We realize there’s only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: RELATED: Cookie Monster Batman and the Dog You Wish You HadHockey, schmockey. As a whole, the Atlantic...
Women have caught up to men on lung cancer risk
Label: HealthSmoke like a man, die like a man.U.S. women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago, partly because they are starting younger and smoking more — that is, they are lighting up like men, new research shows.Women also have caught up with men in their risk of dying from smoking-related illnesses. Lung cancer risk leveled off in the 1980s for men but...
Sharing their emotional struggles in Spanish
Label: Business Hi, I'm J. and I'm neurotic.The barrel-chested man with jet black hair stops and sighs. Then, with quick cadence and a booming...
Jan
22
Court Shooting Highlights Growing Gun Debate in Philippines
Label: WorldBullit Marquez/Associated PressGlen Elaine Ella removed items left in the coffin of her daughter Stephanie Nicole Ella, 7, who was hit with a stray bullet as their family watched New Year's fireworks. MANILA — A fatal shooting in a central Philippine courtroom on Tuesday added impetus to a growing national debate over firearms regulation in a country with an enthusiastic gun culture much like America’s....
‘Atari’ Is in Trouble Again
Label: TechnologyAtari is declaring bankruptcy — twice. Both the U.S. video game company and its French parent have done so, the latest twist for the company which largely invented the video game industry and remains synonymous with it, despite having seen its glory days end by the mid-1980s.But wait. Even though the Atari name celebrated its fortieth anniversary last year, it’s a mistake to talk about Atari...
Barack Obama & Family Party at Star-Studded Post Inauguration Bash
Label: Lifestyle Caught in the Act 01/22/2013 at 07:50 PM EST President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Chip Somodevilla/Getty President Barack Obama celebrated his second inauguration Monday night with a private party following his very public day.The Obama family...
Flu season fuels debate over paid sick time laws
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work anyway for a day she felt she couldn't afford to miss.A school speech therapist who works as an independent contractor, she doesn't have paid sick days. So the mother of two reported to work and hoped for the best — and was aching, shivering and coughing by the end of the day. She stayed home...
Years after bond's passage, no start on new Sierra Madre school
Label: Business The summer before Kenna Castillo started sixth grade at Sierra Madre Middle School, education officials ordered demolition of...
Jan
21
World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Nigerian Convicted of Planning Deadly Bombings
Label: World A South African court on Monday said a Nigerian man was guilty of masterminding twin car bombings in Nigeria in 2010. The double bombing in Nigeria’s capital killed at least 12 people and wounded three dozen. The defendant, Henry Okah, faces a minimum sentence of life in prison, said the prosecutor, Shaun Abrahams. “This is clearly indicative that South Africa cannot be seen as a safe haven for international...
Samsung decides to kick RIM when it’s down by bashing BlackBerry in new ad [video]
Label: TechnologySamsung (005930) is well known for its clever ads mocking Apple (AAPL) and its fans, but the company has decided to pick on a less powerful target in its newest ad that takes swipes RIM (RIMM) and its BlackBerry smartphones. The ad revolves around an office that is implementing its own bring-your-own-device policy and is meant to show that both the Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Note II are ideal...
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