The NFL lockout talks will be extended until March 11 to give the league and the players union more time to iron out differences. A federal mediator has been brought back into the talks to resolve the deadlock in the negotiations. Among the contentious points is a new scheme on how to distribute the approximately […]
Migraine medication Topamax (generic name: topiramate), which is also indicated for epileptic disorders, have been linked by health experts from the Food and Drug Administration to an increased likelihood of cleft palate in babies. An examination of new records shows that mothers who use the migraine medication ups their risk of having babies with cleft […]
Angelina Jolie made a surprise return visit on Wednesday to Afghanistan as part of her work as a goodwill ambassador for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The 35-year old Hollywood actress first visited the war-torn country in 2008. Jolie met with refugees who were displaced by the war in […]
Queen Elizabeth II will become the first ruling British monarch since 1911 to visit Ireland probably in May this year, Buckingham Palace announced today. The historic visit will mark another milestone in British-Irish affairs. Ireland became a sovereign republic in 1922 after a war against Britain. Northern Ireland subsequently became part of the United Kingdom. […]
Courtney Love, the widow of departed grunge singer Kurt Cobain, has settled a lawsuit filed against her by fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir about false statements made by Love via Twitter and MySpace. The suit was filed by Simorangkir in March 2009. She met Love one month earlier to talk about making some clothes for the […]
A Mazda recall involving 65,000 cars was issued after a fire risk was noted due to yellow sac spider nesting. The spider, common in the United States, is said to be attracted to the smell of gasoline. Mazda said the creatures can weave webs in vent lines that can create pressure in the fuel tank. […]
Playstation 3 units were confiscated last month by authorities in the Netherlands in relation to a patent infringement suit filed by LG Electronics Inc. of South Korea. This was confirmed today by Yasuhiro Okada, a spokesman of Sony Corp. He did not disclose the number of PS3 game consoles that were taken by Dutch customs […]
Manny Pacquiao will keep his current boxing team intact with the announcement that his strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza will keep his job. Ariza has been rumored to be leaving Pacquiao’s camp but trainer Freddie Roach dispelled the rumors saying that “everything is great, real fine.” Both Roach and Ariza will be arriving in […]
State budget deficits will persist and will not be resolved even as the U.S. economic recovery gains momentum. Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke said in speech in New York that it will “take some time” for many state and local governments to get their finances in order. “Governors, mayors and legislators will confront more […]
Cold medicine that has been available through prescription for years without approval by the Food and Drug Administration will be withdrawn, health officials say. These drugs have been there before FDA regulations were in place and the agency let them be sold until now. The FDA said all prescription drugs should be subject under scientific […]
PayPal Withdrawing Support For Kindle Fire, BlackBerry And Windows Phone
Revival Of Nashville Discussed
Brawl Erupts After Jose Bautista Downed By Rougned Odor Punch
VR Tour Offered Three Decades After Chernobyl Disaster
Kyle Busch Sweeps NASCAR Events At Martinsville
Halle Berry Enters The Social Media World
