Debenhams backs fair treatment of models

Debenhams has become the first high street retailer to sign up to a new code of conduct for working conditions for models, with the chief executive, Michael Sharp, calling on others to follow suit. The decision to offer fair treatment to the women and men it uses in its advertising comes a month after Vogue also...

guardian.co.uk (28 minutes ago)

Republicans informed of IRS investigation last year

Much has been made of the fact that senior Treasury Department officials were told about the investigation into the treatment of tea party groups in June 2012 - months before last year’s the Presidential election.

yahoo.com (28 minutes ago)

Bravery of five-year-old Jessica given just 10 months to live by doctors as rare tumour begins to...

Jessica Vardy, five, from Bishops Waltham, Hants, was diagnosed with a Rhabdoid tumour under her left armpit which had spread through her arm on Christmas Eve.

dailymail.co.uk (1 hour ago)

32nd annual NH fundraiser sets $2.75 million goal

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Organizers of New Hampshire's annual Prouty fundraiser for cancer research and treatment have set a $2.75 million goal for this year's two-day event.    

boston.com (1 hour ago)

Republicans Informed of IRS Investigation Last Year

Much has been made of the fact that senior Treasury Department officials were told about the investigation into the treatment of tea party groups in June 2012 - months before last year’s the Presidential election. Republicans who requested the investigation were also told about it...    

abcnews.com (3 hours ago)

Water treatment minnow MyCelx can clean up with oil giants

The firm, which has devised a way to remove oil from water far more effectively than traditional methods, joined AIM only two years ago but already numbers some of the world's biggest oil companies as clients.

dailymail.co.uk (4 hours ago)

Newsmaker Q&A: Pat Halpin-Murphy

Pat Halpin-Murphy is president and founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. The coalition, founded in 1993, is a statewide nonprofit providing public awareness of breast cancer and encouraging increased public and private funding for research, legislative advocacy and high quality screening, diagnosis...

mcall.com (4 hours ago)

Top 5 best and worst things about my time studying abroad in America | Richard Morris

A Brit studying abroad across the pond might not sound that adventurous, but it's been an eye-opening year for me at the University of West Georgia in the much stereotyped US south. Here's the best and worst of what I learned about America: I'm not very good with numbers, so maybe this didn't help me, but I still...

guardian.co.uk (5 hours ago)

A system in shambles: Boone County Jail serves as mental health facility

For people with mental illnesses in Boone County, help is scarce and costly. The few treatment facilities have limited funding. That has made the Boone County Jail the default mental health facility for the county.  Read more

columbiamissourian.com (5 hours ago)

The Pulse: At the IRS, wrong, but maybe explainable

First the easy part: No one from the Internal Revenue Service should ever have singled out any applicant for disparate treatment based upon party affiliation or ideology. And never should IRS officials have scrutinized only one end of the political spectrum, which in the case of the current scandal involves...

philly.com (6 hours ago)

Morning water shutoff May 26

Freetown residents who want to clean their cars for something special next Sunday had better get out their hoses the day before. The local water department is calling for a water shutoff on that Sunday morning when water levels in the storage tanks could be low while Fall River’s water department does electrical...

boston.com (9 hours ago)

Scorned star student scores scholarship

Kiera Wilmot, a stellar student recently facing flimsy felony charges is now getting the star treatment she deserves in the form of a summer science scholarship.Not only have 2 felony charges been dropped against unlucky Florida teen Kiera Wilmot...

examiner.com (10 hours ago)

Understanding heroin and its hold on addicts

A look at the highly addictive drug's history, use and treatment for those who get hooked

cbsnews.com (11 hours ago)

Alvernia University award winners

The following area students received awards at Alvernia University this spring:Farah Abraham Fontaine, Reading, Caron Treatment Centers Award of Excellence; Allison L. Endy, Exeter Township, Emma Yoh Award for Outstanding Professionalism in Education...

readingeagle.com (12 hours ago)

After cancer: 5 survivors-turned-advocates help others fight

There are more than 13 million cancer survivors in the United States - a number that continues to rise, thanks to improvements in detection, diagnosis and treatment.

lohud.com (12 hours ago)

Cancer-stricken Sarasota vet receiving treatment

heraldtribune.com (15 hours ago)

Ariel may get 'Once Upon a Time' treatment in season three

Today famous Hollywood blogger Perez Hilton revealed "The Little Mermaid" may yet appear on "Once Upon a Time" in the upcoming third season. Hilton gushes over the possibility of Ariel gracing Storybrooke, the Enchanted Forest or even possibly Neverland as he draws quotes from a video interview and shares some...

examiner.com (15 hours ago)

LA Doctor Gets 14 Years For This Horrible Promise

LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases. U.S. District Judge Robert Timilin also ordered Dr. Christine Daniel to...

huffingtonpost.com (16 hours ago)

Man, 2 children injured in dog attack near Atlanta

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - Authorities say two young children and their father were taken to a hospital for treatment after being attacked by dogs in metro Atlanta.

timesfreepress.com (16 hours ago)

Land deal to create HealthFirst's new clinic raises questions

Most agree a $11.7 million public health clinic that could help thousands of poor people get medical and dental treatment would be positive for Lexington. But opinions vary dramatically about…Click to Continue »

kentucky.com (16 hours ago)

Wozzeck; A Scream and an Outrage – review

At the end of ENO's new staging of Wozzeck, the last thing you feel like doing is clapping. Carrie Cracknell's powerful production asks for silence; time to absorb the shock of it. Wozzeck and his mates – in as far as he has any – are back from fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan. Coffins, draped in union flags, are...

guardian.co.uk (17 hours ago)

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Obama agenda withstanding IRS focus on tea party groups, Benghazi fallout, other controversies WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders...

washingtonexaminer.com (18 hours ago)

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Water treatment minnow MyCelx can clean up with oil giants

The firm, which has devised a way to remove oil from water far more effectively than traditional methods, joined AIM only two years ago but already numbers some of the world's biggest oil companies as clients.

dailymail.co.uk (18 hours ago)

Camp Lejeune Coming Clean After Nearly 30 Years

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - Purple wildflowers sprout in abundance around the bright-yellow pipe, one of several jutting from the sandy soil in this unassuming patch of grass and mud. A dirty hose runs from the pipe to an idling truck and into a large tank labeled, "NON-POTABLE WATER." This is the former Hadnot Point...

huffingtonpost.com (21 hours ago)

Obama agenda marches on despite controversies

WASHINGTON - Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office. "Absolutely not,"...

bostonherald.com (21 hours ago)

Man, 2 children injured in dog attack near Atlanta

Authorities say two young children and their father were taken to a hospital for treatment after being attacked by dogs in metro Atlanta.Click to Continue »

macon.com (21 hours ago)

Corbett gets silent treatment at MU graduation

You could hear a pin drop on Chryst Field of Biemsderfer Stadium when Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett finished his commencement speech this morning at Millersville University.Normally, such speeches elicit rowdy applause from the students awaiting their diplomas.Not this time.Millersville's 2013 gradu...

lancasteronline.com (22 hours ago)

Rhode Island College awards 1,400 undergraduate degrees

PROVIDENCE, R. I. -- Rhode Island College awarded undergraduate degrees to 1,400 students gathered on the campus quad on a made-to-order spring day. Honorary degrees were given to Marie Elizabeth Petrarca, a supporter of the arts in Rhode Island, her husband, Robert Horace Petrarca, president of Bald Hill Realty and...

providencejournal.com (23 hours ago)

Vilanova Needs More Cancer Treatment in New York

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week for more treatment for throat cancer, the La Liga champions said on Saturday.    

nytimes.com (23 hours ago)

'Pioneering treatment' for Vilanova

Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova will travel to New York on Monday for "pioneering treatment" as he continues his cancer battle.

bbci.co.uk (1 day ago)