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LA sanitation ends plans for dump near Joshua Tree
A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert. Increased recycling and new waste treatment technologies have reduced the need to open the 4,000-acre landfill on former ...
Former Bears tackle Dick Evey dies at 72
Dick Evey (EE'-vee), a tackle who played most of his eight seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, has died at age 72. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service in Maryville, Tenn., says he died Thursday at the Ben Atchley State Veterans Home in Knoxville after a long illness. Evey ...
Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'
Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. The award-winning show about the dysfunctional Bluth family returns Sunday, seven years after Fox cancelled the series. The revival coincides with Netflix's own resounding comeback from a customer ...
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, ...
A look at Netflix since stock plunged from peak
Here's a look at Netflix since its stock peaked in July 2011 at nearly $305. Netflix had just announced an unpopular price increase in the U.S., and investors got worried by the intensity of the customer backlash. Even after subscriber complaints subsided, investors remained concerned about intensifying competition at the ...
Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.
Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely forested region in decades. The quake centered near Greenville downed chimneys and sent items tumbling from grocery store shelves when it hit shortly before ...
By The Numbers: Netflix subscribers
In the first three months of the year, Netflix gained 2 million U.S. Internet subscribers, thanks in part to the success of the political drama "House of Cards," which debuted in February. Netflix is expected to get another boost this weekend with the revival of "Arrested Development." Here's a breakdown ...
Arellano Felix drug cartel leader pleads guilty
The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States, marking one of the final milestones in an investigation that began nearly two decades ago. Eduardo Arellano Felix, 56, reached ...
Shuttle is major draw at California Science Center
There was always been a special connection between space shuttle Endeavour and California, where it was built. The California Science Center is learning how special. The Los Angeles museum, where the retired shuttle is on permanent display, had 180,769 visitors in July 2012, before the shuttle arrived. This July, museum ...
Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout
This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live bands, air guitar contests and chocolate pudding slip 'n slides. Americans' plans ...
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