ATLANTA – ChoicePoint Inc. (CPS) said Monday that residents in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories may have been affected by a breach of the company’s credentialing process in which criminals gained access to its massive database of consumer information. The Alpharetta-based company said the …
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MARYVILLE, Mo. – The growing use of highly addictive methamphetamine throughout the country is creating a prominent scar on an increasing number of users — rotting, brittle teeth that seem to crumble from their mouths. Methamphetamine (search) can be made with a horrid mix of substances, including over-the-counter cold medicine, …
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KATMANDU, Nepal – Nepal’s (search) government said Wednesday that it has arrested 43 people to ensure law and order in the Himalayan nation since the king suspended civil liberties and imposed emergency rule last week. The detainees, including top political leaders and student activists, were arrested for their “own personal …
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CHICAGO – Kellogg Co. (K), the world’s largest cereal maker, Monday said quarterly earnings dipped due to a higher tax rate, higher promotional spending and expenses related to cost-cutting measures. Net income for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 1 fell to $186.4 million, or 45 cents per share, from $188 …
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New studies show a cancer paradox: Sun exposure — a known cause of skin cancer — has an anti-cancer effect. How this happens is not quite clear. But two new studies in the Feb. 2 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute show that these night-and-day effects of …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush (search), faced with complaints from Republicans as well as Democrats about higher cost estimates for a new Medicare drug benefit, said Friday he would veto any attempt to change the law. The presidential threat appeared to have little impact on Democrats. They argue that the 2003 …
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CHICAGO – A new study based on more than three decades of U.S. data suggests that giving flu shots (search) to the elderly has not saved any lives. Led by National Institutes of Health (search) researchers, the study challenges standard government dogma and is bound to confuse senior citizens. During …
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JERUSALEM – Senior Israeli Cabinet ministers on Thursday approved the release of 900 Palestinian prisoners and the handover of the West Bank town of Jericho (search) to Palestinian control in coming days — gestures meant to build goodwill ahead of next week’s Mideast summit. The Palestinians had hoped for broader …
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LOS ANGELES – Online travel company Priceline.com Inc. (PCLN) Thursday said its quarterly profit doubled due to strong airline and hotel bookings. The Norwalk, Conn.-based company said its fourth-quarter net income rose to $5 million, or 12 cents a share, from $2.2 million, or 6 cents a share, a year …
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HARARE, Zimbabwe – A prize winning track athlete who competed in women’s events was actually a man, a court in Zimbabwe (search) has been told. Samukaliso Sithole, who competed in domestic and regional competitions, faced charges of crimen injuria, or psychological offense, in the Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo (search), the …
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