Indiana coach Tom Crean used an analogy to the state's second favorite sport after the Hoosiers remained No. 1 in The Associated Press' Top 25 for a second straight week.It had been over a month since a team managed to stay on top, and Indiana broke that trend despite losing a game last week, leading Crean to bring up auto racing."I had a good friend tell me that in-season rankings are the barometer...
Need surgery? Good luck getting hospital cost info
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — Want to know how much a hip replacement will cost? Many hospitals won't be able to tell you, at least not right away — if at all. And if you shop around and find centers that can quote a price, the amounts could vary astronomically, a study found.Routine hip replacement surgery on a healthy patient without insurance may cost as little as $11,000 — or up to nearly $126,000.That's what...
'Identity Thief' grabs $34.6M to debut at No. 1
Label: EntertainmentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy's "Identity Thief" has made off with the weekend box-office title with a $34.6 million debut.The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:1....
Maker's Mark lowering proof to meet demand
Label: Business Maker's Mark announced it is reducing the amount of alcohol in the spirit to keep pace with rapidly increasing consumer demand.In...
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2 persons of interest questioned in Hadiya Pendleton's death
Label: World Police are questioning two persons of interest in the slaying of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, a day after first lady Michelle...
Insight: Apple and Samsung, frenemies for life
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL (Reuters) - It was the late Steve Jobs' worst nightmare. A powerful Asian manufacturer, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, uses Google Inc's Android software to create smartphones and tablets that closely resemble the iPhone and the iPad. Samsung starts gaining market share, hurting Apple Inc's margins and stock price and threatening its reign as the king of cool in consumer electronics....
Hoosiers' big 3 lead way to 81-68 win over OSU
Label: SportsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After a stunning loss, the Indiana Hoosiers were on a mission to reaffirm just how good they were.There was no questioning their ability Sunday.Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 26 points, Cody Zeller added 24 and Christian Watford 20 to lead No. 1 Indiana back from a demoralizing loss to a huge road win in beating No. 10 Ohio State 81-68 on Sunday."It was putting teams away,...
After early start, worst of flu season may be over
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — The worst of the flu season appears to be over.The number of states reporting intense or widespread illnesses dropped again last week, and in a few states there was very little flu going around, U.S. health officials said Friday.The season started earlier than normal, first in the Southeast and then spreading. But now, by some measures, flu activity has been ebbing for at least four...
Winners of the 2013 British Academy Film Awards
Label: EntertainmentLONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2013 British Academy Film Awards, presented Sunday:Film — "Argo"British Film — "Skyfall"Director — Ben Affleck, "Argo"Actor — Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln."Actress — Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"Supporting Actor — Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"Supporting Actress — Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"Rising Star — Juno TempleBritish Debut — Bart Layton and Dimitri Doganis, "The...
The fine line between legitimate businesses and pyramid schemes
Label: Business Controversy is again casting a shadow over the multilevel marketing industry, as nutritional supplement company Herbalife Inc.,...
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