NATION
Why I won't be watching 'Weight of the Nation'
Count me out of the audience tonight when "Weight of the Nation," the much-anticipated HBO documentary about obesity in the United States, makes its television debut. If the trailers and pre-show pub...
Posted on 5/14/12 at 11:08 AM
Dear Facebook...
Dear Facebook (aka - Mark Zuckerberg), I feel as though it is time for you to hear from one of your abused girlfriends. It is time for you to know what I think of you. I think a lot of us think this ...
Posted on 9/21/11 at 9:50 PM
It Gets Better
Tyler Clementi was an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University when he committed suicide, apparently because his sex life was broadcast online without his consent. Clementi's death has sparked an o...
Posted on 10/1/10 at 10:40 AM
Bake (Biscuits) for your best (canine) friend
UPS has been making frequent deliveries to our house this holiday season. One of those guys who drops packages at our door always remembers our Golden Retriever, Wrigley, with a couple of big biscui...
Posted on 12/23/09 at 11:30 AM
P&G to add latches to make detergent packs safer
DALLAS (AP) -- The maker of Tide Pods will create a new double-latch lid to deter children from accessing and eating the brightly colored detergent packets, a company spokesman said today.By NOMAAN MERCHANT and LINDA STEWART BALL , May 25, 2012
Oil holds near 2012 low
NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil is holding near the lowest levels of the year.By CHRIS KAHN , May 25, 2012
Apple CEO Cook gives up $75M in stock dividends
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple says CEO Tim Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock.By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , May 25, 2012
Sandusky charity to shut down, transfer programs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago - and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boys he is charged with sexually abusing - said today it is seeking court approval to shut down and transfer its programs to a Texas-based youth ministry that serves abused and neglected children.By MATT MOORE and MICHAEL RUBINKAM , May 25, 2012
US stocks open mixed ahead of holiday weekend
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks are opening mixed as traders worry that European leaders don't have a concrete plan for dealing with Greece's financial troubles.By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , May 25, 2012
Police say disappearance of Etan Patz finally cracked
NEW YORK (AP) -- On the eve of National Missing Children's Day, police said they'd at last cracked the case that started it - the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz.By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ , May 25, 2012
US stock futures mixed ahead of holiday
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stock futures are mixed ahead of the long holiday weekend on concerns over the lack of a concrete plan to keep Greece in the European currency union.By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , May 25, 2012
Typical CEO made $9.6M last year, AP study finds
NEW YORK (AP) -- Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs.By CHRISTINA REXRODE and BERNARD CONDON , May 25, 2012
Doctors report rise in kids eating detergent packs
DALLAS (AP) -- Miniature laundry detergent packets arrived on store shelves in recent months, touted as a solution to bulky bottles and messy spills. But doctors across the country say children are confusing the tiny, brightly colored packets with candy and swallowing them.By NOMAAN MERCHANT , May 24, 2012
Food stamp fraud raising concerns in gov't offices
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash - sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist - and then asking the government for replacement cards.By SAM HANANEL , May 24, 2012
AP source: Man says he suffocated Etan Patz in '79
NEW YORK (AP) -- A law enforcement official says a man says he suffocated 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 and left the boy's body in a box in a Manhattan alley.By COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYS , May 24, 2012
US bank earnings rose this winter to 5-year high
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. bank earnings rose in the first three months of the year to the highest level in nearly five years. The number of troubled banks fell for the fourth straight quarter.By MARCY GORDON , May 24, 2012
US durable goods orders up 0.2 percent in April
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Orders for long-lasting factory goods edged up slightly in April. But a measure of tracks business investment spending fell for a second straight month.By MARTIN CRUTSINGER , May 24, 2012
US 30-year mortgage rate falls to record 3.78 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The average U.S. rate for the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to a record low for a fourth straight week. Cheap mortgages have helped boost home sales modestly this year.By MARTIN CRUTSINGER , May 24, 2012
Stocks open weaker as Europe summit disappoints
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks edged lower in early trading today after a European economic summit delivered no concrete solutions for the region's debt troubles.By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , May 24, 2012
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