The U.S. Army on Monday apologized for any distress caused by recently published photos of American soldiers posing with dead Afghans, calling their content "disturbing" and "in striking contrast" to the Army's standards and values.The Army issued a statement in response to graphic images that Rolling Stone magazine posted on its website on Monday —…

EAGAN, Minn., April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and its family of companies (Blue Cross) today announced audited financial results for 2010. The nonprofit health company reported full-year 2010 revenues of $9 billion and an operating margin of 1.4%, which resulted in a net operating income of $127 million.…

A group of researchers said Wednesday they have found that a virus causing deadly respiratory diseases in humans can be passed on to mountain gorillas in Central Africa.Researchers who spent time in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park said they found traces of Human Metapneumovirus during post-mortem examinations of two gorillas that died in 2009. The two,…

Currency (ICCOIN) is now making available the first 1909 “Wheatie” and the first 1959 “Memorial” Lincoln cents through its website, .Montpelier, VT (Vocus/PRWEB) March 22, 2011 Rare coins, coins with mint errors and the first coins in long-running series are among the most popular with coin collectors. While coins that fit these descriptions are also…

has expanded its unique line of gift cards for wine bottles. This two-year-old company, has created designs for social occasions and holidays, now offers personalization and custom design services of its hanging wine cards, making them ideal for special events and corporate gifts. Westport, CT (PRWEB) March 28, 2011 In its second year, Drink Me…

simple things become quite complex.As Lark explains, Dells considered approach to the enterprise tablet market is far superior to Apples because Dell understands the needs of those customers, who are looking to save as much money as possible. Dell does this bybased on eitheror . Apples device, says Lark, is just too expensive.An iPad with…

Elton Gallegly, the California Republican unexpectedly chosen over Steve King to lead the House immigration subcommittee, doesn’t haunt the cable-news circuit or put out inflammatory statements like King—but don’t call him a moderate. Forty minutes into my interview with Elton Gallegly, the Republican congressman from California who took over the House immigration subcommittee in January,…

There has been a lot of chatter about the potential benefits of , a scenario where the Finnish hardware-software maker would abandon its platforms and side with Microsoft, which would grant the company exclusive access to Windows Phone 7. Financial folk seem to love the idea; Nokias stock even started to rise on rumors that…

When Jon Huntsman resigned his post as U.S. Ambassador to China earlier this week, commentators on all sides of the political spectrum began analyzing his chances of winning the presidency in 2012 if he opted to run.In Time magazine, Michael Schererabout the former Utah governor’s perceived moderation. “What if in 2012 moderation rules? What if…

MELBOURNE, Australia – Kim Clijsters finally won her first Australian Open title and the fourth major of her career, wiping tears from her eyes after she beat Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday.The loss ended an outstanding run through the tournament by Li, who became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles…