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Study: Gulf oil spill is sickening fish vital to seafood industry

2013-05-02 13:30:00

The seafood is safe to eat and the Gulf of Mexico tourism industry is recovering three years after the nation’s worst offshore oil spill spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the waters off Louisiana. But despite that BP-sponsored...

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2013-04-29 07:00:00

SAN GERONIMO, Calif. — Talc Tolchin ducks into the music studio he built behind his Marin County cottage, where the sun filters through a towering redwood tree and his daughter has dotted the flower beds with fairy houses. It's time for his next...

Cal State Long Beach president appointed to lead LSU

2013-03-27 12:41:00

Cal State Long Beach President F. King Alexander was appointed Wednesday to lead Louisiana State University. The LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the selection of Alexander to become president of the 10-institution LSU system and chancellor...

Cal State Long Beach president finalist for LSU post

2013-03-19 16:02:42

Super Bowl outage traced to device used to prevent power outage

2013-02-08 11:28:00

The Superdome folks might want to get their money back on this one. An electrical device whose sole purpose was to prevent a power outage caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium's power company said Friday. Officials of Entergy New Orleans said...

The questionable claims about resistant starch

2010-06-28 00:00:00

Keep an eye out for claims that carbs are making a comeback. A new diet book slated to hit stores this summer, "The Carb Lovers Diet," promises that eating carbohydrates is the key to weight loss and long-term health. The so-called secret: Eat not just...

Diabetes drug may also help in weight loss

2009-10-24 00:00:00

A medication under review by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of type 2 diabetes may also promote weight loss, according to a study published online Thursday in the Lancet. The drug, liraglutide, was approved earlier this year in Europe...

Gulf oil spill: Has it caused a new fish kill? (UPDATED)

2010-08-23 21:33:36

Gulf oil spill jitters: a false fish kill alarm

2010-08-24 21:33:26

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'A Perfect Getaway' on HBO

2010-09-03 21:35:51

Saturday's TV Highlights: â€œThe Blind Sideâ€ on HBO.

2010-10-01 21:36:06

Ohio State is new No. 1 in USA Today coaches' poll

2010-10-10 16:33:25

Peninsula Pilots coach Brett Wheeler, left, helps Jake Cave, graduate of Kecoughtan High School and Louisiana State University committed player, stretch before the game against Petersburg Generals at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton on Thursday, June 30, 2011. He is also New York Yankees sixth round

2011-07-01 16:54:00

Thresa A. Nelson has joined the Chicago Urban League as chief financial officer. She will direct the Urban League's financial planning and accounting practices, as well as its relationship with lending institutions and the financial community.

2011-01-31 00:00:00

Roderick K. Hawkins has been promoted to vice president of communications for the Chicago Urabn League. Hawkins joined the Urban League as director of communications in March 2007.