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Bonneville Seattle is raising funds for the construction of a second Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma and we need your help.-
June 17, 2013 @ 11:58 pm
Ukraine kids at risk from low vaccination rates
When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil her older child developed after an immunization shot. Eventually she decided to follow the government's recommendation _ only to find her local health clinic was out of the vaccine. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 11:44 pm
Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated
Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 10:35 pm
Singapore fumes after pollution hits 16-year high
Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work Tuesday after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 9:45 pm
Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 9:06 pm
Perry talks Russell Brand, John Mayer with Vogue
Katy Perry `goes there' with Vogue about two of her high-profile relationships, as the magazine's July cover story. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 9:03 pm
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 5:48 pm
Judge considers effect of fungus on Calif. inmates
A lawyer representing inmates at two California state prisons told a federal judge Monday that an airborne fungus occurring in the San Joaquin Valley presents the deadly threat of valley fever and that thousands should be transferred immediately. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 4:41 pm
UK report: Saatchi cautioned over assault on wife
Art collector Charles Saatchi has been cautioned over a dramatic assault on his TV presenter wife Nigella Lawson captured by a tabloid photographer just outside a fancy London restaurant. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 4:31 pm
Second City co-founder brought intellect to comedy
Comedy fans know the names _ John Belushi, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Joan Rivers _ but before those famous faces graced Hollywood movies or the "Saturday Night Live" stage they were discovered by Bernie Sahlins, co-founder of The Second City. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 3:19 pm
Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO
Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 3:16 pm
Tony Awards spur box offices on Broadway
There were smiles at many Broadway box offices last week as a big financial bounce followed the Tony Awards, with the biggest winners being "Pippin," `'Matilda the Musical" and "Motown the Musical." Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 3:00 pm
List of famous Second City alumni through 1985
Ever since The Second City opened in December 1959, the Chicago comedy theater co-founded by Bernie Sahlins has helped produce some of the world's most famous comedians. Many followed their Chicago runs by landing cast roles in "Saturday Night Live," while others have jumped to TV sitcoms, talk shows or movies. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 2:57 pm
Miss Utah latest beauty queen to botch answer
Miss Utah Marissa Powell is the latest beauty queen to trip on national television, not over her gown, but during the interview segment. Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 1:25 pm
Tony Awards spur box offices on Broadway
There were smiles at many Broadway box offices last week as a big financial bounce followed the Tony Awards, with the biggest winners being "Pippin," "Matilda the Musical" and "Motown the Musical." Continue reading > -
June 17, 2013 @ 12:33 pm
Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand
For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted attention from the federal government or a backlash that could slow the marijuana reform movement across the country. Continue reading >