Three people were killed when a medical helicopter crashed Monday night near the city of Rochelle. A witness says the medical...
WebMD to cut 14 percent of workforce to reduce expenses
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Health information website WebMD Health Corp said it will cut around 250 jobs, or 14 percent of its workforce, to reduce costs.The company, which had about 1700 employees according to Thomson Reuters data, said it would take a charge of about $ 6 million to $ 8 million in the fourth quarter, primarily on severance and other restructuring-related costs.WebMD, which is a popular and long-trusted...
World Chefs: Keller shares memories, spotlight in latest book
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – Thomas Keller, one of America‘s most respected chefs, shares the food memories of his childhood and his time in France in his new book “Bouchon Bakery,” which is also the name of his chain of pastry shops in the United States.Keller is the only American chef who owns two three-Michelin-star restaurants – Per Se in New York City and The French Laundry in the Napa Valley wine region...
Concussion Liability Issues Could Stretch Beyond N.F.L.
Label: HealthPaul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee, via Associated PressInsurers could raise premiums with a higher risk of lawsuits for concussions, like the one 49ers quarterback Alex Smith sustained a month ago. As the N.F.L. confronts a raft of lawsuits brought by thousands of former players who accuse the league of hiding information about the dangers of concussions, a less visible battle that may have a more...
HSBC to pay record $1.9B fine
Label: Business HSBC has agreed to pay a record $1.92 billion fine to settle a multi-year probe by U.S. prosecutors, who accused Europe's biggest...
Dec
10
Daley nephew pleads not guilty in Koschman death
Label: WorldRichard Daley's nephew will be arraigned Monday in connection with a deadly street brawl eight years ago. Prosecutors say Richard Vanecko threw the punch that killed David Koschman outside a club on Division St. ...
Springsteen, Lady Gaga join Stones concert in NJ
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and The Black Keys will join the Rolling Stones on Saturday for the final concert marking the band’s 50th anniversary.The concert will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.The band said Monday the concert will be telecast live on pay-per-view.The Stones have played in London and New York on their “50 and Counting” tour. They will also play in...
A Breakthrough Against Leukemia Using Altered T-Cells
Label: HealthPHILIPSBURG, Pa. — Emma Whitehead has been bounding around the house lately, practicing somersaults and rugby-style tumbles that make her parents wince. It is hard to believe, but last spring Emma, then 6, was near death from leukemia. She had relapsed twice after chemotherapy, and doctors had run out of options. Desperate to save her, her parents sought an experimental treatment at...
McDonald's sales rebound in November
Label: Business McDonald’s took Wall Street by surprise Monday morning, with a November same store sales report that beat expectations and showed...
Dec
09
Man arrested after stabbing in Wrigleyville
Label: World (Tribune illustration / March 16, 2012) ...
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