Redskins hang on to upset Cowboys
DALLAS (Reuters) - The Washington Redskins ousted the Dallas Cowboys from the unbeaten ranks with a 26-24 upset victory Sunday.
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Coldplay, Duffy lead MTV Europe nominations
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - English band Coldplay and Welsh soul singer Duffy lead the MTV Europe Music Awards nominations with three apiece, followed by U.S. pop star Britney Spears, shortlisted in the best album and best act categories.
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Apple tumbles on consumer spending concerns
BOSTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares tumbled 16 percent on Monday, their biggest drop in seven years, amid concerns the maker of Mac computers and other consumer electronics will suffer as the economy slows.
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Ledger’s insurance firm sued over nonpayment
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heath Ledger’s insurance company has been sued in Los Angeles for not paying out $10 million in benefits to his daughter, claiming the actor may have committed suicide, according to court papers.
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Heather Locklear arrested in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Heather Locklear, who sought medical help for depression this year, was arrested this weekend outside the coastal city of Santa Barbara, the California Highway Patrol said on Sunday.
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Selig feels vindicated over tough decisions in 1990s
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major League Baseball has been vindicated for its controversial decisions in the 1990s to implement the wildcard route into the post-season and revenue sharing, Commissioner Bud Selig said Monday.
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Nintendo to launch camera, music-capable DS: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd plans to launch a new model of its DS handheld machine that can take pictures and play music by the end of the year, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.
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EA sets video game deal with “300″ director
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc has signed a deal for Hollywood director Zack Snyder, who made the hit 2006 film “300,” to help develop video games, some of which may someday become movies themselves.
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Foot Locker to buy Delias’ CCS
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Athletic shoe and clothing chain Foot Locker Inc said on Monday it plans to buy Delias Inc’s CCS business for $102 million, as it seeks to boost its appeal with teenage skateboarders.
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Japan experts identify daytime sleepiness gene
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have identified a gene variant that may be linked to narcolepsy — a condition marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, impaired vision and muscle weakness.
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China detains 22 suspects over tainted milk: media
BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in the Chinese province at the center of a scandal over tainted milk powder have detained 22 people suspected of involvement in introducing the chemical melamine into the supply chain, state media said on Tuesday.
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Britney Spears says she plans to tour again
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears said she plans to make her first international tour since 2004 to support her highly anticipated new album, “Circus.”
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Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobe
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems Inc’s encryption on all television shows and movies found on its site, software maker Adobe said on Monday.
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Mindy McCready to serve jail time
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer Mindy McCready will surrender to Tennessee authorities on Tuesday to begin serving a 60-day jail sentence for violating probation on a previous drug-related charge, her lawyer said.
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White Sox or Twins is last piece of playoff puzzle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The last piece of Major League Baseball’s playoff puzzle will snap into place on Tuesday when the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins meet to determine the final berth in an intriguing post-season lineup.
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Telcos, IT companies unite to promote mobile broadband
LONDON (Reuters) - A group of 16 leading telecoms and IT companies is uniting to promote mobile broadband in a marketing initiative worth more than $1 billion over the next year under the auspices of the GSM Association.
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Hollywood producers reject actors’ overture
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Screen Actors Guild’s leaders sent a letter Monday to representatives of the Hollywood studios urging a return to the bargaining table.
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World mourns “king of cool” Paul Newman
LOS ANGELES/LONDON (Reuters) - Images of U.S. actor Paul Newman, who died late Friday, adorned newspaper front pages around the world on Sunday, his piercing blue eyes vying for attention with the global financial crisis.
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Crisis of confidence hits regional bank shares
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of regional banks sank on Monday, with Sovereign Bancorp and National City Corp down 60 percent, as investors feared the sector would be steamrolled by the deepening global credit crisis.
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Rehabilitating Woods names strong field for own tournament
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tournament host Tiger Woods has announced a strong field featuring five of the world’s top 10 players for the year-ending Chevron World Challenge.
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Many cancer patients forgo painkillers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Up to 80 percent of cancer patients who undergo radiation treatment do not take medications to combat pain, a new study indicates.
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Study links birth size and breast cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Women who were bigger and longer babies may be more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Rams fire Linehan after fourth straight loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The winless St Louis Rams fired head coach Scott Linehan Monday and replaced him on an interim basis with defensive coordinator Jim Haslett.
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Glucosamine and chondroitin don’t slow arthritis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two hugely popular supplements used to fight arthritis and joint pain, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, do not seem to work any better than placebo to slow the loss of knee cartilage in osteoarthritis, researchers reported on Monday.
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Plant rules out Led Zeppelin reunion
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant has put paid to persistent rumors that the British rock giants were planning to reunite for a tour.
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More older Americans screened for colon cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There has been a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted in older Americans, a new study shows.
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Rodgers injures shoulder in Packers’ loss to Tampa Bay
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers injured his throwing shoulder in a 30-21 loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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Tech stocks fall hard as economic immunity doubted
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of the world’s hottest technology stocks joined hard-pressed financial stocks in a sharp sell-off on Monday as investor fears mounted that the crisis on Wall Street was dampening U.S. consumer demand.
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Theaters, studios near deal for digital projection
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A consortium of the nation’s top movie-theater chains will announce within two weeks a $1 billion-plus financing agreement with four major studios to equip more than 15,000 screens nationwide with digital-projection systems during the next three years.
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Guidelines alert heart patients to depression risk
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heart patients should be screened routinely for depression, a common complication that can make a second heart attack more likely, according to guidelines released by the American Heart Association on Monday.
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Heart pump keeps kids alive until transplant: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A miniaturized heart pump helped keep eight out of nine severely ill children alive long enough to receive a heart transplant, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Armstrong still hoping to ride in Tour Down Under
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong is still hoping to make his comeback in next year’s Tour Down Under in January despite being ineligible to return to racing until February 1, the record seven-times Tour de France winner said on Tuesday.
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Steelers beat Ravens 23-20 in overtime
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeff Reed booted a 46-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 23-20 home win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday.
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Economy worsening, small business survey says
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three out of four owners of small businesses say the U.S. economy is getting worse, that it is harder to get loans and that the economic environment had reduced the amount of money they take home, according to a survey released on Monday.
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Media, technology companies unite to fight piracy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group founded by several major media and technology companies plans to promote the Web as a place for consumers to get songs, television shows and movies without resorting to piracy.
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White Sox beat Tigers to force playoff
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago White Sox forced a one-game playoff for the American League Central Division title by beating the Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Monday.
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Bladder problems keep women out of sports
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A weak bladder keeps many women from taking part in recreational sports, according to an Italian study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds marry
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Scarlett Johansson, who stars in Woody Allen’s new movie “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” and actor Ryan Reynolds were married over the weekend, a spokesman for Johansson said on Sunday.
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TARP to benefit regional banks more: JP Morgan
(Reuters) - The U.S. authorities’ $700 billion trouble asset relief program will benefit regional banks more than the initial proposal, said J.P. Morgan Securities, but recommended investors to avoid consumer-oriented banks like TCF Financial .
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Ramirez helps Dodgers on and off the field
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Manny Ramirez’s laid-back approach to the tensions of pennant-race baseball is great for the team’s confidence ahead of the National League divisional series, according to Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre.
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FDA: No Lou Gehrig’s disease risk with statins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An analysis of dozens of studies found the widely used statin cholesterol drugs do not increase the risk of Lou Gehrig’s disease, U.S. health officials said on Monday.
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Littelfuse cuts outlook on weak auto sales
(Reuters) - Littelfuse Inc , a maker of circuit protection products, cut its outlook for the third quarter and said it sees full-year earnings below its previous projections, citing weak automotive sales.
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Smart Modular posts Q4 loss
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Smart Modular Technologies Inc posted a loss for the fourth quarter, hurt by prolonged weakness in Dynamic Random Access Memory market and higher expenses, and forecast a weak first quarter.
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Stars tune-in to Web video, advertisers still shy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fall television season kicked off this past week, but viewers looking for their favorite actors returning to airwaves may not find them on TV as new Web-based shows increasingly draw stars online.
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Mirror trick shows promise as stroke therapy
LONDON (Reuters) - Using a mirror to create the illusion that a person’s paralyzed limb moves in tandem with a healthy one appears to speed recovery from stroke, a Japanese researcher said Friday.
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Mets slip behind Brewers in NL wild card race
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Mets lost pole position in the National League wild card race after a 6-1 defeat by the visiting Florida Marlins on Friday.
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FDA warns about instant coffee made in China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators warned the public on Friday not to consume seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products that were made in China because of concerns they may be contaminated with melamine.
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Beltran helps Mets keep pace with Brewers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Mets used a Carlos Beltran RBI single in the ninth inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Thursday and keep pace with the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League wildcard race.
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McCartney wows fans with historic Israel concert
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Paul McCartney gave his first concert in Israel on Thursday before tens of thousands of cheering fans, 43 years after the Beatles were barred from singing there because of fears they could corrupt youngsters.
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Health spending may have to slow as economy stalls
LONDON (Reuters) - Spending on healthcare may have to slow as Western economies stall, bringing to an end a period in which expenditure has far outstripped growth in GDP, a leading health policy expert said on Friday.
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NBC says local TV profoundly affected by downturn
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. economic downturn has had a severe effect on broadcaster NBC’s local television stations but the company has not yet seen an advertising slowdown at a national level, its chief executive said.
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Mickelson not yet certain of European Tour commitment
ATLANTA (Reuters) - World number two Phil Mickelson is widely expected to join the European Tour next year but said on Friday he was not yet sure if he would play in enough events in 2009 to secure his card.
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Basketball star Davis is new Jenny Craig spokesman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jenny Craig Inc drafted basketball star Baron Davis on Friday as its first male spokesman, joining actresses Queen Latifah and Valerie Bertinelli in touting the company’s weight loss products.
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Nokia’s iPhone rival due Oct. 2: sources
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will unveil its first touch-screen phone next week in a direct challenge to Apple’s successful iPhone, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday.
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