I doubt that our forebears who ratified the Second Amendment in 1791 ever imagined how carelessly and callously firearms would be used centuries later. Witness the senseless slaughter of 20 innocent children and 6 adults last month in Newtown, Conn. As a mother of two and grandmother of four, I can’t imagine a more painful loss.If you are as concerned as I am about the safety of your children and...
Jan
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Irvine City Council overhauls oversight, spending on Great Park
Label: World Capping a raucous eight-hour-plus meeting, the Irvine City Council early Wednesday voted to overhaul the oversight and spending...
Source: Britney Spears out of 'X Factor'
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is out of "The X Factor" after a season in which the pop star failed to deliver a ratings boost for the singing contest, a person familiar with the show's plans said Thursday.Creator Simon Cowell and fellow producers are discussing replacements for Spears and another panelist, record producer Antonio "L.A." Reid, said the person, who lacked authority to comment publicly...
Flu Widespread, Leading a Range of Winter’s Ills
Label: HealthIt is not your imagination — more people you know are sick this winter, even people who have had flu shots. The country is in the grip of three emerging flu or flulike epidemics: an early start to the annual flu season with an unusually aggressive virus, a surge in a new type of norovirus, and the worst whooping cough outbreak in 60 years. And these are all developing amid the normal winter...
Warner wins appeal in Superman case against co-creator's daughter
Label: Business In a legal victory that cements the studio's ownership of Superman as it goes forward with a slate of movie about the Man of...
Jan
09
L.A. County sheriff's area homicides fall; serious crime up overall
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Men and Women of (Limited) Letters: Must-Follow Twitter Accounts of 2013
Label: TechnologyScientific American editors voted in recent weeks on the 20 most informative Twitter accounts to stay abreast of the latest ideas, issues and developments in science and technology. We weeded through hundreds of lists and feeds to select the most brilliant and engaging, as well as the quirkiest of the bunch.Our picks are often witty, sometimes eccentric and occasionally silly, but each brings valuable...
Dark Horse, Wood start new 'Star Wars' comic
Label: LifestylePHILADELPHIA (AP) — There's excitement brewing for fans of the original "Star Wars" trilogy.Writer Brian Wood and Dark Horse Comics began a new monthly series Wednesday that focuses on Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo and Chewbacca, along with R2D2 and C3P0, as they seek to establish a foothold for the rebellion in the aftermath of the Death Star's destruction.Wood, whose previous comics...
Pap Test May Prove Useful at Detecting More Types of Cancer, Study Suggests
Label: HealthThe Pap test, which has prevented countless deaths from cervical cancer, may eventually help to detect cancers of the uterus and ovaries as well, a new study suggests. For the first time, researchers have found genetic material from uterine or ovarian cancers in Pap smears, meaning that it may become possible to detect three diseases with just one routine test. But the research is...
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