Stage Set For Stand Up To Cancer Telethon (Los Angeles, CA) -- Tonight CBS, ABC and NBC will broadcast the Entertainment Industry Foundation's hour-long, star-studded Stand Up to Cancer telethon to raise awareness about cancer. Emmy nominated actress Christina Applegate will one of the celebrities sharing how her life has been affected by cancer ...Read & Hear More
Experts: Embryonic Stem Cell Use Still Necessary (Washington, DC) -- The use of embryonic stem cells in still necessary despite the fact that researchers have discovered ways to make powerful stem cells without them. A National Academy of Sciences panel also says there needs to be some regulation of the new stem cell sources especially if they're spliced into animals for experiments ...Read More
FDA To List Drugs Undergoing Safety Reviews (Washington, DC) -- Health officials are going to give the public more information about drugs that are under the government microscope for possible side effects. The FDA says a new quarterly list of medicines that are undergoing early reviews for side effects will soon be released ...Read More
Spokane Man Blames Popcorn For Lung Disease (Spokane, WA) -- Normally, the lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans is seen mostly in people who work in factories where a chemical butter flavoring called diacetyl is used. Now, though, a Spokane man who merely ate popcorn in large quantities is suing ConAgra foods ...Read More
Jesse Jackson Released From Hospital (Chicago, IL) -- Reverend Jesse Jackson is out of the hospital. The Rainbow PUSH Coalition says Jackson was released late this morning from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago where he was undergoing treatment for viral gastroenteritis and severe dehydration ...Read More
O.J. Simpson Trial Set To Begin Monday (Las Vegas, NV) -- O.J. Simpson's trial on armed robbery and kidnapping charges will begin Monday morning in Las Vegas. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "CJ" Stewart face a total of 12 charges in connection with an incident at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino on September 12th, 2007 ...Read More
Results Of Palin Investigation To Be Released Next Month (Undated) -- A report into whether Governor Sarah Palin improperly fired the state's public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, will be released on October 10th. State lawmakers had originally planned to release the report on October 31st, just four days before the election ...Read More
Entertainment
Fans Flock To Last "Rent" Performance (New York, NY) -- Die-hard "Rentheads" are flocking to Broadway from all corners of the country to see the last performances of the award-winning musical "Rent." "Rent" tells the story of a group of young bohemians living in New York City's East Village in the late 1980s ...Read More
Stage Set For Stand Up To Cancer Telethon (Los Angeles, CA) -- Tonight CBS, ABC and NBC will broadcast the Entertainment Industry Foundation's hour-long, star-studded Stand Up to Cancer telethon to raise awareness about cancer. Emmy nominated actress Christina Applegate will one of the celebrities sharing how her life has been affected by cancer ...Read & Hear More
Orlando Moms Angry About Universal's Graphic Ads (Orlando, FL) -- Florida moms are not happy about Universal Orlando's graphic "Bloody Mary" ad campaign. The "Orlando Sentinel" reports the group Metro Orlando Mommies is asking the theme park to take down 80 billboards posted last week to drum up excitement for its 18th annual after-hours Halloween Horror Nights ...Read More
