News Archive for October 17 2007

Maine middle school to offer birth control

Pupils at a Portland middle school will be able to get birth-control pills and patches at their student health center after the local school...

T.O. man charged with killing 8-year-old daughter

A Toronto-area man was charged Friday with first-degree murder in the death of his eight-year-old daughter, whose body was found inside a North York townhouse.

George Lucas plans 'Star Wars' TV series

The Force may soon be coming to a television near you. George Lucas is planning a live-action television series spinoff of the ...

Social Security Benefits Rise 2.3 Percent Next Year

Millions of Americans will get a slight increase in Social Security benefits next year after the government agreed to an adjustment for the cost of living. The 2.3 percent increase is the smallest increase in four years. It will add $24 per month to the average Social Security check.

Pope names 23 new cardinals, including 2 Americans

Pope Benedict XVI named 23 new cardinals on Wednesday, in a list that highlights the concerns and the shifting demographics of ...

Norman Mailer Recovering After Surgery

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer is recovering after surgery to remove scar tissue around his lung. The 84-year-old literary giant was admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York last week, and the operation took place earlier this week.[...] Read more!

Stock Dump: Morgan Stanley Sells Entire Stake in New York Times

Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest shareholder in New York Times Co., sold its entire stake today, according to a person briefed on the transaction, sending the stock to its lowest in more than 10 years. New York Times shares slid 48 cents, or 2.5 percent, to $18.43 at 12:44 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading [...]

Malaria vaccine protects infants against infection

Early trials of a vaccine against malaria suggest it could save hundreds of thousands of lives each year

Dick Cheney, Barack Obama Distant Cousins

Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama are distant cousins, according to Cheney's wife Lynn on Tuesday.

WA man charged over child porn

A 42-year-old man has been charged after child pornography was found on his work computer in northern Western Australia.Police allege three computers at the small business where the Kununurra man worked revealed evidence of access to paedophile websites.

Child's body found in suitcase in Sydney

The body of child has been found in a suitcase in a Sydney park, police say.Two children, aged about 10 and 12, opened the suitcase after finding it in a pond at Cleopatra Reserve at Rosemeadow about 5pm (AEST) on Wednesday, a police spokeswoman said.

Report: SEC examining stock sales by Countrywide CEO

The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining stock sales of the chief executive of Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's ...

Pope Benedict names 23 new cardinals

Pope Benedict has named 23 new Roman Catholic cardinals, including 18 who will be members of a secret conclave to elect his successor.The "cardinal electors", who are under 80 years old, come from Italy, Argentina, the United States, Germany, Poland, Spain Ireland, France, Senegal, India, Mexico, Brazil and Kenya.

As Hannah Montana Tickets Go For $3,000, Parents Go Nuts

Some U.S. parents, desperate after Disney star Hannah Montana's concert tour sold out in minutes, are going to extremes with some paying $3,000 a ticket and fathers donning high heels in a race to get in for free. The demand to see Hannah Montana, the TV alter ego of 14-year-old singer Miley Cyrus, has made the show the hottest ticket of the year, with [...]

Monster Black Hole Busts Theory

Stellar black holes form when stars with masses around 20 times that of the sun collapse under the weight of their own gravity at the ends of their lives. Most stellar black holes weigh in at around 10 solar masses when the smoke blows away, and computer models of star evolution have difficulty producing black holes more massive than this.

Gatorade to name drink after Tiger Woods

New York, Oct 17 (Xinhua) Golf legend Tiger Woods will have his own brand of sports drink next year to be launched by Gatorade.

Air France, Delta target $8 billion revenues from new JV

PARIS (Reuters) - Air France-KLM expects annual revenues of $8 billion from a joint venture it announced with Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday in the biggest shake-up in the transatlantic market in years.

Nokia intros N810 Internet tablet

Finnish mobile giant Nokia has announced the introduction of the N810 Internet tablet, which offers both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Nokia announced the new Internet Tablet the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.

Coca-Cola posts higher profit, sales

Coca-Cola Co.posted a jump in its third-quarter profit and sales Wednesday, helped by strength in its overseas market, although the company continues to suffer sluggish cola sales in its key North America market.

Death Cab's Chris Walla rejoins Barsuk Records for solo album

Death Cab for Cutie guitarist/producer Chris Walla will release "Field Manual," his first solo album, on Jan. 29, according to Barsuk Records...