NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lopez says she doesn't look forward to getting gifts at Christmas — she looks forward to giving them."I love going and shopping for Christmas presents for everybody and making gifts for people and seeing their faces light up and surprising them; that's where I get my joy," the entertainer said last week.It's also why Lopez launched her "J. Lo's Christmas Gift" drive, asking...
The New Old Age Blog: In the Middle: Why Elderly Couples Fight
Label: HealthGeorge and Gracie (let’s call them that because using their real names would make them even unhappier than they already appear to be) are in their 80s and have been married for more than 65 years. Until recently they seemed to ride the waves that are inevitable in any marriage that spans nearly seven decades; through good and bad, they were partners and best friends.But lately — ever since her hospitalization...
Sprint to pay $2.2 billion to acquire rest of Clearwire
Label: Business WASHINGTON -- Sprint Nextel Corp. said Monday it had reached a deal to acquire the rest of fellow wireless carrier Clearwire...
Dec
16
Speculation over autism, but shooter's 'why' has no easy answer
Label: World Among the details to emerge in the aftermath of the Connecticut elementary school massacre was the possibility that the gunman...
8 Christmas Light Shows That Will Rock Your Stockings Off
Label: Technology1. A Christmas Rock MedleyThis mind-blowing video comes from South Dakota. Its creator uses the show’s publicity to help raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: 63 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed]The winter celebration of the evergreen tree is not a modern tradition — it extends back to pre-Christian times and to cultures all over...
Springsteen, Gaga join Stones; Newtown noted
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Only at a Rolling Stones concert could appearances by Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga seem almost like afterthoughts.Those superstars and other top acts including the Black Keys and John Mayer jammed with the Stones on Saturday night, winding down a series of concerts celebrating the 50th year of rock's most enduring band (the occasion was also marked by a pay-per-view special).The...
Dr. William F. House, Inventor of Cochlear Implant, Dies
Label: HealthDr. William F. House, a medical researcher who braved skepticism to invent the cochlear implant, an electronic device considered to be the first to restore a human sense, died on Dec. 7 at his home in Aurora, Ore. He was 89. The cause was metastatic melanoma, his daughter, Karen House, said. Dr. House pushed against conventional thinking throughout his career. Over the objections of...
Don't impoverish yourself to pay kids' student loans
Label: Business Dear Liz: I'm in my 50s. My kids have college loan debts that might total more than $200,000. I allowed them to take out loans because I expected to inherit $300,000 to help them pay off the debt. Now that inheritance will not happen.I have $250,000 saved for retirement. When I'm 58 1/2 years old, I would like to pull that money out and pay some...
Dec
15
Apple takes investors on a wild ride
Label: World SAN FRANCISCO — With only modest expectations, Robert Leitao of Santa Clarita made a decision in 1994 that would change his...
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