LONDON – Results Tuesday in English football (home teams listed first): Everton 1, Manchester City 0 Manchester United 2, Stoke 0 Swansea 1, Chelsea 1 Tottenham 3, Wigan 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Liverpool 3 Barnsley 3, Derby 2 Blackpool 2, Coventry 1 Crystal Palace 1, Brighton 1 Hull 0, Doncaster 0 Ipswich 5, West Ham [...]
SAN JOSE, UNITED STATES – A research led by the University of California, Berkeley claimed that Alzheimer can be prevented with daily intellectual stimulation. This is what the principal investigator Dr. William Jagust of UC Berkeley’s Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute said: “Rather than simply providing resistance to Alzheimer’s, brain-stimulating activities may affect a primary pathological [...]
LOS ANGELES – Jennifer Lopez was the guest of the last night’s episode of the Late Show With David Letterman. Letterman, of course, asked her about her divorce, and how she gets on with Marc Anthony in her new reality show. That is what she said: “It’s fun, because we know each other so well [...]
LONDON – Some pictures depict Jennifer Lopez during an emotional phone call with tears in her eyes. The star admitted she misses so much her children and that not even the presence of a caring boyfriend can make up for it. That is what she told Matt Lauer on the Today Show: ‘I spoke to [...]
KINSHASA, Congo – It has been reported that a plane has crashed after takeoff and there is no news of the passengers on board. Laban Kyalangalilwa, the minister in charge of transportation in South Kivu province, said Tuesday the plane took off from the city of Bukavu at 7:45 a.m. on Monday and was due [...]
DENVER – Natural gas prices dropped nearly to 8 percent Tuesday after a government report said U.S. production hit a record high, as weak demand during a mild winter kept supplies bulging. Natural gas dropped by 21 cents to $2.51 per 1,000 cubic feet in afternoon trading in New York. The price was 19 cents [...]
NEW YORK – It has been reported that the stock market got low Tuesday but still appeared headed for its best January finish in more than a decade. An unexpected drop in consumer confidence dragged stocks down after a strong open. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 42 points at 12,611 just before noon [...]
BRUSSELS – Finally it is time for a change, Fifty-five major European airports accounting for over half of all passenger traffic on the continent decided to be now part of a program aimed at cutting carbon emissions, Airports Council International said Tuesday. Airports are changing airport vehicles and buses to electric or hybrid power, and [...]
JOHANNESBURG – It has been reported that some condoms burst. Others leaked like sieves. South Africa’s leading anti-AIDS group said Tuesday that allegedly faulty condoms are among more than 1.35 million handed out at the African National Congress’ 100th birthday party. Health officials confirmed that all of those condoms have been ordered to be recalled. [...]
CHICAGO – It is to be investigated the reason why a US nuke reactor has been shut down. U.S. officials said they may have traced a power failure at a nuclear reactor in Illinois to a failed piece of equipment at a switchyard that delivers power to and from the plant. After the shutdown Monday [...]