Rainy News

Feb

Apple CEO Tim Cook calls shareholder suit a 'silly sideshow'

Label: Business

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook criticized a rebellious investor for creating a "silly sideshow" by filing...

Feb

Mahony voting for a new pope rankles some Catholics

Label: World

Nearly two weeks ago, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez announced he had removed Cardinal Roger Mahony from all public duties...

'Identity Thief' grabs $34.6M to debut at No. 1

Label: Lifestyle

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy's "Identity Thief" has made off with the weekend box-office title with a $34.6 million debut.The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:1....

Bloomberg Lauds Companies for Cutting Salt Content

Label: Health

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, in the midst of a long-running campaign to change the eating habits of New Yorkers and consumers across the country, declared a victory against salt on Monday, as 21 companies, from Kraft and Goya to FreshDirect, said they had met the first stage in reductions in salt content in foods. After focusing on reducing trans fats and smoking, Mr. Bloomberg turned his...

TV commercial actors feeling pinched as they pitch products

Label: Business

In a nearly 30-year television career, Frank Crim has appeared in more than 150 commercials, pitching Honda SUVs, Jack in the...

Feb

Gen. Joseph Dunford becomes U.S. commander in Afghanistan

Label: World

KABUL, Afghanistan — Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. took over Sunday as the newest and probably last U.S. commander in Afghanistan,...

Gotye, Kimbra win record of the year Grammy

Label: Lifestyle

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last year's biggest hit is also the Grammy winner for record of the year: Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" earned one of the night's top trophies.It was Gotye's third award Sunday night. It sold more than 7 million single tracks.Prince presented the Australian singer with the award. Gotye said the pop icon was a big inspiration.Gotye and Kimbra also won best pop duo/group...

For Families Struggling with Mental Illness, Carolyn Wolf Is a Guide in the Darkness

Label: Health

When a life starts to unravel, where do you turn for help? Melissa Klump began to slip in the eighth grade. She couldn’t focus in class, and in a moment of despair she swallowed 60 ibuprofen tablets. She was smart, pretty and ill: depression, attention deficit disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, either bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder. In her 20s, after a more...