A teen who ran from South Chicago District officers after being stopped on suspicion of carjacking was fatally shot as he fled the stolen car when officers saw he had...
NBC chief braces for ratings drop after strong fall season
Label: LifestylePASADENA, California (Reuters) – NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt said he expects the network’s ratings to slip in the coming months after an unexpectedly strong fall season, though he hopes some coming new shows will break out to help stem the decline.The Comcast-owned network made a surprise comeback in the final months of 2012 after years in the ratings basement. The network’s viewership...
Oil Sand Industry in Canada Tied to Higher Carcinogen Level
Label: HealthTodd Korol/ReutersAn oil sands mine Fort McMurray, Alberta. OTTAWA — The development of Alberta’s oil sands has increased levels of cancer-causing compounds in surrounding lakes well beyond natural levels, Canadian researchers reported in a study released on Monday. And they said the contamination covered a wider area than had previously been believed. For the study, financed by the Canadian...
Sears CEO D'Ambrosio to step down
Label: Business Sears Holdings Corp. said Chief Executive Officer Louis J. D’Ambrosio will step down at the end of its fiscal year on Feb. 2,...
Kuwait sentences second man to jail for insulting emir: lawyer
Label: TechnologyDUBAI (Reuters) – A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison on Monday for insulting the country’s ruler on Twitter, his lawyer said, the second to be jailed for the offence in as many days.The U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state has clamped down in recent months on political activists who have been using social media websites to criticize the government and the ruling family.Kuwait has seen a...
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Hawks' Toews: 'Excited' to play but 'a lot of damage was done'
Label: WorldThe NHL and NHLPA came to a tenative agreement to end the lockout early Sunday morning. The deal must still be ratified, but the regular season is expected to begin in Mid-January. ...
Schwarzenegger is back, and Hollywood hopes he’s still a star
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As he famously droned on-screen in his signature “Terminator” movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger is back.A year after leaving the California governor’s office and becoming tabloid fodder for fathering a boy with his family’s housekeeper and splitting with his wife, Maria Shriver, the 65-year old former bodybuilder will star in no less than three Hollywood movies over the next 12...
Drug-Testing Company Tied to N.C.A.A. Draws Criticism
Label: HealthKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A wall in one of the conference rooms at the National Center for Drug Free Sport displays magazine covers, each capturing a moment in the inglorious history of doping scandals in sports. Steve Hebert for The New York TimesThe National Center for Drug Free Sport, in Kansas City, Mo., tries to deter doping with programs for high school, college and professional leagues....
Chicago restaurateurs shrug off economic worries
Label: Business Chicago may have lost a few of its Michelin-starred restaurants in 2012 and waved goodbye to the inimitable Charlie Trotter's,...
10 Vintage Photographs of Snowflakes
Label: TechnologyPhoto courtesy of Flickr, Smithsonian Institution.Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: 5 YouTube Videos to Help Winterize Your Home]If for some reason you didn’t believe no two snowflakes were alike, here’s your proof.In 1885, Wilson A. Bentley successfully photographed over 5,000 snowflakes by attaching a camera to a microscope (and in turn honing the field of Photomicrography). His...
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