ATLANTA – An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors. The 52-year-old patient’s dramatic turnaround was the only success in a small study, leading doctors …
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Kate Moss bared her breasts in a long, sheer, black-and-white polka-dotted dress while attending an Istanbul art exhibit earlier this week with her 5-year-old daughter. The supermodel, 34, wore a thong under the see-through dress, and clearly chose not to wear a bra. Moss held hands with her daughter Lila …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush is traveling to Japan early next month for a summit of leading industrialized nations, but is skipping for now a widely expected stop in South Korea, the White House said Tuesday. This year’s meeting of leaders from the Group of Eight countries is being held in …
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. – It’s not easy raising a celebutante. Take it from Lionel Richie. The singer was accepting the “Icon” honor at Sunday night’s taping of the TV Land Awards, when he got applause and a laugh at daughter Nicole’s expense. “Forget about surviving 40 years in the music …
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LONGMIRE, Wash. – A helicopter rescued two hikers from high on Mount Rainier Wednesday after they were caught in a freak June blizzard that caused a third hiker’s death. An Army Chinook helicopter rescued the man and woman at about 6:15 a.m. from Camp Muir, a staging area for climbers …
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GROTON, Conn. – The Navy’s newest attack submarine, the New Hampshire, was christened Saturday, delivered eight months ahead of schedule and $54 million under budget. The New Hampshire was christened by the widow of a pilot killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “I believe I’m looking at heroes,” …
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WASHINGTON – West Virginia officials reacted angrily to a joke about families in the state made by Vice President Dick Cheney at the National Press Club Monday. While discussing his heritage, including ancestral ties to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the vice president made a quip about how he has …
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In Memphis, black Medicare beneficiaries are nearly six times as likely as whites to have a leg amputated, a complication stemming from vascular disease and diabetes. In Mississippi, 57 percent of women aged 65-69 got mammograms in a two-year period versus 74 percent in Maine. And, in Alaska, 71 percent …
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DUJIANGYAN, China – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised China’s earthquake recovery efforts during a visit to the disaster zone Sunday, contrasting Beijing’s “attentive” response with Myanmar’s reluctance to accept outside aid after a devastating cyclone. Rice was the highest-ranking American to inspect damage from the May 12 quake that …
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SANTA FE, N.M. – A New Mexico appeals court on Friday ruled against a Los Alamos man who wanted to change his name to a phrase containing a popular four-letter obscenity. The man appealed after a state district judge in Bernalillo County refused his request to change his name to …
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