NEW YORK (AP) — The scope and senselessness of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting challenged journalists' ability to do much more than lend, or impose, their presence on the scene.Pressed with the awful urgency of the story, television, along with other media, fell prey to reporting "facts" that were often in conflict or wrong.How many people were killed? Which Lanza brother was the shooter: Adam...
School Yoga Class Draws Religious Protest From Christians
Label: HealthT. Lynne Pixley for The New York TimesMiriam Ruiz during a yoga class last week at Paul Ecke Central Elementary School in Encinitas, Calif. A few dozen parents are protesting that the program amounts to religious indoctrination. More Photos »ENCINITAS, Calif. — By 9:30 a.m. at Paul Ecke Central Elementary School, tiny feet were shifting from downward dog pose to chair pose to warrior pose in surprisingly...
Downtown property owners fight MTA subway tunnel plans
Label: Business As the MTA moves closer to starting construction on a subway tunnel in downtown Los Angeles, some property owners have dug in...
Sony’s PlayStation 4 could lose to the next Xbox before it’s even released
Label: TechnologyI love all game consoles equally. My Xbox 360 is used equally as much as my PlayStation 3. The Wii — oh, I’ll just leave it at that. The current generation of consoles is all but over — 10-year life cycle be damned — and new consoles are rumored to be coming next fall. If not next fall, then in 2014. Whatever is the case, Sony (SNE) can’t afford to lag in third place again. Sure, the Xbox...
Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA
Label: LifestylePHOENIX (AP) — The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the agency seized two of its planes earlier this year as part of the ongoing probe.DEA spokeswoman Lisa Webb Johnson confirmed Thursday the planes owned by Las Vegas-based Starwood Management were seized in Texas and Arizona,...
Well: Latke Recipes for Health
Label: HealthHere at the Well blog we have learned not to mess with the latke. Readers love the traditional dish just as it is. But as Martha Rose Shulman discovered in this week’s Recipes for Health, it can also be exciting to experiment with the recipe and develop new flavors so that latkes can be enjoyed every day of the year.I decided to experiment with other vegetables for my latkes, combining carrots and...
Stocks edge lower; Best Buy drops
Label: Business Apple, the most valuable company in the U.S., slumped Friday, helping to drag down the stock market. A lack of progress in federal...
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Susan Rice withdraws from Secretary of State consideration
Label: World WASHINGTON – Susan Rice, who came under heavy criticism for her defense of the Obama administration after armed militants killed...
Verizon Offering $5 Shared 4G Plan for Samsung Galaxy Camera
Label: TechnologyImagine the powerful Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone, except that it can’t make phone calls and its backplate has been replaced by a digital camera — handgrip, zoom lens, and all. That’s basically the Samsung Galaxy Camera in a nutshell, and whether it’s a small, awkwardly-shaped Android tablet or a digital camera that you can play Modern Combat 3 on depends on how you look at it.When the Galaxy Camera...
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