ALGIERS (Reuters) - About 60 foreigners were still being held hostage or missing inside a gas plant on Friday after Algerian forces stormed the desert complex to free hundreds of captives taken by Islamist militants, who threatened to attack other energy installations. The attack, which plunged capitals around the world into crisis mode, is a serious escalation of unrest in northwestern...
Mo. lawmaker wants tax on violent video games
Label: TechnologyJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker from rural Missouri bucked her party’s anti-tax bent on Tuesday and called for a sales tax on violent video games in response to a deadly Connecticut school shooting.Rep. Diane Franklin, of Camdenton, said the proposed 1 percent sales tax would help pay for mental health programs and law enforcement measures aimed at preventing mass shootings. The tax...
PHOTO: It's a Boy for The Mentalist's Amanda Righetti
Label: Lifestyle Mom & Babies Celebrity Baby Blog 01/18/2013 at 09:30 AM ET LuMar Jr./AFFIt’s a boy for Amanda Righetti!The Mentalist star, 29, and her husband Jordan Alan welcomed their first child, son Knox Addison Alan, on Thursday, Jan. 10, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.Righetti and Alan,...
Food service vulnerable to food allergy lawsuits
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — People with severe food allergies have a new tool in their attempt to find menus that fit their diet: federal disabilities law. And that could leave schools, restaurants and anyplace else that serves food more vulnerable to legal challenges over food sensitivities.A settlement stemming from a lack of gluten-free foods available to students at a Massachusetts university could serve...
Wall Street edges lower on earnings, China data
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell modestly on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 rose to its highest level in five years, as a weak outlook from Intel was weighed against encouraging data out of China and a fourth-quarter profit at Morgan Stanley . The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was down 6.68 points, or 0.05 percent, at 13,589.34. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx>...
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Four foreign hostages freed by Algerian army: APS
Label: WorldALGIERS (Reuters) - Four foreign hostages were freed on Thursday by Algeria's armed forces, the official APS news agency said, giving no further details. A local source has told Reuters six hostages were killed when a vehicle was fired upon by the military. A separate source, in the security services, said earlier that 25 foreigners had escaped. Gunmen said they were initially holding...
Missouri Lawmaker Wants Violent Video Games Taxed
Label: TechnologyA rural Missouri lawmaker wants her state to tax certain video games to help curb gun violence. The Associated Press reports state Rep. Diane Franklin, R-Camdenton, believes a 1 percent sales tax on video games rated teen, mature and adults only would help finance mental health programs aimed at reducing gun violence such as the recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.What...
Simon Cowell Signs The X Factor's Fifth Harmony
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch People Exclusive By Patrick Gomez 01/17/2013 at 09:00 AM EST Simon Cowell (center) and Fifth Harmony Scott Kirkland/Picturegroup Fifth Harmony and One Direction have a lot in common.Both groups auditioned as five individuals before being put together by...
Large study confirms flu vaccine safe in pregnancy
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — A large study offers reassuring news for pregnant women: It's safe to get a flu shot.The research found no evidence that the vaccine increases the risk of losing a fetus, and may prevent some deaths. Getting the flu while pregnant makes fetal death more likely, the Norwegian research showed.The flu vaccine has long been considered safe for pregnant women and their fetus. U.S. health...
Wall Street hits five-year high at open on data, eBay
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks hit a five-year high at the open on Thursday after better-than-expected results from online marketplace eBay and as data showed first-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a five-year low. The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> gained 31.80 points, or 0.24 percent, to 13,543.03. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> gained 3.67...
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