One factor that has kept Poland somewhat insulated from the eurozone crisis is domestic consumer spending. Poland had more than 4 percent growth last year while the rest of the continent was mired in negative or flat growth. Poles have more discretionary...
Ernie Els plucked the ball from the hole after one last birdie and heaved it into the grandstand. At the time, it looked like nothing more than a classy gesture by a former British Open champion — not the next one. The name on the claret jug was supposed...
"My God, he hates her!" Keira Knightley observes of Tolstoy's attitude toward Anna Karenina. Rereading the book in preparation for playing Anna on screen in Joe Wright's new film, Knightley was struck by the sheer animosity that the Russian author had...
One in four children in Los Angeles live in “concentrated poverty” according to the 2012 Kids Count Data Book released recently by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Based on US Census figures, the study shows that one in eight Los Angeles Children live in...
Unknown to the rest of America, most of the guys in the White House carry a badge on the lapel of their jackets. It looks harmless enough. Indeed, the women have followed suit. But if you take a close look, you may be able to decipher the cryptic message...
The man perched on a cement ledge and threatening to jump wasn’t in any real danger, but he was in direct violation of a “do not climb on wall” sign. The police lieutenant on the bullhorn: “Sir, you can’t stand there. You gotta jump or come down.” The...
Oil prices are going to try to make it five days in a row of higher prices as the market seems to be getting support from the rising US stock market and hopes that the ECB will begin a bond buying program to help out beleaguered Eurozone rate challenged...
Mary Pearce can't sleep because she worries about criminals in her neighborhood. Burglars have broken into the 82-year-old's home on Herndon Street twice in the past year and once before that. She now hides her prized possessions in case it happens again....
London brought the curtain down on a hugely entertaining Olympics with a sensational rock 'n roll nostalgia tour of a closing ceremony that thrilled the London night with top-of-the-chart classics, supermodels and psychedelic mayhem. After a glorious...
The red-brick Georgian Revival home was gleaming: An American flag extended from the porch, the evergreen trees surrounding the yard were pruned and the red impatiens and begonias were blooming. Guests mingled at tables covered with stylish lime-colored...
