Most adolescents who plan or attempt suicide have already gotten at least some mental health treatment, raising questions about the effectiveness of current approaches to helping troubled teenagers, according to the largest in-depth analysis to date of suicidal behaviors in American teenagers. The study in the journal JAMA Psychiatry found that 55 percent of suicidal teenagers had received...
United reportedly finds improper wiring in 787s
Label: Business United Airlines inspected its new Boeing 787 airplanes after an electrical fire Monday on the same model and reportedly found...
Jan
07
Cops shoot suspect in carjacking they say held 'dark object'
Label: World A man who ran from South Chicago District officers after being stopped on suspicion of carjacking was fatally shot as he fled...
Year-end Wii U sales steady, says Nintendo chief
Label: TechnologyKYOTO (Reuters) – Nintendo Co Ltd‘s year-end sales of its Wii U games console were steady, though not as strong as when its Wii predecessor was first launched, the Japanese game maker’s top executive told Reuters on Monday.The company, which grew from making playing cards in the late 19th century into the blockbuster Super Mario video game series, is pinning its hopes on the Wii U after posting a...
‘Mary Poppins’ to close on Broadway in the spring
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — “Mary Poppins” is closing up its big umbrella on Broadway.An official close to the show’s producers said Monday that the 6-year-old musical will end performances in March at the New Amsterdam Theatre and eventually be replaced by a musical adapted from the film “Aladdin.”The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak before...
Oil Sand Industry in Canada Tied to Higher Carcinogen Level
Label: HealthTodd Korol/ReutersAn oil sands mine Fort McMurray, Alberta. OTTAWA — The development of Alberta’s oil sands has increased levels of cancer-causing compounds in surrounding lakes well beyond natural levels, Canadian researchers reported in a study released on Monday. And they said the contamination covered a wider area than had previously been believed. For the study, financed by the Canadian...
BofA to pay $3.6B to Fannie Mae
Label: Business CBS MoneyWatch's Alexis Christoforous reports for CBS2. (1/7/2013)...
Jan
06
Chicago Ridge fire official put on leave after attack charges
Label: World A deputy fire chief in Chicago Ridge was put on administrative leave after being charged with breaking into the Tinley Park...
Handset makers scurry to join Year of the Phablet
Label: TechnologySINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Call it phablet, phonelet, tweener or super smartphone, but the clunky mobile phone – closer in size to a tablet than the smartphone of a couple of years back – is here to stay.A surprise hit of 2012, it is drawing in more users, more handset makers and is shaping the way we consume content.“We expect 2013 to be the year of the phablet,” said Neil Mawston, UK-based...
NBC execs say it’s not a ‘shoot-’em-up’ network
Label: LifestylePASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NBC executives said Sunday they are conscious about the amount of violence they air in the wake of real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, but have made no changes in what has gone on the air or what is planned.NBC isn’t a “shoot-’em-up” network, said network entertainment President Jennifer Salke.The level of violence on television, in movies and video games...
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