KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide car bomber targeting a U.S.-operated base in eastern Afghanistan killed at least three Afghans...
A Look Inside Tarantino's <em>Django Unchained</em> Comic Book
Label: Technology Django Unchained opens in theaters today, but the big screen isn’t the only way to see the newest work by Quentin Tarantino. The issue of the Django Unchained comic book mini-series from DC/Vertigo Comics is available now in comic book stores (and online), and in advance of tomorrow’s film debut, Wired has a look at the Tarantino’s introduction to...
Britain’s royal family attends Christmas services
Label: LifestyleLONDON (AP) — Britain‘s royal family is attending Christmas Day church services — with a few notable absences.Wearing a turquoise coat and matching hat, Queen Elizabeth II arrived at St. Mary Magdelene Church on her sprawling Sandringham estate in Norfolk. She was accompanied in a Bentley by granddaughters Beatrice and Eugenie.Her husband, Prince Philip, walked from the house to the church with other...
Recipes for Health: Penne With Mushroom Ragout and Spinach
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesPenne with mushroom ragout and spinach. Mushrooms and spinach together is always a match made in heaven. I use a mix of wild and regular white or cremini mushrooms for this, but don’t hesitate to make it if regular mushrooms are all that is available. 1/2 ounce (about 1/2 cup) dried porcini mushrooms 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive...
Fiscal Cutoff Gradually Morphs Into a Horizon
Label: BusinessQuick action by President Obama and Congress could still help the economy escape the full impact of hundreds of billions in tax increases and automatic spending cuts set to take effect shortly after the last minutes of 2012 tick away next week. But if the deadlock in Washington persists much longer than a few weeks, the consequences will quickly mount, economists warn. Until late last week,...
Dec
25
Jack Klugman dies at 90; star of TV's 'The Odd Couple,' 'Quincy'
Label: World Jack Klugman, the three-time Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his portrayals of slovenly sportswriter Oscar Madison on TV's “The Odd Couple” and the title role...
Amazon Delivers Coal To Netflix Watchers On Christmas Eve
Label: Technology Christmas Eve movie streaming was a little bumpy for some Netflix customers, thanks to an outage at Amazon’s North Virginia data centers.The problems started at about 12:30 p.m. Pacific, and it didn’t take long for customers to start reporting downtime with Netflix’s streaming video service.At 9:30 p.m. a Netflix spokesman reported that the issue affects “some, but not all devices that can...
‘Hobbit’ holds on at $36.9M, ‘Reacher’ does $15.6M
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” easily defended its box-office title, remaining the No. 1 film for a second weekend with $ 36.9 million.A rush of newcomers mostly had modest openings, led by Tom Cruise‘s action tale “Jack Reacher” at No. 2 with $ 15.6 million.The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number...
News Analysis: Getting Polio Campaigns Back on Track
Label: HealthHow in the world did something as innocuous as the sugary pink polio vaccine turn into a flash point between Islamic militants and Western “crusaders,” flaring into a confrontation so ugly that teenage girls — whose only “offense” is that they are protecting children — are gunned down in the streets? Nine vaccine workers were killed in Pakistan last week in a terrorist campaign that brought...
Dec
24
Baker's giant thermometer, long on the blink, is taking heat
Label: World BAKER — The temperature hit 114 degrees in July, but most folks passing by the "World's Tallest Thermometer" in this Mojave...
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