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Keeping Up With the Seven Up
Imagine that, at age seven, you were chosen for a research project, in which, every seven years, you would be quizzed about your life’s intimate details: the tests you failed, the dreams you pursued or abandoned, the jobs and loves you lost.
Gen-X: The Ignored Generation?
Jeff Gordinier is tired of being force-fed the Beatles, the Summer of Love, Facebook and Britney Spears. He says being heard over the media din about boomers and their offspring, Generation Y, or “millennials” as they’re now known, isn’t just a challenge, it’s annoying
Analysis: Iran is winner in nuclear talks, at least for now
The United States and its partners in the P5+1 — Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China — can rightfully claim progress in Thursday’s talks with Iran.
Florida man held in Haiti charged in family slayings
A Florida man in custody in Haiti faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of his wife and five children, authorities said Tuesday. Police obtained a warrant overnight to arrest Mesac Damas, 33, on suspicion of six counts of first-degree murder, the Collier County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office said in a statement
Suspected militants destroy bridge in Pakistan
Suspected Taliban militants blew up a bridge early Tuesday in the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan, suspending NATO supply lines.
Health-Care Poll: Americans Support Obama’s Reform Goals
Congressional Democrats and a barnstorming President face deep skepticism from the American public about the details of their effort to change the nation’s health-care system, even as enthusiasm for the prospect of reform remains high, according to a new TIME poll. By significant margins, survey respondents said they believe the final health-reform legislation is likely to raise health-care costs in the long run , make everything about health care more complicated and offer less freedom to choose doctors and coverage .
Comment: Anger at UK MPs’ expenses could change politics
Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologized on behalf of parliamentarians of all parties for a series of revelations about their expenses claims, revelations which have seriously damaged the authority of government and parliament. Brown’s words have been echoed by David Cameron, the leader of the opposition Conservatives and currently the favorite to win the next general election by a large margin. Cameron acknowledges all MPs must say sorry and that the whole system must be changed
Mandy Moore weds rocker Ryan Adams
Singer-actress Mandy Moore and rocker Ryan Adams were married this week in Savannah, Georgia, Moore’s publicist told CNN on Wednesday. The wedding took place Tuesday, said Jillian Fowkes, who gave no further details about the nuptials. Rumors first surfaced almost a year ago that Moore, 24, and Adams, 34, were dating, as paparazzi photos surfaced of the couple out together in Los Angeles, California.
10 dead in Alabama shooting; FBI to assist investigation
At least 10 people were killed Tuesday in a shooting spree covering two small southern Alabama towns, a state official confirmed. The gunman was among those killed.