NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed out 2012 with their strongest day in more than a month, putting the S&P 500 up 13.4 percent for the year, as lawmakers in Washington closed in on a resolution to the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. The S&P 500's gain for the year marks its best performance since 2009, as stocks navigated through debt crises in Europe and the United States that...
Redskins win NFC East, Broncos get top seed in AFC
Labels: TechnologyRG3 and the Washington Redskins are heading to the playoffs as NFC East champions.By winning their seventh straight game, the Redskins rolled to their first division title in 13 years with a 28-18 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. Next up for Robert Griffin III & Co.: a home playoff matchup next Sunday with the Seahawks — the third straight postseason game for Washington against...
Pill Color Matters to Patients
Labels: WorldBrand-name drugs come in distinct colors, but their generic equivalents often come in different colors, depending upon the manufacturer. And that may affect whether or not a person takes the medication, according to a pilot study.Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston found that patients are up to 50 percent more likely to stop taking a generic medication if its color differs from that...
13 key stories to watch for in 2013
Labels: LifestyleAmong the few virtual certainties of 2013 is the ongoing anguish of Syria and the decline of its president, Bashar al-Assad.STORY HIGHLIGHTSLook for more unrest amid power transitions in the Middle EastDisputes and economic worries will keep China, Japan, North Korea in the newsEurope's economy will stay on a rough road, but the outlook for it is brighterEvents are likely to draw attention to cyber...
After 9 years, Bears and Smith part ways
Labels: HealthChicago Tribune sports columnist Steve Rosenbloom on the Bears firing Lovie Smith. (Posted: Dec 31, 2012) The epitaph for Lovie Smith's tenure as head coach of the Bears...
State Department made "grievous mistake" over Benghazi: Senate report
Labels: BusinessWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department made a "grievous mistake" in keeping the U.S. mission in Benghazi open despite inadequate security and increasingly alarming threat assessments in the weeks before a deadly attack by militants, a Senate committee said on Monday. A report from the Senate Homeland Security Committee on the September 11 attacks on the U.S. mission and a nearby...
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Fiscal deal stalls as clock ticks to deadline
Labels: WorldWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to prevent the economy from tumbling over a "fiscal cliff" stalled on Sunday as Democrats and Republicans remained at loggerheads over a deal that would prevent taxes for all Americans from rising on New Year's Day. One hour before they had hoped to present a plan, Democratic and Republican Senate leaders said they were still unable to reach a compromise...
Reid's future uncertain after Eagles' finish
Labels: TechnologyEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Andy Reid sounded like a man who knows he's going to lose his job.Eli Manning threw a career-best five touchdown passes and the New York Giants routed Philadelphia 42-7 on Sunday in what likely was Reid's final game coaching the Eagles."We weren't very good," Reid said. "That's my responsibility and I take complete blame for it."The Eagles (4-12) lost 11 of their final...
The Governator’s Climate-Change Legacy
Labels: WorldIf the United States ever enacts a major climate-change law, it will owe a debt to Arnold Schwarzenegger.Strange as it sounds, the Austrian-born bodybuilder, former California governor, and movie star has flexed more legislative muscle on climate change than President Obama–who ran for office on the promise of curbing sea level rise and creating millions of green jobs–and Al Gore, the former vice...
Stories for 2013: Syria to 'post-Gangnam'
Labels: LifestyleAmong the few virtual certainties of 2013 is the ongoing anguish of Syria and the decline of its president, Bashar al-Assad.STORY HIGHLIGHTSLook for more unrest amid power transitions in the Middle EastDisputes and economic worries will keep China, Japan, North Korea in the newsEurope's economy will stay on a rough road, but the outlook for it is brighterEvents are likely to draw attention to cyber...
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