Deadly Joplin tornado remembered one year later
May 22, 2012 at 8:28 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
One year after a monstrous tornado ravaged Joplin, Mo,, the city Tuesday began a day of solemn remembrance of the tragic night last spring in which hundreds of their neighbors were killed and injured. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said in a sunrise service at Freeman Hospital, “It is so fitting to begin the day, this anniversary, by reflecting on our faith as dawn breaks over a renewed Joplin. S...
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Existing home sales rise to near two-year high
May 22, 2012 at 8:02 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Sales of existing homes rose in April for the first time in three months, figures released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors showed. Purchases of previously owned houses, counted when a contract closes, jumped 3.4 percent last month to a 4.62 million annual rate. The number was slightly better that the median forecast of a rise to a 4.61 million rate. The figures suggest some stabi...
Read More...Queen Elizabeth II’s underwear auctioned for $18,000
May 22, 2012 at 7:55 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Queen Elizabeth II’s four-decade-old undergarment sold Tuesday at an eBay auction to an anonymous bidder. The royal undergarment, which has garnered a total of 18 bids, was sold for $18,101. It was put up for auction earlier this month by the estate of Baron “Sepy” Dobronyi. The used pair of embroidered panties bore a monogram of the royal crown and the letter “E.” I...
Read More...Google buys Motorola
May 22, 2012 at 7:40 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Google completed its purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion on Tuesday. The purchase was announced in August of 2011 and is the largest acquisition by Google. In addition, the purchase marks a transition for Google from being a search-and-software company to being a manufacturer of electronic gadgets such as mobile phones and tablets. Google CEO Dennis Woodside said the company plans to focus...
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WJACTV.COM :: Judge Denies Request for Continuance in Sandusky Case
May 22, 2012 at 6:47 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
BELLEFONTE – A judge has denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial. According to WJACTV.com, Judge John Cleland on Monday morning denied defense attorney Joe Amendola’s request for more time to prepare his defense. Now, with the judge’s ruling, Sandusky’s legal team has 15 days to prepare for...
Read More...U.S. markets mixed on open Tuesday
May 22, 2012 at 5:58 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
United States markets found another reason to be cautious Tuesday following Fitch’s downgrade of Japan. Just after the opening bell on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 6 points, the Standard Poor’s 500 Index rose 1 point and the NASDAQ was down about 2. U.S. stocks Monday rebounded from their worst week of the year on renewed optimism that the situation in Europe was...
Read More...FDA panel says men don’t need routine PSA testing
May 22, 2012 at 5:17 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
An FDA advisory panel says doctors should not offer the PSA prostate cancer screening test to healthy men because they are more likely to be harmed by the blood draw and the routine medical interventions that follow. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force came to the conclusion Monday after studying more than 250,000 men for more than 10 years. The studies have never found the PSA to save lives, ...
Read More...Trained Interpreters For Patients With Limited English Can Help Avoid Medical Mishaps
May 22, 2012 at 4:30 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
A visit to the emergency department or a physician’s office can be confusing and even frightening when you’re trying to digest complicated medical information, perhaps while you’re feeling pain or discomfort. For the 25 million people in the United States with limited English proficiency, the potential for medical mishaps is multiplied. A trained medical interpreter can make all the diffe...
Read More...NATO to hand over security to Afghan forces by mid-2013
May 22, 2012 at 4:04 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
NATO leaders at the Chicago summit on Monday declared they would hand off security for Afghanistan to Afghan forces by the middle of next year. In a declaration, U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed plans to pull out U.S. forces and those of his 27 military allies from the war-hit nation by the end of 2014, leaving behind a training mission. The move will allow NATO forces to gradually shift th...
Read More...Protesters back on Chicago streets as NATO summit ends
May 22, 2012 at 3:23 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
About 200 anti-NATO protesters demonstrated in front of the Boeing Co. office and President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign headquarters in Chicago on Monday, as world leaders gathered at the second and closing day of the NATO summit in the city. Protesters staged a die-in in front of the aircraft manufacturer’s office in a symbolic protest against the military weapons being built b...
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