Energy drinks are the fastest-growing part of the beverage industry, with sales in the United States reaching more than $10 billion in 2012 — more than Americans spent on iced tea or sports beverages like Gatorade. Their rising popularity represents a generational shift in what people drink, and reflects a successful campaign to convince consumers, particularly teenagers, that the drinks...
Dow soars 2% after deal to avoid 'cliff'
Label: Business NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks surged on the first trading day of 2013 after lawmakers agreed a deal to avoid massive tax hikes...
Jan
01
Emery to expound on Bears' coaching move
Label: World A day after the Chicago Bears fired head coach Lovie Smith, general manager Phil Emery was set to explain his decision to the...
Relive the Paralympics’ Most Inspiring Moment of the Year
Label: TechnologyBack in July, we covered how social media would be critical to the success of the 2012 Paralympic Games. The Paralympics ended in September, but the International Paralympic Committee is still using the web to shine a light on unheralded athletes and tell stories of remarkable inspiration.[More from Mashable: Watch the Scariest Skiing Lesson of All Time]The committee revealed its top moment of 2012...
ESPN’s Hannah Storm returns 3 weeks after accident
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — ESPN anchor Hannah Storm returns to the air New Year’s Day, exactly three weeks after she was seriously burned in a propane gas grill accident at her home.Storm suffered second-degree burns on her chest and hands, and first-degree burns to her face and neck. She lost her eyebrows and eyelashes, and roughly half her hair.Storm will host ABC’s telecast of the 2013 Rose Parade on Tuesday....
Hispanic Pregnancies Fall in U.S. as Women Choose Smaller Families
Label: HealthORLANDO, Fla. — Hispanic women in the United States, who have generally had the highest fertility rates in the country, are choosing to have fewer children. Both immigrant and native-born Latinas had steeper birthrate declines from 2007 to 2010 than other groups, including non-Hispanic whites, blacks and Asians, a drop some demographers and sociologists attribute to changes in the views of many Hispanic...
Tough decisions await new Tribune Co. board
Label: Business When the new seven-member Tribune Co. board officially convenes for the first time in the next few weeks, the group of media...
Dec
31
Lovie Smith out after 9 seasons as Bears coach
Label: World The epitaph for Lovie Smith's tenure as head coach of the Bears could read, "He couldn't fix the offense."For all the good things...
Can Samsung survive without Android?
Label: TechnologySamsung (005930) is the world’s top Android smartphone vendor by a staggering margin. Aside from LG (066570), which managed a small $ 20 million profit from its mobile division last quarter, no other global Android vendor can figure out how to make money selling Android phones. Meanwhile, Samsung posted a $ 6 billion profit on $ 47.6 billion in sales in the third quarter, thanks largely to record...
List: No love for ‘fiscal cliff,’ ‘spoiler alert’
Label: LifestyleDETROIT (AP) — Spoiler alert: This story contains words and phrases that some people want to ban from the English language. “Spoiler alert” is among them. So are “kick the can down the road,” ”trending” and “bucket list.”A dirty dozen have landed on the 38th annual List of Words to be Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. The nonbinding, tongue-in-cheek decree...
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