WASHINGTON (AFP) — A protein known as a key indicator of inflammation in the body and thought to cause heart disease is not linked to development of the fatal ailment, according to a British study published Tuesday.
C-reactive protein (CRP), a target for studies of treatment for coronary heart disease, is not in fact directly involved [...]
By MATTHEW PERRONE
ADELPHI, Md. (AP) — Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet.
The Food and Drug Administration assembled 37 experts to recommend ways to reduce deadly overdoses with acetaminophen, which is the [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The State Department on Monday warned U.S. citizens to avoid all nonessential travel to Honduras due to the “current unstable political and security situation” there.
Noting the ouster on Sunday by the Honduran military of President Manuel Zelaya, the department in a statement late Monday also recommended that American citizens residing in and [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are sharing the first photo of their twin daughters.
The baby girls – Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick and Tabitha Hodge Broderick – were born last Monday at an Ohio hospital to a surrogate mother.
The photo, taken Monday in New York, shows a happy family: Parker and [...]
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) – President Barack Obama’s face brightened as he looked up and saw his 8-year-old daughter Sasha on the White House’s Truman Balcony. He gave an exaggerated wave, she waved back and photographers captured a rare, unscripted moment.
It seemed innocent enough, yet White House officials asked news organizations not [...]
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Michael Jackson’s parents wasted little time demanding authority over their son’s financially strained empire and guardianship of their fatherless grandchildren. The big question is who, if anyone, will contest them?
Early Monday – just four days after the death of the King of Pop – lawyers for Katherine [...]
By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ
AP Business Writer
HONG KONG (AP) – The Walt Disney Co. and Hong Kong have reached a deal to expand the territory’s Disneyland at a cost of about $465 million in hopes of boosting the theme park’s fortunes, officials announced Tuesday.
The deal will see the American entertainment giant invest new capital – some 3.5 [...]
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) – Kris Kristofferson will be honored by BMI as a music icon during the music licensing organization’s country awards in November.
BMI announced the selection Tuesday morning. The group gives the honor to songwriters and artists who have had a “unique and indelible” influence on generations of music makers.
Past honorees include Dolly Parton, [...]
By OLIVER TEVES
Associated Press Writer
- Pop singer Akon has postponed his concerts in the Philippines, China and Malaysia until later this year because of concerns over swine flu, organizers said Tuesday.
The Senegalese-American performer will tour Asia from Oct. 23 to Nov. 7 starting in Manila, said Luke Pasiliao, managing director of Winning Touch, one of [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – Media coverage of Michael Jackson’s death began receding following an extraordinary worldwide outpouring, with the shock wearing off and the pace of new developments slowing.
The sentencing of financier Bernie Madoff, a presidential speech on energy, U.S. combat troops withdrawing from Iraqi cities and a cable news staple in Dallas – a [...]
