WASHINGTON (AP) — In the days since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a shell-shocked nation has looked for reasons. The list of culprits include easy access to guns, a strained mental-health system and the “culture of violence” — the entertainment industry’s embrace of violence in movies, TV shows and, especially, video games.“The violence in the entertainment culture...
A year for enduring pop culture icons to shine
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Marilyn Monroe. The Rolling Stones. And Bond — James Bond. What do they have in common?Sure, one's long gone, and one's fictional. But all three marked a golden anniversary in 2012. And after a half-century in our pop-culture consciousness, they each displayed a surprisingly enduring appeal.So even though, as a culture, we still worshiped at the fountain of youth this year, marveling...
Irish Government Set to Allow Abortion in Rare Cases
Label: HealthDUBLIN — The Irish government said Tuesday that it was preparing to allow abortion under limited circumstances in an effort to comply with demands by the European Court of Human Rights to clarify the country’s legal position on the issue. Cathal Mcnaughton/ReutersA vigil was held in Dublin on Monday in memory of Dr. Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old dentist who died after being...
Who was Gossip Girl? The series finale told all
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — "Gossip Girl" ended its six-season run with a major reveal: The identity of its tattle-tale blogger.Known only as Gossip Girl and given narrative voice by actress Kristen Bell, she turned out to be a he. The Monday night finale revealed Gossip Girl was secretly the work of character Dan Humphrey.Dan, played by Penn Badgley, was a budding poet and a student at Manhattan's posh St. Jude's...
Attackers in Pakistan Kill Anti-Polio Workers
Label: HealthISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Five Pakistani women and a man were killed on Tuesday in separate attacks on health workers participating in a national drive to eradicate polio from Pakistan. Akhtar Soomro/ReutersThe bodies of two female workers with an anti-polio drive lay in the morgue at Jinnah Hospital in Karachi on Tuesday. Athar Hussain/ReutersFamily members...
Amgen pleads guilty, to settle misbranding case for $762 million
Label: Business Drugmaker Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks reached a settlement Tuesday in a federal investigation of its sales and marketing...
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Fault lines also appearing on Democratic side in fiscal debate
Label: World WASHINGTON — For weeks, Democrats in Congress have been relishing the division and sniping within Republican ranks over whether...
TV network aimed at millennials set for summer
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Participant Media plans to launch a cable network aimed at viewers 18 to 34 years old with programming it describes as inspiring and thought-provoking.The as-yet-unnamed network is set to start next summer with an initial reach of 40 million subscribers, the company announced Monday.Targeting so-called millennials, Participant is developing a program slate with such producers as Brian...
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