The Supreme Court announced Friday it will rule for the first time on same-sex marriage by deciding the constitutionality of...
‘Post-PC’ is more than just marketing buzz for Apple CEO Tim Cook
Label: TechnologyApple (AAPL) is no stranger to ditching technologies when it deems them to no longer be useful. The company dropped the floppy disk for a CD-ROM drive on the first iMac and most recently has shifted to building MacBooks and iMacs without any physical disc drives. In his first televised interview on NBC’s Rockcenter with Brian Williams, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that he has “ditched physical...
Long-sealed Notorious B.I.G. autopsy released
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for the family of Notorious B.I.G. said Friday it's ridiculous that Los Angeles police have not arrested anyone for the rapper's 1997 killing, which has returned to the spotlight after coroner's officials released a long-sealed autopsy report.The report revealed that injuries cause by a single bullet killed the rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, during...
Cash-strapped electric-car maker Fisker searches for investors
Label: Business The chief executive of cash-strapped Fisker Automotive is in Europe looking for investors and business partners for the Anaheim...
Dec
06
18 arrested in federal crackdown on gang that operated near USC
Label: WorldFederal authorities on Thursday announced a sweeping racketeering indictment against a Mexican Mafia-controlled gang that operated in an L.A. neighborhood just north of USC and was allegedly involved in at least one slaying, drug sales, extortion and robberies.Eighteen members of the Harpys gang, also known as the Harpys-Dead End gang, were arrested Thursday morning on charges in three federal indictments...
Actor Stephen Baldwin charged in NY tax case
Label: LifestyleWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Actor Stephen Baldwin was charged Thursday with failing to pay New York state taxes for three years, amassing a $350,000 debt.Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said Baldwin, of Upper Grandview, skipped his taxes in 2008, 2009 and 2010.The youngest of the four acting Baldwin brothers pleaded not guilty at an arraignment and was freed without bail. His lawyer,...
Well: Running in Reverse
Label: HealthThis column appears in the Dec. 9 issue of The New York Times Magazine.Backward running, also known as reverse or retro running, is not as celebrated as barefoot running and will never be mistaken for the natural way to run. But a small body of science suggests that backward running enables people to avoid or recover from common injuries, burn extra calories, sharpen balance and, not least, mix up...
Consumer Reports says Ford Fusion, C-Max don't achieve MPG claims
Label: Business Ford Motor Co. has been crowing about the huge fuel economy ratings of its Fusion and C-Max hybrids.Consumer Reports did its...
Dec
05
Typhoon in Philippines leaves nearly 300 dead, hundreds missing
Label: WorldDeadly flooding in the Philippines from a typhoon has claimed dozens of lives. As Typhoon Bopha veered west from the Philippines...
Facebook’s Instagram cuts support for key Twitter integration
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s recently acquired photo-sharing service, Instagram, removed a key element of its integration with Twitter, signaling a deepening rift between two of the Web’s dominant social media companies.Instagram’s Chief Executive Kevin Systrom said Wednesday his company turned off support for Twitter “cards” in order to drive Twitter users to Instagram’s own website....
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