Posts Tagged ‘the-popular’

Study: Echinacea Not a Cold Cure

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

This is not the best news heading in cold and flu season. Echinacea, the popular herbal remedy, does not really help anyone get better any sooner. The study of more than 700 adults and children showed that only a few hours was shaved off of a week-long…

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Study: Echinacea Not a Cold Cure

Hayden: Who’s to blame for WikiLeaks?

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

As the dust begins to settle on “Wiki Dump III,” some realities seem to be settling into the popular discourse and the public consciousness.

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Hayden: Who’s to blame for WikiLeaks?

An Appraisal: Another Revered Baseball Voice Goes Silent

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

The qualities of the popular, homespun baseball broadcaster were exemplified by the Cubs’ Ron Santo, who died Thursday.

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An Appraisal: Another Revered Baseball Voice Goes Silent

Ugly Betty Actor Arrested for Killing Mother

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Police are reporting that Michael L. Brea, a Haitian-American actor-who had a bit role on the popular TV show Ugly Betty, and also appeared in the recent dance movie Step Up 3-D-has been arrested for brutally killing his mother Monday night in a…

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Ugly Betty Actor Arrested for Killing Mother

Charges dropped in nightclub death case

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

District prosecutors dropped charges Friday against the five men who were accused of beating a man who died outside the popular DC9 nightclub last month, saying evidence did not support the case.

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Charges dropped in nightclub death case

‘Catastrophe calculator’ updated

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

Scientists release an improved version of the popular web program that estimates the scale of disaster that follows an asteroid or comet impact.

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‘Catastrophe calculator’ updated

In a First, Brazil Elects A Woman As President

Monday, November 1st, 2010

In choosing Dilma Rousseff, Brazilians voted strongly in favor of continuing the economic and social policies of the popular president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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In a First, Brazil Elects A Woman As President

Big City: In ‘Mad Men,’ She Would Have Been Peggy

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Letty Cottin Pogrebin was an executive in the 1960s, and could have been Peggy in the popular TV show.

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Big City: In ‘Mad Men,’ She Would Have Been Peggy

Students in rude Facebook posts

Friday, October 8th, 2010

A leading school in India suspends 16 students for posting rude remarks about a woman teacher on the popular social networking site, Facebook.

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Students in rude Facebook posts

22 Tourists Kidnapped in Acapulco

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

An armed gang kidnapped 22 Mexican tourists in the popular resort city of Acapulco on Thursday. The tour group, consisting mostly of auto company workers from the neighboring state of Michoacan, was searching for a hotel for their weekend stay when…

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22 Tourists Kidnapped in Acapulco

POM Juice Sued Over Health Claims

Monday, September 27th, 2010

You mean it doesn’t have super powers? Federal regulators sued the makers of the popular pomegranate juice drink POM on Monday for promoting unsupported health benefits. The Federal Trade Commission’s suit alleges POM Wonderful LLC of Los Angeles…

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POM Juice Sued Over Health Claims

Aniston May Appear in Arrested Development Movie

Monday, August 9th, 2010

This is a departure for America’s Sweetheart: Jennifer Aniston may appear in the highly anticipated Arrested Development movie. Mitch Hurwitz, creator of the popular show, which was cancelled in 2006, has recently confirmed that he has begun working on…

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Aniston May Appear in Arrested Development Movie

5 natural alternatives to toxic fabric softeners

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

According to the Allergy and Environmental Health Association, both liquid and dryer sheet fabric softeners are “the most toxic product produced for daily household use.”