SACRAMENTO — A court-appointed monitor said Friday that Gov. Jerry Brown's quest to end judicial oversight in state prisons...
Samsung updates Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2 to Jelly Bean
Label: TechnologyOwners of the Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2 will be happy to learn that Samsung (005930) has begun to update their tablets to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The company announced its plans earlier this week, revealing that the Note’s update includes “dramatic improvements to the multitasking and S Pen features,” while the Tab 2 will bring the company’s Premium Suite of features and productivity apps...
J.J. Abrams to produce Lance Armstrong biopic
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — He's already gotten the Oprah treatment. Now Lance Armstrong is headed for the silver screen.Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams' production company, Bad Robot, are planning a biopic about the disgraced cyclist, a studio spokeswoman said Friday.They've secured the rights to New York Times reporter Juliet Macur's upcoming book "Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong," due out...
Business Briefing | Medicine: F.D.A. Clears Botox to Help Bladder Control
Label: Health Botox, the wrinkle treatment made by Allergan, has been approved to treat adults with overactive bladders who cannot tolerate or were not helped by other drugs, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. Botox injected into the bladder muscle causes the bladder to relax, increasing its storage capacity. “Clinical studies have demonstrated Botox’s ability to significantly reduce the frequency...
Col Needham created IMDb
Label: Business The gig: Col Needham, 45, is founder and chief executive of Internet Movie Database, the world's leading online source for information...
Jan
18
Colorado movie theater reopens after shooting
Label: World AURORA, Colo. — A quiet crowd gathered Thursday at what is now Century Aurora for an "evening of remembrance." Young employees...
Tina Fey Wants Boring People to Get a License to Twitter
Label: TechnologyWe realize there’s only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: RELATED: Jimmy Kimmel Really Hates Kids; Call Me Again MaybeTina, you can be in charge of Twitter-licensing...
Bolshoi's artistic director attacked with acid
Label: LifestyleMOSCOW (AP) — The artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater's ballet troupe was splashed with acid and may lose his eyesight in an attack that the Bolshoi said appeared to be linked to struggles for influence at one of the world's most famous ballet companies.Sergei Filin, a 42-year-old former ballet star, was approached late Thursday night by an unknown man who threw the acid at his face as he got...
The Neediest Cases: Medical Bills Crush Brooklyn Man’s Hope of Retiring
Label: HealthAndrea Mohin/The New York TimesJohn Concepcion and his wife, Maria, in their home in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. They are awaiting even more medical bills. Retirement was just about a year away, or so John Concepcion thought, when a sudden health crisis put his plans in doubt. For the past 100 years, The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund has provided direct assistance to children, families...
Herbalife says fourth-quarter profit will exceed expectations
Label: Business Herbalife Ltd. forecast that fourth-quarter earnings will come in higher than expected but said expenses could rise as the nutritional...
Jan
17
European regulators ground the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Label: World European regulators ordered all Boeing 787 Dreamliners grounded Thursday, following the lead of U.S. aviation safety officials....
PC titans take notes from tablets to regain customers
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Personal computer makers, trying to beat back a tablet mania that’s eating into their sales, are making what may be a last-ditch attempt to sway customers by mimicking the competition.Many of the laptops to be unveiled around the world in coming months will be hybrids or “convertibles” – morphing easily between portable tablets and full-powered laptops with a keyboard, industry...
Sniping, then singing as 'American Idol' returns
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — There was no hair-pulling between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj on the season debut of "American Idol," although some viewers may have been reduced to it.The pop divas exchanged insults worthy of middle schoolers, fellow freshman judge Keith Urban looked trapped between them, and there was a whiff of make-believe Wednesday about the show's touted feud."We can have accessories. I...
The New Old Age Blog: Officials Say Checks Won't Be in the Mail
Label: HealthThe jig is up.Two years ago, the Treasury Department initiated its Go Direct campaign to persuade people still receiving paper checks for their Social Security, Veterans Affairs, S.S.I. and other federal benefits to switch to direct deposit.“At that point, we were issuing approximately 11 million checks each month,” or about 15 percent of the total, Walt Henderson, director of the campaign, told me.After...
U.S. finalizes rules for financial firms to avoid foreclosures
Label: Business In a major effort to heal the $10-trillion U.S. mortgage market, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized rules...
Jan
16
Confession could be bad for Lance Armstrong's bank account
Label: World Now that Lance Armstrong has finally admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during his storied athletic career, the shamed...
Chicago rapper facing jail for parole violation
Label: LifestyleCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago rapper Chief Keef has been taken into custody after a juvenile court judge decided a video of him firing a semiautomatic rifle at a New York gun range was a violation of probation.The artist, real name Keith Cozart, was sentenced last year to 18 months' probation after his conviction on aggravated unlawful use of a weapon charges for pointing a gun at police officers.The Chicago...
The New Old Age Blog: In Flu Season,Use a Mask. But Which One?
Label: HealthDo face masks help prevent people from getting the flu? And if so, how much protection do they give?You might think the answer to this question would be well established. It’s not.In fact, there is considerable uncertainty over how well face masks guard against influenza when people use them outside of hospitals and other health care settings. This has been a topic of discussion and debate in infectious...
All Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets in Japan grounded
Label: Business All 24 of Japan's Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jets were grounded for safety checks after one of the planes operated by All...
Jan
15
SoCal Edison destroyed downed poles before inspection
Label: World A state probe into the widespread power outages caused by a furious 2011 windstorm was unable to determine whether toppled utility...
Verizon may be prepping a new mid-range Samsung smartphone with a 720p display
Label: Technology...
AP source: Lance Armstrong tells Winfrey he doped
Label: LifestyleAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong has finally come clean.After years of bitter and forceful denials, he offered a simple "I'm sorry" to friends and colleagues and then admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs during an extraordinary cycling career that included seven Tour de France victories.Armstrong confessed to doping during an interview with Oprah Winfrey taped Monday, just a couple of...
Jan
14
Chuck Hagel's opponents switched gears
Label: World WASHINGTON — For all the controversy over President Obama's choice for Defense secretary, many of Chuck Hagel's most outspoken...
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