The Lakers concluded preliminary talks Saturday with former coach Phil Jackson, a feeling-out process that would continue, The...
War photography exhibit debuts in Houston museum
Label: LifestyleHOUSTON (AP) — It was a moment Nina Berman did not expect to capture when she entered an Illinois wedding studio in 2006. She knew Tyler Ziegel had been horribly injured, his face mutilated beyond recognition by a suicide bombing in the Iraq War. She knew he was marrying his pretty high school sweetheart, perfect in a white, voluminous dress.It was their expressions that were surprising."People don't...
U.S. Extends Deadline on Health Coverage for States
Label: HealthWASHINGTON — With many states lagging far behind schedule, the Obama administration said Friday that it would extend the deadline for them to submit plans for health insurance exchanges, the online markets where millions of Americans are expected to obtain private coverage subsidized by the federal government. The original Nov. 16 deadline will be extended to Dec. 14 — and in some cases to...
Canada looks to lure energy workers from the U.S.
Label: Business EDMONTON, Canada — With a daughter to feed, no job and $200 in the bank, Detroit pipe fitter Scott Zarembski boarded a plane...
Nov
09
New Yorkers in long lines ask: Where's the gas?
Label: World When Mike Williams moved to New York City from Miami four months ago, he expected cold winters and slushy streets. He was not...
Philip Roth says he's done writing
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Exit, Philip Roth? Having conceived everything from turning into a breast to a polio epidemic in his native New Jersey, Roth has apparently given his imagination a rest.The 79-year-old novelist recently told a French publication, Les inRocks, that his 2010 release "Nemesis" would be his last. Spokeswoman Lori Glazer of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said Friday that she had spoken with...
Malaria Vaccine Candidate Produces Disappointing Results in Clinical Trial
Label: HealthThe latest clinical trial of the world’s leading malaria vaccine candidate produced disappointing results on Friday. The infants it was given to had only about a third fewer infections than a control group. But researchers said they wanted to press on, assuming they keep getting financial support, because the number of children who die of malaria is so great that even an inefficient vaccine...
Managers spend almost a day a week on slacker workers, study says
Label: Business Slacker employees don't pull their weight. But they do a great job attaching it to their bosses.Managers spend nearly 17% of...
Nov
08
Mexico reports capture of alleged Zetas cartel commander
Label: World MEXICO CITY — An alleged local commander of the Zetas paramilitary cartel in the troubled border state of Coahuila has been...
Exclusive: Google Ventures beefs up fund size to $300 million a year
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google will increase the cash it allocates to its venture-capital arm to up to $300 million a year from $200 million, catapulting Google Ventures into the top echelon of corporate venture-capital funds. Access to that sizeable checkbook means Google Ventures will be able to invest in more later-stage financing rounds, which tend to be in the tens of millions...
Marilyn Monroe photos on auction in Poland
Label: LifestyleWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Who doesn't want a picture of Marilyn Monroe?Hundreds of photographs of the blonde bombshell and other celebrities, including famous ones of Monroe in bed and as a ballerina, were being sold Thursday evening at an auction house in Poland.Bidders and spectators packed the Desa Unicum house in Warsaw, where 238 pictures by the late American fashion and celebrity photographer Milton...
Ask an Expert: Wondering About Alzheimer’s? Ask Here
Label: HealthThis week’s Ask the Expert features Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, who will answer questions related to Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss. He is a professor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center and an author of “The Alzheimer’s Action Plan.” Dr. Doraiswamy has also served as an adviser to government agencies, advocacy groups and businesses. About five million Americans today live...
Priceline agrees to acquire Kayak Software for $1.8 billion
Label: Business Priceline.com, the popular online travel service, agreed Thursday to acquire Kayak Software Corp. for $1.8 billion, a deal that...
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