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Advocates call for doctor background check

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TORONTO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Public health advocates in Canada said it is "ridiculously naive" for physicians and health professionals not to get background checks like police officers do. "People take it for granted that it's being done...

Spanking linked to increased aggression

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A review of some 80 studies found spanking was associated with higher levels of aggression almost without exception, Canadian researchers said. Joan Durrant, a child clinical psychologist at the University of Manitoba,...

Beyonce, Jay-Z post baby pics online

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. recording stars Jay-Z and Beyonce have posted photos of their 4-week-old daughter at HelloBlueIvyCarter.tumblr.com. "We welcome you to share in our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy during this beautiful...

McCartney gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney has been presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. McCartney's star was unveiled Thursday on North Vine Street in front of the Capitol Records Building. The marker was...

TBS orders 'Sullivan and Son' series

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- TBS says it has ordered 10 episodes of "Sullivan and Son," a new series starring comedian Steve Byrne and set in a Pittsburgh bar. The show is executive-produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and Rob Long. Byrne...

Forest Lawn memorial set for Don Cornelius

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson is to eulogize "Soul Train" founder Don Cornelius at a memorial service in California's Forest Lawn Memorial Park, organizers said. Cornelius, a Chicago native, fatally shot himself Feb....

Madonna stalker back in Calif. hospital

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A man convicted of stalking and threatening Madonna was apprehended in Long Beach, Calif., a week after escaping from a Norwalk mental hospital, police say. Long Beach police told the Los Angeles Times Robert Hoskins, 54,...

Nicolas Cage says he's not a vampire

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage insists he is not a vampire, despite the claims of the seller of an 1860s photo of a man who looks a lot like him. The image made headlines last year when it was sold on eBay by a man who speculated...

Fairchild to guest star on Drescher sitcom

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Actress Morgan Fairchild will be among the guest stars in Season 2 of Fran Drescher's U.S. sitcom, "Happily Divorced," TV Land said Friday. The show's sophomore season is to kick off March 7. Filmed in front of...

Broadway's 'Stick Fly' to close Feb. 26

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Broadway's "Stick Fly," which features music by Alicia Keys, is to close this month, the show's producers announced. The staging of Lydia R. Diamond's play was directed by Kenny Leon. It will wrap up its run at Manhattan's...

Emma Stone to help distribute Oscars

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Actress Emma Stone is to be a presenter at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, telecast producers said Friday. This will be her first time as a presenter on the show. Stone is part of the ensemble...

Madonna not happy about M.I.A. gesture

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Pop icon Madonna says she "wasn't happy" after rapper M.I.A. flipped her middle finger at a camera during their Super Bowl halftime show. The NFL and NBC immediately apologized for M.I.A.'s behavior and for the...

Director Bobby Farrelly's son dead at 20

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MESA, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Jesse Farrelly, the 20-year-old son of filmmaker Bobby Farrelly, has died in Costa Mesa, Calif., after a long battle with drug addiction, his family said. Jesse had small roles in "Something About Mary" and "Hall...

Your Daily Horoscope

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Friday, February 10, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 22nd degree Aquarius Moon.............. 26th degree Virgo Mercury..............

People in the news

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... MACAULAY CULKIN: Macaulay Culkin is in "perfectly good health," his publicist said after the former child star was photographed looking gaunt and disheveled in New York. The unflattering...

Fish reduces colon polyps in women

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NASHVILLE, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Women who eat at least three servings of fish per week have a reduced risk of developing some types of colon polyps, U.S. researchers found. Dr. Harvey Murff of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center said the omega-3 fats in...

Expert: Calif. needs state trauma system

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The chief of trauma for the University of California, San Diego, Health System says the state needs a statewide trauma system. Dr. Raul Coimbra said during a statewide trauma and resuscitation conference in San Diego that...

New prenatal genetic test is more powerful

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Testing a developing fetus' DNA via chromosomal microarray gives more information about disorders than standard prenatal testing, U.S. researchers say. The researchers, led by Dr. Ronald Wapner, director of reproductive genetics...

Washington says Reynolds gave him his first black eye

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Hollywood film star Denzel Washington says he sustained his first black eye during a fight scene with Ryan Reynolds, his co-star in the thriller "Safe House." Asked at a recent press conference in New York if anyone...

Buying aniline online can be deadly

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- If research chemicals are labeled with a "not for human consumption" alert, U.S. health officials say consumers should believe the warning. A report published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity...

CSPI: FDA should address raw shellfish

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A non-profit group is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to set a standard for the shellfish industry to reduce illnesses from eating raw shellfish. David W. Plunkett, a senior food safety attorney at the Center...

As adults age, more advised to exercise

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- In 2010, almost a third of U.S. adults who had seen a physician in the previous year had been advised they needed to exercise, health officials say. The percentage of adults who had been advised to exercise increased from 22.6...

Colorado news anchor bitten by dog

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DENVER, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Colorado news anchor Kyle Dyer has undergone reconstructive surgery after being bitten in the face by an Argentine mastiff during a broadcast. Dyer was reporting for 9NEWS Wednesday morning about how a firefighter rescued an...

'Porgy and Bess' extends run on B'way

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The producers of "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" say the Broadway revival's run has been extended through September. Starring Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier, the musical was originally announced...

Penelope Cruz to be an Oscar presenter

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz will help hand out trophies at the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, telecast producers said. Cruz won an Oscar in 2008 for her supporting role in "Vicky...

Lead has killed 400 Nigeria children

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LAGOS, Nigeria, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The hunt for gold in northern Nigeria has left 400 children dead of lead poisoning and many more ill in the past two years, a human rights organization says. Human Rights Watch said in a release Tuesday thousands of Nigerian...

Letterman to unveil SI swimsuit cover

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The cover of this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is to be revealed on the "Late Show with David Letterman" in New York, CBS said Thursday. This will be the fifth consecutive year the swimsuit cover is revealed...

Adele says she used swearing phone app

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- British singer Adele says she found a cellphone application to swear for her while she recovered from throat surgery and couldn't speak. The recording star, who is up for six Grammy Awards Sunday night, made the remarks...

Rep: Macaulay Culkin is in good health

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Macaulay Culkin is in "perfectly good health," the former child star's publicist said after he was photographed looking gaunt and disheveled in New York. The unflattering photo of the 32-year-old "Home Alone"...

Asking to downsize diner's portions works

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Posting calories of food may not deter diners from overeating, but U.S. researchers said asking diners if they want smaller portions was more effective. Lead study author Janet Schwartz of Tulane University's A.B. Freeman...

Suge Knight arrested in Las Vegas

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Rap mogul Suge Knight was arrested in Las Vegas after a small amount of marijuana allegedly was found in his possession, authorities said. TMZ reported Knight was arrested when police pulled him over Wednesday afternoon for...

2 cases of deadly disease in Calif.

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A California health official says two cases of what appears to be Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Marin County could be coincidence. One of the victims has died, the Marin Independent Journal reported. Dr. Craig Lindquist,...

Michelle Obama's 'fun' exercises effective

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. exercise expert said the non-traditional exercises Michelle Obama used to challenge NBC-TV's talk show host Jimmy Fallon were effective. The first lady has invited talk show hosts to join her for a quick workout and...

Nagra and Stenson divorcing

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- British actress Parminder Nagra has filed for divorce from photographer James Stenson, court documents show. TMZ said Nagra cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split. The couple dated for...

'Buddies' is top-selling DVD

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The puppy-powered adventure "Treasure Buddies" is the top-selling DVD in the United States, Rentrak reported Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the DVD sales chart for the week ending Feb. 5 is "Real Steel,"...

Naomi Watts to play Princess Diana

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- British actress Naomi Watts is to play Diana, Princess of Wales, in a film about the last two years of her life, the movie's producers said. Director Oliver Hirschbiegel is scheduled to start shooting "Caught in Flight"...

Shooting begins on 1860s-set drama series 'Copper'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TORONTO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Production has begun in Canada on "Copper," a crime drama set in 1860s New York, BBC America and Cineflix Studios announced Thursday. BBC America's first original drama is to debut this summer. Among its executive...

Weird Al to perform 'TMZ' song on 'Late Late Show'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- American musician and parodist Weird Al Yankovic is to perform his song "TMZ" for the first time on late-night television on "The Late Late Show," CBS said. Yankovic is to perform the spoof of Taylor...

Ultra low-cost artificial leg developed

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TORONTO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian scientist in Toronto has developed a lower-leg prosthetic that costs $50 to manufacture instead of the current $3,000. The device for people who have lost a leg above the knee was designed by engineer Jan Andrysek...

K.C. and the Sunshine Band's Ronnie Smith dead at 59

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MIAMI, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Ronnie Smith, former trumpet player for the disco/funk group K.C. and the Sunshine Band, has died in a Florida hospital, his family said. He was 59. The Miami Herald said Thursday the U.S. Air Force veteran died Jan. 21 at the...

'Stronger' tops U.S. record chart

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain," followed...

People in the news

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... KATY PERRY: Pop star Katy Perry and comedian Russell Brand informed Los Angeles Superior Court they have reached a settlement in their divorce, documents show. Perry and Brand married in October 2010...

Your Daily Horoscope

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Thursday, February 9, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 21st degree Aquarius Moon.............. 11th degree Virgo Mercury..............

Young women can gain weight and not know

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Researchers say they found U.S. women don't always realize they've put on weight. Mahbubur Rahman of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and colleagues said they studied 466 women, with an average age...

New method tests arterial stiffness

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TOKYO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Japanese researchers have developed a new method to measure arterial stiffness, a contributor to heart disease that has been difficult to assess. Hidehiko Komine of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology...

CDC: U.S. blood trans-fatty acids down

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Blood levels of trans-fatty acids in white adults in the U.S. population decreased by 58 percent from 2000 to 2009, health officials found. Christopher Portier, director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention′s National...

Erectile dysfunction may be a warning

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HOUSTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Most men do not realize that erectile dysfunction is a warning sign of potential cardiovascular disease, a U.S. expert warns. Dr. Timothy Boone, chairman of the department of urology at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, said...

Smoking, lead linked to pregnancy delay

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnancy in those trying to have a baby, U.S. researchers said. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda,...

Maya Rudolph to be 'SNL' guest host

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Maya Rudolph will be a guest host on the U.S. sketch comedy series this month, NBC said. Rudolph is one of the stars of the big-screen comedy "Bridesmaids" and the...

'Being Human' renewed for third season

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. cable network Syfy said Wednesday it is ordering a 13-episode third season of its supernatural drama series "Being Human." The announcement was made by Mark Stern, Syfy's president of original content and co-head...

Billy Connolly joins 'Hobbit' cast

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Scottish actor Billy Connolly has signed on to play dwarf warrior Dain Ironfoot in Peter Jackson's two-part "The Hobbit" project, the director said Wednesday. "We could not think of a more fitting actor to...

Perry and Brand reach divorce settlement

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Pop star Katy Perry and comedian Russell Brand informed Los Angeles Superior Court they have reached a settlement in their divorce, documents show. Perry and Brand married in October 2010 and filed for divorce in December...

'House' to wrap up after eight seasons

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- April's eighth season finale of "House, M.D." will be the U.S. medical drama's last episode, the show's producers said Wednesday. "After much deliberation, the producers of 'House, M.D.' have decided that...

Five ways to beat Valentine's Day blues

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DETROIT, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A Detroit plastic surgeon, noting Valentine's Day can be depressing if one's not in a relationship, offers five ways to subdue the blues without nips and tucks. Dr. Anthony Youn, a frequent TV guest and blogger at celebcosmeticsurgery.com,...

Survey: 75% of wives say sex is important

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Seventy-five percent of U.S. married women under 50 said a good sex life with their spouse is very important or extremely important to them, a survey indicated. Dr. Jennifer Landa, author of "Sex Drive Solution for Women:...

'Rango' wins big at Visual Effects Awards

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The animated movie "Rango" won four prizes at the 10th annual Visual Effects Society Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The western-themed film, with Johnny Depp lending his voice...

Jolie to be a presenter at the Oscars

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is to be a presenter at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, telecast producers said Wednesday. Jolie won her Oscar in 2000 for Best Supporting Actress for her performance...

Tubman's family attends Tussauds unveiling

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Direct descendants of Harriet Tubman attended the unveiling of a wax likeness of the famed abolitionist at Madame Tussauds in Washington. The statue was unveiled in the Presidents Gallery Tuesday in celebration of Black History...

'21' is top album for 19th week

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Adele's "21" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a 19th non-consecutive week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Lana Del Rey's "Born to Die," followed by Leonard...

Jay-Z brings rap to Carnegie Hall

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Hip-hop star Jay-Z headlined a 2-hour show at New York's historic classical music venue Carnegie Hall this week. Billboard.com said Monday night's show marked only the second time a rap act has perform there. Wyclef Jean, accompanied...

Beach Boys to perform at Grammys

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The Beach Boys have signed up to sing at Sunday's Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles, organizers said Wednesday. This will mark the first time in more than two decades Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and...

Your Daily Horoscope

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Wednesday, February 8, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 20th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 27th degree Leo Mercury..............

People in the news

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... PIPPA MIDDLETON: Friends of Pippa Middleton say the British socialite is not dating longtime friend George Percy as media reports claimed last week. Middleton, 28, became a celebrity after her sister...

HIV/AIDS deaths drop among NYC blacks

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- New York City logged a 41 percent drop in deaths among blacks living with HIV/AIDS from 2001 to 2010, health department officials said. Despite this progress, black New Yorkers -- 25 percent of the city's population -- disproportionately...

Cameras, feedback up hospital handwashing

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MANHASSET, N.Y., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said cameras with views of every sink and sanitizer dispenser to record hand hygiene of healthcare workers changed handwashing behavior. Dr. Bruce Farber of North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset,...

Obama increases Alzheimer's funding

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Obama administration officials said Tuesday in Washington it is immediately allocating an additional $50 million for cutting-edge Alzheimer's research. In addition, the administration announced that its fiscal year 2013...

Nine in 10 U.S. adults eat too much salt

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Almost all Americans eat too much salt, but U.S. researchers said 44 percent of dietary sodium consumed each day come from 10 types of foods. "Too much sodium raises blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for...

Closing schools during pandemic effective

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HAMILTON, Ontario, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Closing schools is effective in slowing the spread of infectious disease and should be considered during pandemic outbreaks, researchers in Canada suggest. Lead author David Earn, a professor in the department of...

Human morality begins early in infants

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. professor of psychology says research shows human morality begins in infancy. Karen Wynn, a professor of psychology at Yale University, said at a Yale lecture "The Search for the Origins of Human Good and...

Off-Broadway's 'Love, Loss' set to close

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Off-Broadway production of "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" is to close next month after more than 1,000 performances, producer Daryl Roth said Tuesday. Penned by Nora and Delia Ephron, the show will play for the...

Friends say Pippa's unattached

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Friends of Pippa Middleton say the British socialite is not dating longtime friend George Percy as media reports claimed last week. Middleton, 28, became a celebrity after her sister Kate married England's Prince William last...

Horror film 'Excision' to get 2012 release

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Anchor Bay Films says it has acquired the North American distribution rights to "Excision," a horror movie starring AnnaLynne McCord. The debut feature of director-writer Richard Bates Jr. also features...

Syfy orders third season of 'Face Off'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. cable network Syfy says it has ordered a 10-episode third season of its special-effects competition reality competition series "Face Off." Production on Season 3 is to begin this spring for a summer premiere....

Catholics favor healthcare contraception

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Fifty-eight percent of U.S. Roman Catholics say employers should be required to provide employees with healthcare including contraception, a survey indicates. However, the poll by the Public Religion Research Institute indicated...

Jessica Lange heading back to 'Horror'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- "American Horror Story" co-creator Ryan Murphy says actress Jessica Lange will return for the FX show's second season. Lange won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for her work on the haunted-house drama. Murphy...

Milla Jovovich to host Sci-Tech Awards

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Actress Milla Jovovich is to serve as host of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards in Los Angeles, organizers said. "The Fifth Element" and the "Resident...

Chris Brown to return to the Grammys

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Chris Brown is to perform at the 54th annual Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles, CBS said Tuesday. Brown has skipped the Grammys ceremonies for the last few years. He was arrested for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna...

Robert Downey Jr. is a dad again

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Producer Susan Downey gave birth to a son Tuesday in Los Angeles, a publicist for her husband, film star Robert Downey Jr., said People.com reported Exton Elias Downey was 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and 20 inches long when he was...

Zsa Zsa Gabor turns 95

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband says he threw the Hungarian-born former actress a party in their Beverly Hills home to mark her 95th birthday. TMZ said guests sang "Happy Birthday!" and enjoyed German food, champagne...

'Rango' wins big at Annie Awards

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- "Rango," with Johnny Depp lending his voice to the titular chameleon, was named Best Animated Feature at the 39th annual Annie Awards show in Los Angeles. The prize presentation took place Saturday at UCLA's Royce...

Handsome doctor ends 'Office' romance

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Actor-writer-producer B.J. Novak says a handsome doctor played by Sendhil Ramamurthy will come between Ryan and Kelly on the U.S. sitcom "The Office." Novak plays Ryan and Mindy Kaling, also one of the show's writer-producers,...

Madonna announces 2012 concert tour

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Pop star Madonna has announced plans for a 2012 concert tour two days after her triumphant performance at the Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis. The Madonna 2012 World Tour is to begin May 29 in Tel Aviv, Live Nation...

McCartney to play queen's Diamond Jubilee

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Paul McCartney, Shirley Bassey, Elton John and Ed Sheeran are booked to perform at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June, organizers said. Alfie Boe, Jools Holland, Jessie J, Tom Jones, Lang Lang, Annie Lennox,...

Your Daily Horoscope

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Tuesday, February 7, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 19th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 13th degree Leo Mercury..............

People in the news

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... LESLIE CARTER: About 70 people attended a private funeral for Leslie Carter in upstate New York, a source close to the 25-year-old singer's family told E! News Monday. A former cast member of the reality...

Magnetic therapy for depression promising

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MAYWOOD, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Psychotherapy and antidepressants treat only about one-third of patients who suffer depression, but a magnetic therapy is promising, a U.S. researcher said. Dr. Murali Rao of Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood,...

U.S. to reduce heart attacks by 1 million

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiative aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years, officials said. Dr. Susan B. Shurin, acting director of the National Heart, Lung...

Timberlake marks 31st birthday in Canada

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

FERNIE, British Columbia, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- American pop star and actor Justin Timberlake celebrated his 31st birthday enjoying winter sports at a resort in British Columbia, Postmedia News said. Timberlake, an avid snowboarder, spent the weekend in Fernie,...

Bidding for 'Godfather' script tops $7K

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Bidding is up to $7,500 for the charity auction of a screenplay of "The Godfather" autographed by one of the classic Hollywood film's producers. The Las Vegas Sun said the price is being driven up by the fact Diane...

Expert: Healthcare mandate constitutional

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- When people cannot afford healthcare, billions of uncompensated healthcare costs are shifted to private insurers who pass on the costs, a U.S. researcher said. Jennifer Prah Ruger, an associate professor Yale University...

Spears helps out with 'Twister Dance' game

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PAWTUCKETT, R.I., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Britney Spears has teamed up with Hasbro to create a new music-themed game called "Twister Dance," the toy and game giant said. "Dancing has been such an important part of my life since...

Spielberg, Pitt, Streep attend Oscar lunch

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, George Clooney and Steven Spielberg were among those who attended Monday's Oscar nominees luncheon in Los Angeles. Also attending the event at the Beverly Hilton where they posed for a...

Mortality rate after age 80 underestimated

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Due to an error in computation, the odds of living to a ripe old age in the United States are lower than previously thought, researchers said. Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova, of NORC at the University of Chicago,...

Lucas to receive NAACP Vanguard Award

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Writer-director-producer George Lucas is to receive the Vanguard Award at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles, organizers said Monday. The event is to take place at the Shrine Auditorium Feb. 17 and will...

Some 4,500 children hospitalized for abuse

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- More than 4,500 U.S. children were hospitalized in 2006 due to child abuse, researchers at the Yale School of Medicine found. Study leader Dr. John M. Leventhal, a professor of pediatrics and medical director of the...

Funeral held for singer Leslie Carter

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MAYVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- About 70 people attended a private funeral for Leslie Carter in upstate New York, a source close to the 25-year-old singer's family told E! News Monday. A former cast member of the reality show "House of Carters,"...

Cameron Diaz to hand out Oscars

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Actress Cameron Diaz has been confirmed as a presenter at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, telecast producers said Monday. Diaz will be seen next in "What to Expect When You're Expecting"...

Eli Manning books 'Late Show' visit

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has been booked to appear on "Late Show with David Letterman" a day after his team won the Super Bowl, CBS said. Manning was declared Super Bowl XLVI MVP after the Giants beat...

Tony Danza to bring 'Vegas' to B'way

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Television actor Tony Danza is to star in a Broadway musical based on the 1992 film "Honeymoon in Vegas" in spring 2013, the show's producers said Monday. James Caan, Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker starred...

Randy Travis arrested for public drunkenness

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DALLAS, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Country music star Randy Travis was arrested for public intoxication outside a Dallas church Monday morning, police said. The Sanger Police Department told TMZ Travis, 52, was arrested after police responding to a complaint found...

NBC, NFL apologize for M.I.A.'s obscene gesture

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- NBC and the NFL have apologized for rapper M.I.A. extending her middle finger at a TV camera during Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis. The hip-hop artist was seen making the gesture as she performed alongside...

Demi Moore checks into Utah rehab

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Troubled actress Demi Moore is a patient at the Cirque Lodge addiction treatment center in Sundance, Utah, a source told E! News. The insider said Moore, 49, checked into the facility after she was hospitalized Jan. 23...

Your Daily Horoscope

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Monday, February 6, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 18th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 30th degree Cancer Mercury..............

How not to be sidelined after the big game

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Many people tend to overeat and drink on Super Bowl Sunday, but U.S. osteopathic physicians suggest ways to avoid being sidelined come Monday. Rob Danoff, a board-certified osteopathic family physician at Aria Health System...

Worldwide malaria deaths on downward trend

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SEATTLE, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Deaths from malaria have been on a downward trend for the past several years, U.S. researchers say. The researchers' study, published in The Lancet, found global malaria deaths increased from 995,000 in 1980 to a peak of 1.82...

Madonna admits she felt like an outsider in England

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Madonna, an American pop star who is no stranger to scandal, says she could relate to Wallis Simpson, the controversial historic figure at the center of "W.E.," the royal romance she directed, produced and co-wrote. Simpson...

Composer looks for lowest bass voice

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A British composer says he is searching for a singer who can hit a note in his new work so low it is believed never to have been sung before. In his new choral work "De Profundis," Paul Mealor has included a low E that...

'Red Shoe' director Zalman King dies

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Zalman King, known for "Nine 1/2 Weeks" and "Red Shoe Diaries," died in California after a six-year battle with cancer, a family member said. King was 70 when he died Friday at his...

Castro releases memoirs

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HAVANA, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance in Havana in conjunction with the publication of his memoirs, officials said. Castro, 85, appeared at the ceremony at the Havana Convention Center, the BBC reported. Speaking...

'Hell Raza' boxer killed by train

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HAVERHILL, Mass., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Haverhill, Mass., boxer Jeffrey Fraza, known as "Hell Raza" on a TV reality show, died after being hit by a commuter train, transit authority officials said. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority spokeswoman...

Performers' unions form single Web site

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Two U.S. actors' unions have launched a Web site in support of a campaign for their merger, union officials said. The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have created a Web site,...

Billy Connolly heckled, cuts gigs short

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BLACKPOOL, England, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Fans of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly say they were miffed after he ended two stand-up shows in Britain early because of hecklers. Connolly, 69, walked off the stage 20 minutes early at a Blackpool gig last weekend...

'Chronicle,' 'Woman' top box office

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- "Chronicle" and "The Woman in Black" debuted at No. 1 and No. 2 in weekend U.S. box office receipts with $22 million and $21 million, respectively. "The Grey," starring Liam Neeson at his most...

Documentarians die in helicopter crash

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

JASPER'S BUSH, Australia, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Two filmmakers who worked with director James Cameron on his deep-sea documentary films died in a helicopter crash in Australia. Mike deGruy and Andrew Wight's helicopter -- piloted by Wight -- crashed shortly...

Your Daily Horoscope

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Sunday, February 5, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 17th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 16th degree Cancer Mercury..............

Recall: Hard-cooked eggs sold in 34 states

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Michael Foods says it's recalling buckets of hard-cooked eggs in brine sold for institutional use from its Wakefield, Neb., facility due to potential Listeria. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported 150,000 pounds of eggs...

STDs in baby boomers increasing

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- U.S., Canadian and British baby boomers are not practicing safe sex and as a result are at risk for sexually transmitted diseases, researchers say. In an editorial in the Student British Medical Journal, Rachel von Simson, final...

Virus outbreak reported on 2 cruise ships

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Outbreaks of a gastrointestinal virus have been reported on two Princess Cruises ships operating out of Port Everglades, Fla., officials said. A total of 240 people became ill with Norovirus on the Crown Princess...

J.C. Penney won't fire Ellen DeGeneres

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Ellen DeGeneres received a vote of confidence from J.C. Penney Friday when the retail giant said it would be keeping the lesbian comic as their ad spokeswoman. Penney issued a statement saying the company "stands behind...

Robin Gibb recovering from colon surgery

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Former Bee Gee Robin Gibb said Friday he is on the road to recovery from an intestinal ailment that was reportedly colon cancer. Gibb told BBC Radio 2 he had a growth on his colon removed and "the results have been spectacular." "I...

Bullish Qatar pays big for Cezanne art

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Art experts say Qatar's $250 million acquisition of Paul Cezanne's painting "The Card Players" could be a game-changer in the masterpiece market. The royal family of Qatar plunked down the record purchase price...

FX extends 'Sons of Anarchy' run

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The television bikers of "Sons of Anarchy" will live to ride another two seasons after FX picked up the series through Season 6, the network said. The fourth season of the series had its best season last year, averaging...

Judge mulls Dick Clark Globes statements

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Lawyers have asked a Los Angeles judge to admit parts of Dick Clark's deposition in the court tussle over broadcast rights for the Golden Globe Awards. Attorneys for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organizers...

Rosie O'Donnell show being overhauled

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The crew of "The Rosie Show" has been cut by nearly 30 as the Oprah Winfrey Network show undergoes a retooling, sources told Crain's Chicago Business. The overhaul has included eliminating some regular segments of...

'Ghost Protocol' top Cruise moneymaker

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The latest "Mission: Impossible" installment has become Tom Cruise's biggest hit, the latest worldwide box-office numbers indicate. The Hollywood Reporter said "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" had...

Clinical breast trial balances Somers

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Suzanne Somers says she underwent a cutting-edge stem cell procedure to rebuild a breast that had been damaged during cancer treatment. The procedure, developed in Japan, was aimed at evening out her breasts,...

'Mean Joe' back for another Super Bowl ad

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman "Mean" Joe Greene says he will reprise his role as himself in a Downy commercial during Sunday's Super Bowl. The football Hall of Fame member will be pitching Downy Unstoppables...

Big star crowd expected at Oscar luncheon

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Nearly all of the stars up for Academy Awards will be on hand in Beverly Hills, Calif., next week for the annual nominees' luncheon, the organizers announced. The Hollywood Reporter said Saturday 18 of the 20 acting...

'Mrs. Pollifax' author Dorothy Gilman dies

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

RYE, N.Y., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Dorothy Gilman, the author of the 14-book "Mrs. Pollifax" series, died in suburban New York at the age of 88, her family announced. Gilman suffered from Alzheimer's disease. In her better days she was the brains...

LA Reid coming back as 'X Factor' judge

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Epic Records Chairman LA Reid has signed up for another season as a judge on Fox's "X Factor," a source told The Hollywood Reporter. Reid signed a new contract Friday, just four days after a big shakeup that saw...

Your Daily Horoscope

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Saturday, February 4, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 16th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 4th degree Cancer Mercury..............

People in the news

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... BEN GAZZARA: Actor Ben Gazzara died of pancreatic cancer at New York's Bellevue Hospital Center Friday, his lawyer said. He was 81. The New York Times confirmed Gazzara's death with his attorney Jay...

New way for MDs to respond to vaccine fear

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Two Saint Louis University pediatricians said they are leading an effort to change the way doctors respond to parents' fears of vaccines. Dr. Ken Haller, an associate professor of pediatrics, and Dr. Anthony Scalzo, a professor...

Anemia triples risk of death after stroke

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Being anemic could triple the risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, said researchers at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. Lead researcher Dr. Jason Sico, an assistant professor of neurology...

Map pinpoints areas of Lyme disease

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A tick survey shows a risk of Lyme disease in the Northeast from Maine to Virginia, but most of the South free of Lyme disease-carrying ticks, researchers say. Lead author Dr. Maria A. Diuk-Wasser of the Yale School...

Griffin O'Neal gets jail time for DUI crash

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A San Diego judge sentenced Griffin O'Neal to 16 months in prison for driving under the influence of drugs and possession of a firearm by a felon, E! reported. The charges stem from a car crash the 47-year-old actor caused,...

More home dialysis in developing countries

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Ontario, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Use of home-based dialysis is increasing in developing and developed nations, but more so in developing countries, Canadian researchers said. Dr. Arsh Jain of the University of Western Ontario in London and colleagues...

Multiple anesthesias linked to ADHD

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, U.S. researchers found. Dr. David Warner, a Mayo Clinic pediatric anesthesiologist, and colleagues...

Prince Harry won't climb Everest as planned

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince Harry won't be climbing Mount Everest this spring with a group of wounded servicemen as planned, his spokesman said Friday. The 27-year-old royal made a four-day trek to the North Pole with members of the Walking...

Bobby Cannavale heads to 'Boardwalk'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Bobby Cannavale has joined the cast of "Boardwalk Empire" for the Atlantic City-set mob drama's third season, HBO said. The Hollywood Reporter said the popular Broadway actor will play Gyp Rosetti, "a charming...

NBC sets air date for 'Awake'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- NBC says it has scheduled the premiere of its new U.S. drama series "Awake" for next month. The show stars Jason Isaacs as a detective who finds he is leading a complex double life that defies reality....

U.S. flu levels low, except in Midwest

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. flu activity increased slightly last week and the Midwest showed higher evidence of influenza but flu activity is low nationwide, health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said doctors' visits...

Environment affects mental illness genes

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Genes linked to schizophrenia and autism are members of a select club of genes regulated during environmentally sensitive times, U.S. researchers said. Researchers at the National Institute of Health said a regulatory mechanism...

Show will go on for 'Clybourne Park'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, says he has taken over as producer of the Broadway staging of "Clybourne Park." Bruce Norris' play, a response to Lorraine Hansberry's drama "A Raisin in the Sun,"...

Smiley: Cornelius was a 'cultural ambassador'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. talk-show host Tavis Smiley is praising the late "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius for helping to preserve and promote African-American culture. Cornelius served as host of the TV dance series from 1971 to...

Norovirus causes most hospital outbreaks

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, is the leading cause of infectious outbreaks in U.S. hospitals, researchers said. A team of researchers from Chartis Insurance, Main Line Health...

Steinfeld, Booth begin work on 'Romeo'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth have begun work in Italy on the latest film version of Shakespeare's tragic romance "Romeo and Juliet," producers said. Ileen Maisel of Amber Entertainment and Nadja Swarovski of...

Actor Ben Gazzara dead at 81

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Actor Ben Gazzara died of pancreatic cancer at New York's Bellevue Hospital Center Friday, his lawyer said. He was 81. The New York Times confirmed Gazzara's death with his attorney Jay Julien. Born Biagio Anthony Gazzara...

Pathogen detected in raw milk from Pa.

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BALTIMORE, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Maryland health officials have confirmed the presence of Campylobacter jejuni in two unopened raw milk samples purchased from a Pennsylvanian farm. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene advised consumers who...

Roseanne Barr running for president

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Comedian Roseanne Barr has filed official paperwork in her bid to become the Green Party's candidate for president of the United States. The Los Angeles Times said the former "Roseanne" star registered with the...