With a 38-year sentence at age 59, Drew Peterson most likely will spend the rest of his life in prison.The former Bolingbrook...
Warner’s “Jack the Giant Slayer” may see soft U.S., Canada debut
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Warner Brothers‘ “Jack the Giant Slayer,” the first big-budget, special effects-filled action movie of 2013, could be headed for less than huge sales at U.S. and Canadian box offices when it opens on March 1.Industry tracking suggests the 3D movie based on the “Jack and the Beanstalk” fairy tale will debut with $ 27 million to $ 32 million in the domestic market during its...
Drone Pilots Found to Get Stress Disorders Much as Those in Combat Do
Label: HealthU.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Steve HortonCapt. Richard Koll, left, and Airman First Class Mike Eulo monitored a drone aircraft after launching it in Iraq. The study affirms a growing body of research finding health hazards even for those piloting machines from bases far from actual combat zones. “Though it might be thousands of miles from the battlefield, this work still involves tough stressors...
16 airport investors show interest in Midway
Label: Business An international array of airport investors and operators have shown interest in developing bids to privatize Midway Airport, the city announced Friday evening.Sixteen...
Chicago bluesman Magic Slim dead at 75
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Guitarist Magic Slim, a mainstay of the Chicago blues scene who followed in the footsteps of such greats as Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, died on Thursday at age 75, his manager said.Slim, the son of Mississippi sharecroppers, gave up the piano and turned to guitar after losing his right pinky finger in a cotton gin accident at age 13. He died at a Philadelphia hospital where...
Governors Fall Away in G.O.P. Opposition to More Medicaid
Label: HealthUnder pressure from the health care industry and consumer advocates, seven Republican governors are cautiously moving to expand Medicaid, giving an unexpected boost to President Obama’s plan to insure some 30 million more Americans. The Supreme Court ruled last year that expanding Medicaid to include many more low-income people was an option under the new federal health care law, not a requirement,...
United takes Dreamliner off schedule until June
Label: Business The All Nippon Airways Dreamliner 787 arrives at Mineta San Jose International Airport. ...
Feb
21
Tribune exclusive: 'We were just regular parents who were slapped in the face'
Label: World The parents of slain teen Hadiya Pendleton talk about her life...
Michael Moore on “5 Broken Cameras” director’s LAX ordeal: It doesn’t compare to Palestinians’ “daily humiliation”
Label: LifestyleLOSD ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Michael Moore said that Oscar-nominated Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat‘s ordeal with immigration officials on Tuesday demonstrates that the United States is overly strict when it comes to greeting foreign visitors, particularly people of color.“If he’d been a white guy he wouldn’t have to go through that in our ‘post-racial’ America,” Moore, the Oscar-winning director...
In Reversal, Florida to Take Health Law’s Medicaid Expansion
Label: HealthMIAMI — Gov. Rick Scott of Florida reversed himself on Wednesday and announced that he would expand his state’s Medicaid program to cover the poor, becoming the latest — and, perhaps, most prominent — Republican critic of President Obama’s health care law to decide to put it into effect. It was an about-face for Mr. Scott, a former businessman who entered politics as a critic of Mr. Obama’s...
OfficeMax, Office Depot agree to merger
Label: BusinessOffice Depot to buy Office Max as an attempt to compete with Staples. Office Depot Inc. and Naperville-based OfficeMax Inc. confirmed...
Well: No Consensus on Plantar Fasciitis
Label: HealthPhys EdGretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness.There are more charismatic-sounding sports injuries than plantar fasciitis, like tennis elbow, runner’s knee and turf toe. But there aren’t many that are more common. The condition, characterized by stabbing pain in the heel or arch, sidelines up to 10 percent of all runners, as well as countless soccer, baseball, football and basketball players,...
OfficeMax, Office Depot shares soar on merger talk
Label: Business Shares of OfficeMax Inc. skyrocketed 21 percent Tuesday on speculation that the Naperville-based office supply retailer is in...
Feb
19
Rose returns to 5-on-5 drills for first time since injury
Label: World A sense of doubt has evolved into a hint of optimism about Derrick Rose's comeback from knee surgery.The Bulls guard, who last...
Romanian cinema triumphs again with top Berlin award
Label: LifestyleBERLIN (Reuters) – Romania claimed another major scalp on the European film festival circuit this weekend when “Child’s Pose” won the Golden Bear in Berlin, underlining the country’s emergence as a powerhouse of hard-hitting cinema in the post-Communist era.The film, directed by Calin Peter Netzer, tells the story of Cornelia, an obsessive mother who uses every trick in the book to prevent her son...
National Briefing | South: Abortion Curbs Clear Senate in Arkansas
Label: Health The State Senate voted 25 to 7 on Monday to ban most abortions 20 weeks into a pregnancy. The measure goes back to the House to consider an amendment that added exceptions for rape and incest. The legislation is based on the belief that fetuses can feel pain 20 weeks into a pregnancy, and is similar to bans in several other states. Opponents say it would require mothers to deliver babies with fatal...
Cubs seek big payday on TV rights
Label: Business While the Chicago Cubs and rooftop owners debate proposed stadium billboards, a much more lucrative revenue source is in the...
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