New Fourth Plinth sculpture to be unveiled next week The Daily Telegraph A bronze boy astride a rocking horse is the latest in a series of temporary artworks to be displayed in Trafalgar Square. | Image 1 of 2 Powerless Structures Fig 101, the latest sculpture to go on display in Trafalgar Square Photo: James O Jenkins Image 1 ...
Dow ekes out gain in late-day rally Pittsburgh Tribune Review | NEW YORK -- The stock market rallied in the last half-hour Tuesday, seizing on reports that suggested the unraveling Greek debt talks might be saved after all. Stocks finished flat after languishing in the red for most of the day. | The Dow Jones industrial average gained 4.24 points to close at 1...
Counterfeit drugs becoming big business Austin American Statesman | WASHINGTON — The discovery that a fake version of the cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States raises new fears that the multibillion-dollar drug-counterfeiting trade is making inroads in the U.S. | The criminal practice ha...
MacArthur Foundation awards creative organizations Austin American Statesman | CHICAGO — The MacArthur Foundation on Thursday named 15 organizations in six countries as winners of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Each was awarded between $350,000 and $2.5 million. | Their missions range from ...
A Cast Reunites for an Anticipated Encore Wall Street Journal | Sienna Miller and Cate Blanchett were at the Park Avenue Armory for a video installation celebrating fragrances by Procter & Gamble Prestige. Leighton Meester and Joe Jonas were at a private loft in NoLIta to launch a new line of Miu Miu sungla...
Brent ends at 8-month high on supply risks Zeenews New York: Brent oil settled at an eight-month high on Wednesday as fears of supply disruptions from Iran and other producers in the Middle East and Africa outweighed worries about the global economy. | Crude markets found early support from an Irania...
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Spending: Summer bargain travel: Book your hotel early Chicago Tribune If you're planning your summer vacation, think about locking in your accommodations now. "We don't see 2012 being about last-minute booking opportunities," says Bob Diene...
GOP needs bold agenda for campaign, Ryan tells activists Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Washington - Republicans should base their 2012 campaign on an agenda so bold and ambitious that victory would hand the party a transformational governing mandate, House budget cha...
Illinois to get $1 bil. in mortgage settlement Chicago Business | (AP) - Illinois is expected to receive about $1 billion in a multi-state settlement with the nation's five largest mortgage lenders, Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Thurs...
School that won principal cash for reading scores probed for testing irregularities Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A Green Bay elementary school once headed by a principal who for leading an increase in reading scores at the school is now under investigation for testing irregularities, the Green Bay Press Gazette . | By of the Journal Sentinel | Updated: 10:22 p....
Pro-Gingrich ‘Super PAC’ Ads Coming to Talk Radio The New York Times | The “super PAC” supporting Newt Gingrich will take to the talk radio shows of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Mark Levin on Thursday with new ads that ask, “Are you tired of the Republican establishment telling you to hold your nose and vote ...
Michigan’s Governor to Endorse Romney The New York Times | GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan is set to endorse Mitt Romney Thursday afternoon, the governor’s office confirmed late Wednesday. | Mr. Snyder will throw his support behind Mr. Romney at a luncheon at the Livonia Chamber ...
Stocks stage late rally and finish flat Springfield News-Sun | NEW YORK — The stock market rallied in the last half-hour Tuesday, seizing on reports that suggested the unraveling Greek debt talks might be saved after all. Stocks finished flat after languishing in the red for most of the day. | The Dow Jones industrial average gained 4.24 points to close at 12,878.28, about 12 points shy of its best fin...
Poor diet kills 2.6 million infants a year, says survey by Save the Children The Guardian | Charity calls on David Cameron to host a world hunger summit in London along with 2012 Olympics A boy is weighed in India: 48% of children in the country are reported to have stunted growth. Photograph: AP | Malnutrition is the root cause of the deaths of 2.6 million children each year, and the bodies and brains of 450 million more will fail to d...
