SEATTLE, March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study of Yup'ik Eskimos in Alaska, who on average consume 20 times more omega-3 fats from fish than people in the lower 48 states, suggests that a high intake of these fats helps prevent obesity-related chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.The study, led by researchers at…

m a high-school math teacher. What I usually hear next relates to how the person I'm talking with hated math, was never good at math, or wishes they had had a good math teacher who made it interesting or applicable. I've had this conversation hundreds of times with hundreds of different people. Yet somehow, in…

div class="yn-story-content">The U.K. Guardian is on the verge of expanding its U.S. footprint."We will be announcing an American editor shortly," Alan Rusbridger, The Guardian's editor-in-chief, told The Cutline in an interview last week. He said the liberal English broadsheet is building a new U.S. digital operation that will be based in New York rather than…

Taiwan Premier Wu Den-yih confirmed Tuesday that the United States is likely to help the island upgrade its F-16 A/B fighters as it is reluctant to arm Taipei with more advanced jets.Taiwan has been pressing for the more powerful F-16 C/Ds, saying it badly needs the weaponry as a bargaining chip against its former bitter…

COMMENTARY | Just a few days agoIll. Governor Pat Quinn was trading potshots with N.J. Governor Chris Christie over which state was in worse financial condition.New Jersey's bonds were downgraded recently, and just last month Quinn pushed through a 67 percent tax increase that affects both individuals and corporations.Now, however, thehas reported that Quinn has…

Egypt has long been one of America's strongest allies in the Middle East, but with popular protests on the verge of driving President Hosni Mubarak from office, Egypt's future relationship with the United States is in doubt. What is the current state of affairs in Egypt politically and who are the key players? David Patel,…

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Rob Schremp's second goal of the game broke a third-period tie and lifted the New York Islanders to a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.The teams split six goals in the first period, but Ottawa was shut down after that. Schremp made it 4-3 at 1:39 of the third…

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head last week at a Tucson “Congress on Your Corner” public event, has improved enough to scroll through an Apple iPad, ReutersThursday.“She is beginning to stand with assistance, she is scrolling through an iPad — these are all fantastic advances for her,” Dr. Michael Lemole, chief of…

BOSTON – Patrice Bergeron had two goals and an assist to lift the Boston Bruins to a fight-filled 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.In the first 4 seconds of the game, there were three separate fights.Stars agitator Steve Ott bloodied Boston's Gregory Campbell one second after the puck was dropped. That was…

CAIRO – An Egyptian police official says 8 tourists have been killed and 40 injured when their bus flipped over near the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.The driver lost control because of high speed on a winding road and the bus rolled over several times, the official said Saturday, on condition of anonymity because he…