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Edwards defense testimony focuses on payments, ex-aide

2012-05-15 19:41:00

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Lawyers for John Edwards spent their second day of defense testimony Tuesday trying to discredit the chief witness against him while also seeking to prove that money paid to support Edwards' mistress constituted private gifts...

Letters: Ballot box and smoking

2012-05-16 00:00:00

Re "Cigarette tax is a lifesaver," Column, May 14 I am not a smoker nor do I have any interest in the tobacco companies. Though I may agree in principle with George Skelton that cigarette companies are deceiving voters about Proposition 29, which would...

Aaron Sorkin set to adapt 'Steve Jobs' for Sony

2012-05-15 21:38:33

Cleveland's Kyrie Irving easily wins NBA's rookie of the year award

2012-05-15 17:29:00

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving is the NBA's rookie of the year, winning the award Tuesday with the same ease as he dribbled past defenders this season. Irving received 117 of 120 possible first-place votes from a nationwide media panel of writers...

John Edwards' legal team opens defense

2012-05-14 19:30:00

GREENSBORO, N.C. — After weeks of riveting and often salacious testimony about an extramarital affair and the elaborate lies that once kept it hidden, testimony in the John Edwards trial turned Monday to a more prosaic topic: campaign finance law....

Football: Rallying in support of Coach Brent McKee

2012-05-14 21:38:23

It's time to serve up some big incentives to curb obesity

2012-05-14 21:33:00

Americans eat too damn much. And we all pay a rising cost for this gluttony in the form of higher insurance premiums and lost productivity. A study last year by the Society of Actuaries calculated the total economic cost of an overweight and obese...

Laxative-free colonoscopy may soon be possible

2012-05-14 15:15:00

This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details. A colonoscopy is a life-saving procedure, identifying polyps and early-stage tumors so they can be removed before they grow and spread. But many people refuse to undergo the procedure...

Could patients with COPD breathe easier with acupuncture?

2012-05-14 15:29:00

A new study offers some promising evidence that acupuncture may improve quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Researchers in Japan recruited 62 patients with COPD, a progressive disease that makes it hard for patients...

Contrary to popular belief, beta-blockers don't prevent colorectal cancer

2012-05-14 08:26:00

Contrary to popular belief among physicians and patients, the family of hypertension drugs known as beta-blockers does not prevent development of colon and rectal cancer, German researchers reported Monday. In fact, long-term use of the drugs might even...

Ex-Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson reportedly tells board he has cancer

2012-05-14 08:14:00

Before Scott Thompson resigned as Yahoo Inc.'s chief executive last weekend, he reportedly told the company's board of directors and several other colleagues that he had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He disclosed the information late last week amid...

Review: HBO's 'Weight of the Nation' pounds away at obesity

2012-05-14 00:00:00

"The Weight of the Nation," HBO's new four-part documentary exploring the rising obesity rates among Americans, does not pussy-foot. Americans, we are told early and often, are simply too fat and their collective girth is straining more than seats in...

Who's in it? Brad Garrett as Max, Elizabeth Perkins as Elaine, Orlando Jones as Gregg, Rebecca Delgado Smith as Jenn, Jon Dore as Julian, Rachel Eggleston as Natalie, Sarah Chalke as Polly.

2012-05-15 17:39:00

Macy Haberer-McConnell, 2, of Charlevoix, helps her grandmother, Marion Beaufait of Port Huron, decorate a bra Saturday at the annual Sue DeYoung/Judy Edger Memorial 5K Walk/Run at East Park in Charlevoix.

2012-05-15 07:37:00

R.J. Voigt prays for lots of things, his family, all the other sick children, but most importantly for him, after losing most of his hearing and ablity to speak, not to lose his eyesite. R.J.

2012-05-14 10:24:59