Wells Fargo reported Wednesday that the number of consumer loans who went bad during the last three months of last year went down 29 percent compared to one year earlier. Also late payments for loans in danger of default dipped for the first time in two years. In other signs that Americans are improving their […]
Jackie Chan and Barbra Streisand joined political elites in Washington as the U.S. feted Chinese President Hu Jintao to a state dinner at the White House on Wednesday. The menu for the evening was distinctly American with servings such as poached Maine lobster, apple pie for dessert, and California wines. Host President Barack Obama in […]
Mental health screening for soldiers about to be deployed to Iraq cut the overall incidence of psychiatric issues such as suicidal thoughts, combat stress, or mental health breakdowns by 78 percent, a new study shows. The report, published online Tuesday in the American Journal of Psychiatry, also said the screening halved the rate for suicidal […]
Vince Neil, singer of rock band Motley Crue, will take a plea bargain agreement that will require him to spend two weeks in jail then an additional two weeks of house arrest. The deal was for his drunk driving arrest in Las Vegas last summer . He was driving his black Lamborghini sports car when […]
Worries over the negative impact of the floods that hit Australia on its national economy have sent the consumer confidence index there to plunge to its lowest level in seven months. In a survey conducted by Melbourne Institute and Westpac Banking Corp, the index declined to 104.6 from December’s level of 111. It was the […]
Some reports of liver damage caused by Sanofi-Aventis SA’s new heart drug Multaq have been received by the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration, officials said today. The extent of the damage was severe enough in two female, elderly patients that their livers needed to be removed. One patient was taking Multaq for 4.5 months while […]
Rising flood waters in the Australian state of Victoria have prompted authorities there to order an evacuation of five more towns as rivers breached their banks. Meanwhile, flood waters in Brisbane, Queensland have began to subside and cleaning operations are underway. Traffic was starting to come back to Brisbane’s streets yesterday. Australia’s State Emergency Service […]
A points system that has been in place since 1975 may be replaced by NASCAR with a simpler system that awards points depending on the finishing position, a source told the AP today. NASCAR’s new season starts next month and officials are considering some changes including the points scheme to be implemented then. The source […]
A new study says that surgeons are more prone to suicidal thoughts than the average person due to burnout, medical errors and depression. The study, published in this month’s issue of Archives of Surgery, showed that 6 percent of 8,000 surgeons surveyed said they contemplated suicide recently. The rate jumped to 16 percent among those […]
The U.S. must put to rest the contentious issue of yuan appreciation and acknowledge China’s sovereignty if the U.S. wants closer economic cooperation, Chinese President Hu Jintao said today ahead of a visit in Washington tomorrow. Hu said China and the U.S. should remove the “zero-sum Cold War mentality” while strengthening trade, anti-terrorism and energy […]
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