CFDA joins Oscar de la Renta in questioning Michelle Obamas state dinner dress
Renowned fashionistas haven’t been pleased with First Lady Michelle Obama lately.Last week, fashion designer Oscar de la Renta questioned the first lady’s choice of wearing a European-designed gown to the Jan. 19 China state dinner, a decision that De la Renta implied was not conducive to promoting Chinese-American trade. Today, Women’s Wear Daily thatthe Council…
Williams leads Maryland past Wake Forest 91-70
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Jordan Williams had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and Maryland defeated lowly Wake Forest 91-70 Saturday to provide coach Gary Williams with a milestone victory.Coming off an 18-point home loss to Duke, the Terrapins were in desperate need of a feel-good win. That's exactly what they got against Wake Forest, the…
Salinger secrets remain secret
One year after J.D. Salinger's death, we know little more about him than we did in his lifetime.That has not kept outsiders from trying, or insiders from resisting.Rumors of completed, unpublished manuscripts remain rumors; no one is talking. There are still no Salinger e-books or planned film adaptations of his work. One award-winning biographer was…
A year later, Microsoft picture looks very different
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A year ago, Microsoft Corp blew away Wall Street's earnings forecasts with blistering sales of its new Windows 7 operating system and trumpeted optimism about the recovery in tech spending.This week, with its stock trading slightly lower than a year ago, the world's largest software company is set to report lower profit…
NASA Studying Using Lasers and Microwaves to Launch Satellites
, NASA is conducting a study into a variation of an old concept that might one day replace conventional rockets as a means of launching payloads into space, using ground based lasers or microwaves.The idea is that an array of lasers or microwave generators would focus their beams on a single heat exchanger on a…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware and H&R Block Calculate Impact of Health Care Reform on Small Businesses
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 20, 2011 – WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help simplify several provisions of the health care reform legislation passed in 2010, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (BCBSD) and H&R Block are providing small business owners with access to H&R Block's Small Business Tax Calculator. "It's our goal to…
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Anna Nicole Smith case
Read more stories from The Daily CallerThough she is gone, the Anna Nicole Smith saga continues Tuesday when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in .The case centers around Smith’s challenge to her deceased husband’s will. This is the second time the 16 year-old case has gone to the Supreme Court, but this time it…
Panthers place Williams on IR; Clausen sits out
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carolina Panthers have scored a league-low nine touchdowns and average an NFL-worst 11.6 points a game.And those ugly numbers were posted before the media relations staff had to switch to a tiny font to get all the players jammed onto Wednesday's injury report.Just how bad are things getting for the woeful…
Defense in Pa. warden's killing: Presume innocence
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The lawyer for a man charged with killing a Pennsylvania game warden asked the public to reserve judgment in the case, saying the defendant deserves the presumption of innocence.Kristin L. Rice, an assistant public defender in Adams County, released a statement Wednesday that expressed sorrow for the death of Wildlife Conservation Officer…
Russian FM in Nigeria to check progress on energy deals
ABUJA (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan during a visit aimed at checking progress on energy deals sealed last year between the two countries."I'm visiting to continue our very close cooperation with Nigeria, to check out the agreements reached last year when President (Dmitry) Medvedev visited," Lavrov…