is nudging them to share a bit more: credit card numbers and offline addresses. James Best Jr./The New York TimesFacebook Gifts is a service that prompts users to buy things for friends on the social network. Sharing Even MoreWhat...
Nov
26
Baseball Hall of Fame voters split on steroid-era candidates
Label: World Barry Bonds owns the most cherished record in baseball, and more than twice as many most-valuable-player awards as anyone else....
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