Saving Lives, Saving Money Every year, road crashes kill more than a million people around the world and injure many, many more. But a new study says deaths and injuries can be sharply reduced by taking simple safety measures. Whats more, safer roads...
Europe Warily Watches US 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks But it has been a turbulent 12 months for Europe - and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ended the year on a somber note, warning that the coming year will be even more difficult. The reforms that we've int...
The Infamous Stringdusters Straddle Genres on 'Silver Sky' Silver Sky is CD number five for the Grammy-nominated, Charlottesville, Virginia- based quintet. While some people think of them as a bluegrass band because of their acoustic instruments, the...
'Keystone Companions' Highlights Merl Saunders-Jerry Garcia Collaboration With Garcia on guitar and Saunders on keyboard, the two began picking together on a regular basis in 1970. It started as a weekly jam session at a small club in San Francisco....
Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve' In Trouble With The Curve, Gus Lobel knows more about scouting new talent for baseball teams than anyone else in the business; but his failing eyesight and old-fashioned attitudes may end h...
Don't Count Out Wanda Jackson Jackson celebrated her 75th birthday in a style befitting a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: by releasing the brand new album. Unfinished Business is her 31st CD. It kicks off with the scorching Tore Down, origi...
Clinton Recovering From Blood Clot In Her Head Charles Eyler knows all about blood clots. Hes had two. Theyre painful, I mean really painful. Really bad pain, Eyler said. And now, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has her second blood clot. The firs...
Many Remained Displaced in Kenya in 2012 A lot of people were displaced in Kenya in 2012. A year-end report says hundreds of thousands remained or were newly displaced by many causes. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center says displacement is n...
Former US Pop Superstar Patti Page Dies at 85 Page was one of the most beloved singers of the post-war era. Her biggest hit, the Tennessee Waltz, sold more than 10 million copies, and is considered to be the first true crossover music hit. It spent m...
Jason Aldean Blends Musical Styles on 'Night Train' Aldean says the title of his latest album reflects the rapid progress hes made in his career during the past few years. Producer Michael Knox combed through nearly 5,400 songs before choosing the 15...
Paul Simon's 'Live in New York City' Chock Full of Fan Favorites Live In New York City, is a two CD/one DVD set that captures Simon, still rhymin, at 70. The disc live set opens with The Obvious Child, a song Simon hadnt played live on stage for year...
Fiscal Cliff Could Have Greatest Impact on Poor, Unemployed At a Los Angeles center, Catholic Charities provides food and other assistance to the poor, unemployed, and homeless. A homeless man, John Wood, is sitting with his belongs in a grocery cart...
