Seniors and Aging
Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch dies at age 47
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:29
ShareThisAccording to breaking-news reports this morning from Rolling Stone and TMZ, Adam "MC" Yauch, co-founder of Grammy-winners and recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees the Beastie Boys, has died at age 47.
Does the tea party have a second act?
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:10
ShareThisThe 2010 midterm elections were marked by ubiquitous images of voters waving Gadsen flags in the sun, women with tea bags hanging from their hat brims, and determined men in Paul Revere costumes shouting proclamations. What happened to those people?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn facing new rape accusation
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 09:40
ShareThisFrench investigators are studying accusations that Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have been involved in a rape during a sex party in a Washington hotel in 2010, while he was chief of the International Monetary Fund, a judicial official said Friday.
VP Joe Biden jinxes U.S.-Mexico relations
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 09:12
ShareThisPolitics: it's not a game, exactly. But there are rules, and when you break them you are running….Politically Foul! At a Cinco de Mayo celebration, Vice President Joe Biden was attempting to get festive. But he was without the appropriate equipment.
Run for your life: Joggers live longer, study suggests
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 09:04
ShareThisTHURSDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) -- Jogging regularly could add about six years to your life, a new Danish study suggests.
The battle begins: Romney campaign targeting Obama rallies
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 09:03
ShareThisMitt Romney's campaign is working hard to steal President Barack Obama's spotlight this weekend, when the president is set to hold the first major rallies of his 2012 re-election campaign.
Bear that fell from tree dies after being hit by car
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 08:56
ShareThisA young bear that became an Internet sensation after falling from a tree has died after being hit by a car. It was a whirlwind week for the bear, which shot to prominence last week when it climbed into a tree near the University of Colorado campus, then fell to safety after being tranquilized by [...]
Ted Nugent explodes on morning show interview
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 08:56
ShareThisTed Nugent lived up to his "Motor City Madman" reputation during a television interview with "CBS Morning News." The rocker, hunter and political activist sat down with Jeff Glor in his first on-camera appearance since being interviewed by the Secret Service for comments about President Barack Obama made during recent a National Rifle Association meeting [...]
Junior Seau's brain to be donated for research
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 08:47
ShareThisSAN DIEGO (AP) The family of former NFL star Junior Seau will donate his brain for research into repetitive head injuries.
Escort says Secret Service agents 'showed no respect'
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 08:43
ShareThisOne of the Colombian escorts at the center of the Secret Service scandal emerged from hiding today, recounting in detail her night in Cartagena with a member of President Obama's protective detail and saying she fears for her safety.
