The Super Bowl is on track to remain one big, glitzy bash even in these tough economic times. That’s not to say some advertisers aren’t nervous about buying expensive ad slots as business falters. Some stalwarts such as General Motors Corp., FedEx Corp. and Garmin Ltd. won’t be advertising on …
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HONOLULU – Patients with a sore throat, high fever or mystery rash in Hawaii will now be able to bypass the waiting room and find a physician’s care just a click away. Doctors here plan to start making online house calls Thursday in the nation’s first large-scale program of its …
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CHICAGO – An influential government-appointed medical panel is urging doctors to routinely screen all American teens for depression — a bold step that acknowledges that nearly 2 million teens are affected by this debilitating condition. Most are undiagnosed and untreated, said the panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which …
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No matter how good your meal is, sometimes it’s just not enough. You know what we’re talking about; it’s not over until the sweet tooth has been satisfied. Catherine Schimenti, the pastry chef at Craft Los Angeles, has provided us with some recipes that will leave you dreaming about dessert. …
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DARWIN, Australia – Police said they found human remains Monday in an Australian swamp where a crocodile snatched an 11-year-old girl. The remains would undergo DNA testing to determine whether they belong to the girl who vanished Sunday while swimming with three children in a swamp on the outskirts of …
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CINCINNATI – Police have arrested an Ohio college student suspected of setting small fires at a campus. Police in the Cincinnati suburb of Delhi Township say 18-year-old Jordan Cullen was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of aggravated arson. Authorities say Cullen set at least one of five small …
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s highest court on Thursday overturned hundreds of juvenile convictions issued by a corrupt judge accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send kids to privately owned detention centers. The state Supreme Court ruled that former Luzerne County President Judge Mark Ciavarella violated the constitutional …
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An Ohio man is due in court Friday to face DUI charges for the third time after serving 10 years in prison and losing his license for life in the 1994 death of a police officer, Fox 8 reported. Police say they received a call Sunday night from a Green, …
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ORLANDO – A Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter sobbed in court Friday as a prosecutor speculated aloud that the toddler was methodically drugged and suffocated with tape. Casey Anthony cried as prosecutor Jeff Ashton suggested that Caylee Anthony’s killer restrained her arms, dosed her with something that …
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The wife of a killed Salvation Army major says that his work ministering to people in a North Little Rock neighborhood will continue. Salvation Army Maj. Cindy Wise led a Sunday service in the building where her husband, 40-year-old Philip Wise, was shot to death during a robbery attempt on …
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