Actor Cuba Gooding Jr charged with unlawfully touching third woman: lawyer
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr, already facing a criminal case over accusations he touched a woman’s breasts in a bar and pinched another’s buttocks in a...
Hariri ready to be Lebanese PM again but with conditions -source
Saad al-Hariri is ready to return as prime minister of a new Lebanese government, a senior official familiar with his thinking said, on condition it...
Chile cancels APEC trade summit and major climate gathering after riots
Chile withdrew on Wednesday as the host of an APEC summit next month at which the United States and China had been expected to sign...
Exclusive: U.S. to renew waivers allowing non-proliferation work with Iran – sources
The United States plans to allow Russian, Chinese and European companies to continue work at Iranian nuclear facilities that would make it harder for Iran...
Wildfire threatens Reagan Library as extreme winds sweep Los Angeles
A fast-moving wildfire threatened thousands of homes and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library outside Los Angeles on Wednesday as extraordinarily dry Santa Ana winds buffeted...
New York City Council votes to ban sale of foie gras
New York City, often viewed as the fine dining capital of America, on Wednesday became the latest U.S. locality to ban the sale of foie...
Pediatricians told child assent is an important, moral obligation
(Reuters Health) – Doctors should always ask for a child’s consent before treating them, and they should apologize when they proceed against the child’s objections,...
Outcome Health to pay $70 million to settle U.S. doctors’ office ad fraud probe
Outcome Health, which streams pharmaceutical ads on televisions and computer tablets it installs in doctors’ offices, agreed to pay $70 million to end a U.S....
With a new hip or knee, most return to driving in a few weeks
(Reuters Health) – After knee- or hip-replacement surgery, most patients return to driving within about four weeks – much quicker than some current recommendations, according...
Pediatricians talk less about guns after mass shootings
(Reuters Health) – In the wake of mass shootings, many pediatricians become more hesitant to ask parents routine questions about safety measures for any guns...