The widow of a West Rogers Park man who died of cyanide poisoning weeks after winning a $1 million lottery jackpot was questioned...
Samsung's big push for 2013: content, corporates
Label: TechnologyLAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the global leader in consumer smartphones, is planning two major thrusts in 2013: bulking up mobile content and moving faster into the corporate market dominated by Research in Motion. The South Korean electronics company is investing in devices that enterprise users like corporations will endorse, with a higher level of security and reliability...
RG3 to have surgery on torn right knee ligament
Label: SportsWASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Griffin III is having surgery Wednesday on a torn ligament in his right knee — and to see if there's a second ligament that also needs to be repaired.Baylor coach Art Briles confirmed to USA Today and The Associated Press on Tuesday night that the Washington Redskins rookie has a torn lateral collateral ligament. He said the surgery also will determine whether Griffin has...
No joke: Obama to screen TV comedy “1600 Penn” at White House
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A “trophy wife” as first lady, a hapless college-aged son who burns down a fraternity house, and a daughter frantically taking pregnancy tests in a White House bathroom – this TV comedy had better be funny.On Wednesday, President Barack Obama is slated to hold a private screening at the White House with the cast and crew of “1600 Penn,” an NBC series about a dysfunctional first...
Report: Death rates from cancer still inching down
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — Death rates from cancer are continuing to inch down, researchers reported Monday.Now the question is how to hold onto those gains, and do even better, even as the population gets older and fatter, both risks for developing cancer."There has been clear progress," said Dr. Otis Brawley of the American Cancer Society, which compiled the annual cancer report with government and cancer...
Ned Wertimer, doorman on 'Jeffersons,' dies at 89
Label: EntertainmentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ned Wertimer, who played Ralph the Doorman on all 11 seasons of the CBS sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died.Wertimer's manager Brad Lemack said Tuesday that the 89-year-old actor died at a Los Angeles-area nursing home on Jan. 2, following a November fall at his home in Burbank.A native of Buffalo, N.Y., and a Navy pilot during World War II, Wertimer had one-off roles on dozens of...
Dreamliner glitches giving Boeing a black eye
Label: Business Boeing's 787 Dreamliner could become a public relations nightmare for Chicago-based Boeing Co. and some of its airline customers.Electrical...
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4th Q: Alabama 42, Notre Dame 7
Label: WorldThe big game features college football¿s top two teams and millions of dollars to go around. The intersection of dreams and reality...
Bama starts with bang at BCS championship game
Label: SportsMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — No. 2 Alabama was halfway to stamping itself a dynasty, scoring touchdowns on its first three drives and taking a 28-0 lead at halftime of a BCS championship game that wasn't living up to the hype Monday night.In a matchup of programs tied for the most AP national championships with eight, Alabama was rolling toward becoming the first team to win consecutive BCS titles —...
“Downton Abbey” sets PBS record with 7.9 million viewers
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British period drama “Downton Abbey” scored rave reviews and a record 7.9 million viewers for public broadcasting channel PBS as viewers tuned in to watch a wedding and financial calamity during the award-winning show’s third season U.S. premiere on Sunday.Fans witnessed the wedding of Matthew and Lady Mary Crawley, after two seasons in which viewers were kept wondering if...
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