INDIANAPOLIS – Statewide daylight-saving time (search) has lived to see another day in the Indiana General Assembly. But even though it has been rescued twice, it is far from certain whether it can survive the final three weeks of the legislative session and land on the desk of its biggest …
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A new, approach to prostate cancer has reportedly fared well in early tests. The technique, called focal cryoablation, targets tumors without harming healthy tissue. Gary Onik, MD, who tested the procedure on a small group of prostate cancer patients, calls it “lumpectomy” for prostate cancer. The technique still needs long-term …
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WASHINGTON – Running for president five years ago, George W. Bush (search) pledged to jawbone energy-exporting nations to keep oil prices low and to win passage of legislation to spur more domestic energy production. Delivering on either count has proved difficult for the Texas oilman. Soaring oil and gasoline prices …
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LAS VEGAS – In the latest wrinkle in an increasingly strange case, the woman who claimed she found a fingertip in her bowl of Wendy’s (search) chili last month has been arrested for grand larceny and attempted grand larceny. “Clearly this has been a very unusual case from the very …
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HARRISBURG, Pa. – The newly renamed Hershey Co. (HSY), the nation’s largest candy maker, on Thursday said first-quarter profits rose 10.3 percent on the strength of several new products and last year’s purchase of a Mexican candy maker and a Hawaiian macadamia nut (search) processor. The results also prompted Hershey …
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Call it the case of the lucky ChapStick. Steven Jacobs, a physician’s assistant in Brooklyn, N.Y., dropped his tube of lip balm at work last Wednesday — and bent over to pick it up just as a bullet flew through his office window, reports the New York Post. Police and …
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Mint (search) announced on Tuesday it will begin producing a new 24-karat gold bullion coin early next year, hoping to capitalize on growing international demand for purer gold coins. The Mint already produces the 22-karat American Eagle (search) gold bullion coin, and Mint officials estimate the …
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NEW YORK – Brad Pitt (search) and Angelina Jolie (search) … in Africa … playing with her son at a romantic resort. Enough reason to believe they’re a couple? Despite denials of a romance between the two gorgeous stars, Us Weekly magazine has new photographs that show the two in …
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WASHINGTON – The man who once was believed to be the so-called “20th hijacker” in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks (search) has told the federal government he plans to plead guilty to his role in the terrorist acts that left nearly 3,000 people dead, FOX News confirmed Tuesday. The critical …
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Being active has been associated with a decreased risk of dementia. And some studies find that being active may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Now a new study suggests that it’s not how much activity but how many activities a person engages in that reduces their risk. The key …
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