At biosecurity symposium, veterinarians say human health is closely tied to that of animals Kansas City Star More News | Animal health increasingly translates to human health and the economy, veterinarians said Monday at a biosecurity conference. | The symposium at Bartle Hall sounded an alarm suggesting that people who work in human public health risk disasters if they don't pay attention to what's happen...
Video Reviews: Jennifer Lopez and 'The Backup Plan' won't keep you in stitches The Providence Journal | Shortly after the release of her new “The Back-up Plan” (Sony, $28.95), Jennifer Lopez was rumored to be in contention for a “judgeship” on the upcoming fall season of “American Idol,” which pretty much tells you where her film career was heading. | Connie Ogle,...
Mayor on Mission Health Gulf News | For those who thought they had cornered the market on healthy living, meet Michael Bloomberg, the 108th mayor of New York. | Since he took charge, the city has pioneered a raft of regulations to get its citizens to be healthier — or at least ...
How to train workers for real jobs CNN | Editor's note: Sheila Maguire is vice president for program effectiveness at Public/Private Ventures, a national nonprofit organization that creates, tests and strengthens programs that improve lives in low-income communities. | (CNN) -- Recent new...
Khryz Henry and MIC The Examiner | I've known Khryz Henry, the creator, writer and director for Khryz Henry & M.I.C which stands for Mighty In Christ, for a number of years, but I never truly knew the depth of his talent until I became one of the photographers for his album rele...
Spare Times: For Children The New York Times | GLOBAL FAMILY GARDENING: SUMMER HARVEST FESTIVAL Blog | ArtsBeat | The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. More Arts News | Many young New Yorkers will soon dis...
A guy's guide to rom-coms Star Tribune | The romantic comedy is on life support. Take last month's "The Switch," with Jennifer Aniston. Didn't see it? Don't worry, no one else did, either. A bad year for the rom-com genre just keeps getting worse (case in point: this weekend's &...
The stale rom-com genre could use a blast from its own past The State | The romantic comedy is on life support. Take last month's "The Switch," with Jennifer Aniston. Didn't see it? Don't worry, no one else did, either. A bad year for the rom-com genre just keeps getting worse (case in point: this weekend's "Going the ...
B.o.B Set To Open Eminem/Jay-Z Detroit, NYC Shows VH1 | VMA nominee will join the superstar duo on stops at Comerica Park and Yankee Stadium. | by Jayson Rodriguez | Jay-Z and Eminem will have some company with them during their back-to-back Detroit shows at Comerica Park later this week, and then again...
B.o.B Set To Open Eminem/Jay-Z Detroit, NYC Shows MTV | Jay-Z and Eminem will have some company with them during their back-to-back Detroit shows at Comerica Park later this week, and then again when the duo hit New York's Yankee Stadium. | One of B.o.B's managers, veteran music industry figure T.J. Cha...
Generosity of an heiress: 4 homes for the nurse Newsvine | — NEW YORK - Huguette Clark, the reclusive 104-year-old heiress, is known as generous toward those who care for her, including her social secretary, who received a $10 million gift. It's now clear that her longtime nurse has also been a recip...
NY Halted from Taxing Tribal Cigarettes The Examiner | With NY state in financial straits, Governor Patterson decided to recoup revenue by taxing cigarettes sold by Indian American Tribes, specifically, the Cayuga Nations and Seneca Tribes. The tax would only apply for sales to non-tribal members. However, recently a State Appellate judge halted NY State from collecting taxes on cigarette sales. It i...
U.S. Retailers Depended on Discounts in August The New York Times | Back-to-school season started off on sale, with retailers receiving new merchandise in August, and then marking it down to get it out the door. Mary Altaffer/Associated Press | Shoppers at Macy’s in New York last month. U.S. retail sales surpassed expectations in August, but many stores resorted to discounting. | That led to a decent 3.3 percen...
