It has been nearly two years since Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, deployed troops to clear the streets of first peaceful protesters and then armed rebels intent on overthrowing him.The ensuing war, a mix of the sectarian, political and personal, has turned bustling streets, workplaces and homes across the country into rubble-strewn battlegrounds, contested bitterly for the smallest strategic...
Michelle Williams 'Really Working' on Growing Out Her Hair
Label: Lifestyle Stylewatch Style News Now 02/20/2013 at 06:00 PM ET Lionel Hahn/Abaca; Christopher Peterson/Splash NewAnne Hathaway and Miley Cyrus may be totally committed to their short haircuts, but one famously gamine star is ready to ditch...
Adults get 11 percent of calories from fast food
Label: HealthATLANTA (AP) — On an average day, U.S. adults get roughly 11 percent of their calories from fast food, a government study shows.That's down slightly from the 13 percent reported the last time the government tried to pin down how much of the American diet is coming from fast food. Eating fast food too frequently has been seen as a driver of America's obesity problem.For the research, about 11,000 adults...
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: North Korean Video Shows Obama in Flames
Label: WorldNorth Korea has released a new propaganda video that shows President Obama and United States troops in flames and credits Washington with leading the impoverished country to become a proud nuclear power.Songs, operas and novels that stoke hatred against the United States and belittle South Korea are daily fare for North Koreans living under a leadership that uses propaganda as a critical tool of governing....
Downton Abbey Cast Covers One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful'
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch By Maggie Coughlan 02/20/2013 at 09:45 AM EST You don't know you're beautiful, Downton Abbey. But comedian Richard Sandling does!
Sandling is the brains behind a video mashup of the Crawley crew performing One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful." Using footage from seasons 1 through 3 (and both Christmas...
Future science: Using 3D worlds to visualize data
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — Take a walk through a human brain? Fly over the surface of Mars? Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are pushing science fiction closer to reality with a wraparound virtual world where a researcher wearing 3D glasses can do all that and more.In the system, known as CAVE2, an 8-foot-high screen encircles the viewer 320 degrees. A panorama of images springs from...
L.A. Regional Food Bank is thriving at 40
Label: Business David Navarro drove south from the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club in Lincoln Heights on a recent sun-drenched day, headed to his weekly destination in a dust-gray Ford pickup.As usual, he couldn't simply cruise into the crowded parking lot of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank on 41st Street near Alameda. He was stopped by an employee who works...
Feb
19
IHT Rendezvous: As Europe Moves to Cap Bonuses, Britain Hesitates
Label: WorldLONDON — It is hard to imagine any European politician losing votes these days by promising to curb bankers’ pay, which may explain why members of the European Parliament are enthusiastically pushing for the toughest restrictions on bank bonuses since the 2008 financial crisis.Representatives of the Parliament and of the 27 European Union governments were meeting on Tuesday to finalize a deal on banking...
Michael Jackson's Son Prince Michael Works as TV Reporter
Label: Lifestyle Only on People.com By Jennifer Garcia 02/19/2013 at 09:35 AM EST From left: James Franco, Zach Braff and Prince Michael Jackson Courtesy ET Michael Jackson's son, Prince Michael, stepped into a world his late father knew well, becoming a special correspondent for...
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