Friday, December 24, 2010
BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Tourism in Bethlehem is back from the dead despite Israel's separation wall, local merchants say. "You won't find a room in Bethlehem this Christmas," Samir Hazboun, director of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce, told the British newspaper The Independent.... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Emanuel survives first test to mayoral bid
CHICAGO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The Chicago Board of Elections Thursday accepted a hearing officer's recommendation and voted to keep Rahm Emanuel on the Feb. 22 Chicago mayoral ballot. Those challenging Emanuel's eligibility to run for mayor of Chicago were expected to take their fight next to circuit... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Vaccine Against Alzheimers Being Created
DALLAS, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they created an experimental vaccine to slow beta-amyloid, the protein forming brain abnormalities associated with Alzheimer's disease. Senior author Dr. Roger Rosenberg of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas says the... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Amanda Knox takes heart from DNA ruling
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The mother of Amanda Knox, an American college student convicted of murder in Italy, says she is heartened by a new court ruling. Knox, sentenced to 26 years for killing her roommate, is appealing her conviction. Over the weekend, an Italian court ordered that DNA evidence... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Study: Fruits and vegetables save lives
OXFORD, England, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Researchers say if Britons adhered to current British dietary recommendations, 33,000 lives could be saved yearly. The study, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, finds one dietary recommendation -- striving for five fruits and... Sign in to see full entry.