American actor Randy Quaid and his wife have applied for asylum with the immigration board of Canada, telling its members that “the murderers of Hollywood” are out to get them. Their application to be accepted as refugees comes after warrants were issued in the U.S. for their arrest on charges of vandalizing their former property. […]
Typhoon Megi claimed seven lives and left some tourists missing after hitting Taiwan as it heads toward Xiamen in southern China yesterday. Power outages were reported throughout the island, the National Fire agency said. A landslide in Suao in Yilan province covered a house beside a Buddhist temple where the dead victims were located, while […]
A declared cholera epidemic has worsened in Haiti prompting health authorities and foreign aid organizations to scramble to fight the most severe health crisis for the impoverished country since it was struck by a strong quake in January. Haiti’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 2,364 cholera cases and 194 deaths, according to Imogen Wall, spokesperson […]
About 1.66 million Toyota vehicles — Avalons and Highlanders — are being recalled by the Japanese carmaker on Thursday, bringing its total number of recalls in the past year to 14 million globally. Most of the affected units are in Japan and the company’s top market the U.S., the company said in an announcement. This […]
Reports of four cases of baby deaths due to strangulation have prompted Graco Children’s Products, Inc. to announce a voluntary recall of 2 million MetroLite and Quattro brand strollers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday. Graco’s website says that “entrapment and strangulation can occur, especially to infants younger than 12 months […]
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon ruled on Thursday that police investigators can search data stored in a computer used by Oksana Grigorieva, the former girlfriend of Hollywood actor and director Mel Gibson. Grigorieva’s counsel earlier sought to limit how much information the police can get from the computer where she says holds her […]
US Airways today announced a net profit of $240 million for the third quarter, its highest ever for the said period. The carrier reported earnings of $1.22 per share, beating estimates of $1.17 per share. It also said furloughed flight attendants and 300 pilots will be recalled by the end of this year and new […]
The U.S. Federal and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday ordered makers of prostate cancer drugs to revise medication labels to state a small increased risk of diabetes, heart issues, and even death for patients who take gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists. Affected brands include Sanofi’s Eligard, Abbott’s Lupron, and AstraZeneca’s Zoladex. Other drugs available in the […]
The Chinese economy posted a 9.6 percent expansion for the third quarter, its smallest increase in one year, while the inflation rate sped up last month to its quickest pace in almost two years, the country’s statistics bureau announced today. Gross domestic product (GDP) beat analysts’ estimate of 9.5 percent and consumer prices matched expectations, […]
The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Monday that former Laker Earvin “Magic” Johnson has sold his minority ownership stake to L.A. businessman Patrick Soon-Shiong. Long-time Lakers fan Soon-Shiong, who is a biotechnology entrepreneur and physician, bought Johnson’s stake of the team estimated at 5 percent for an undetermined amount. As of last year, the Los […]
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