• News Wrap: Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuation of 100,000

    News Wrap: Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuation of 100,000

    Feb 15, 2014 01:23 AM EDT

    ... a series of coastal towns today. JOHN RAY: It is unrelenting, barely a chance to catch your breath between crushing waves. From Chesil Beach to Lyme Regis and beyond, the wild southwest wet and windy, with worse still to come. You might watch in awe of nature, but much wiser ...

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    School Shooter: 'My Grand Plan Was Suicide by Cop'

    Feb 18, 2013 11:10 PM EDT

    ... MILES: You said you were addicted to drugs...marijuana? MILES: It was pot.  I was drinking a lot, and my buddy’s mom had, had Lyme disease, so we used to steal her painkillers. MILES: Oh, so you had painkillers, pot and booze.  What kind of, what were you drinking ...

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    New Poll Reveals Stakes for Wednesday's Debate

    Oct 01, 2012 01:05 PM EDT

    ... taxes. The Weekly Standard gets its hands on a mailer from Team Romney saying the Republican is the candidate who will do more to fight Lyme Disease. The Center for Public Integrity's John Dunbar dives into super donors with a piece ranking the biggest givers. Crossroads Generation uses this ...

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    Advisory Panel: Essential Health Benefits Package Must Be Affordable

    Oct 07, 2011 02:21 PM EDT

    ... Advocates have succeeded in getting states to require coverage for specific treatments and conditions. Some states, for example, mandate coverage for infertility treatments, autism therapy, Lyme disease, hearing aids or prosthetic limbs. Some states specify what specialists must be covered, ranging from acupuncturists and dentists to massage therapists or pastoral ...

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    Baker: The Best Econ Books I've Read Recently

    Mar 10, 2010 07:27 PM EDT

    ... America’s Health Care System Fails Its Patient (Polipoint Press, 2010) to be a refreshing change of pace. Helene Jorgensen, the author, suffers from chronic lyme disease. She is also an economist (and my wife). She recounts her personal struggles with the health care system while reflecting on the larger ...

  • California board denies Lyle Menendez parole after rejecting his brother Erik's appeal

    California board denies Lyle Menendez parole after rejecting his brother Erik's appeal

    Aug 23, 2025 05:13 PM EDT

    Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday by the same board that a day earlier rejected his brother Erik’s appeal for freedom after serving decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion. The reason was the same: misbehavior behind bars.

  • Carney laments Canada's lost friendship with U.S. in town that sheltered Americans after 9/11

    Carney laments Canada's lost friendship with U.S. in town that sheltered Americans after 9/11

    Mar 24, 2025 06:54 PM EDT

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has lamented Canada’s lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks.

  • L.A. prosecutors set to announce if they favor resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez

    L.A. prosecutors set to announce if they favor resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez

    Oct 24, 2024 05:38 PM EDT

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will announce Thursday whether or not they recommend resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón scheduled ...

  • Lyles, battling COVID, finishes 3rd in Olympic 200-meter final won by Botswana's Tebogo

    Lyles, battling COVID, finishes 3rd in Olympic 200-meter final won by Botswana's Tebogo

    Aug 08, 2024 08:03 PM EDT

    ... the fourth-fastest time in history, but .15 slower than Lyles' top time. Kenny Bednarek finished in 19.62 for his second straight silver, and Lyles, four nights after winning a close-as-can-be 100, ran the curve in 19.70. Lyles came into Paris having not been beaten ...

  • Noah Lyles wins 100-meter final by .005 seconds, among closest finishes in Olympic history

    Noah Lyles wins 100-meter final by .005 seconds, among closest finishes in Olympic history

    Aug 04, 2024 08:56 PM EDT

    ... finish of an excruciatingly close sprint to find out he'd beaten Kishane Thompson of Jamaica. The word “Photo” popped up on the scoreboard after Lyles and Thompson dashed to the line. Lyles paced the track with his hands draped over his head. Finally, the numbers came up. Lyles won ...