Beijing Apple store egged after iPhone delay
BEIJING (AP) — Angry customers and gangs of scalpers threw eggs at Apple Inc.’s flagship Beijing store Friday after its opening for the China launch of the iPhone 4S was canceled due to concerns over the size of the crowd….
Archuleta ‘excited’ to shoot Philippine TV series
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta says he’s “excited” about working on a Philippine TV series. The singer’s Filipino co-stars Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Eula Caballero welcomed him with flower garlands at Manila’s airport Friday, and fans and…
Jealous husband jailed for attempted murder
An estranged husband poured petrol into his wife’s place of work and set it alight causing $200,000 worth of damage. George Evans also sprayed gasoline into her face and lit a match before she managed to escape. Evans was found…
Scotch in a can
Oh my. Or should I say, “in the name of the wee man”? Instead of cracking open a can of beer I could be doing the same and instead of beer it’s whisky. Now this sounds like an Irish joke…
What is 5-HTP?
5-HTP marketed as a natural supplement pill used for anxiety, depression, mood disorders, insomnia, fibromyalgia, appetite control and weight loss, and impulse control, and interactions with drugs and prescription medications such as SSRI antidepressants and natural antidepressants such as SAM-e…
The Editor Speaks: The devil you know or the one you don’t
David Marchant’s OffshoreAlert is the unofficial eye on the offshore financial industry and its very name can strike like a lightning bolt into an offshore finance manager’s heart. It concentrates in writing about multi-jurisdictional, white-collar crime that includes money laundering,…
Clippers outlast Heat 95-89 in overtime
BETH HARRIS,AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers couldn’t hit a basket in the final four minutes of regulation. The Miami Heat could barely make free throws. Two tired teams coming off road losses the night…
Two bodies left at Mexico mall; drug toll at 47,500
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two decapitated bodies were found inside a burning SUV early Wednesday at the entrance to one of Mexico’s most luxurious malls, feeding fears drug violence is infiltrating privileged realms previously thought safe. Police recovered the mutilated…
