Fewer than half of Americans have had HIV test
Fewer than half of Americans have had an AIDS test since guidelines were expanded to include routine screening, according to a government report released Tuesday. Last year, an estimated 45 percent of Americans ages 18 to 64 reported they’ve had an HIV test at least once in their lives, up from 40 percent in 2006. [...]
Holiday sales encouraging
Holiday shoppers gave retailers a happy Thanksgiving weekend, crowding stores and malls more than last year. Add strong spending earlier this month and robust sales online, and retailers head into “Cyber Monday” encouraged. Particularly because many shoppers were buying for themselves, in addition to gifts, though mostly where they saw bargains. But retailers remain unsure [...]
Time’s up for Vince Young with the Titans
Vince Young waves his hands in the air as fans boo him while he walks off the field. According to Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean, after Young tossed his pads into the stands at LP Field on Sunday, he had an exchange with Jeff Fisher in the locker room after the Redskins beat the Titans [...]
Five hot gadgets for the holidays
Every holiday shopper has at least one uber-elitist gadget nerd on their list — and this is perhaps the most stressful stereotype to shop for. Not only are gadgets expensive, they change all the time. Drop an iPhone 3GS in Nerdy McNerdington’s stocking and he’s likely to erupt in a fit of geekery. “Don’t you [...]
3rd Annual HOWTO Super Mixer
The HOWTO (Hispanic Organizations Working Together as One), an alliance of 10 partnering Hispanic professional organizations, with sponsorship of State Farm will have their 3rd Annual HOWTO Super Mixer benefiting students of Walnut Creek Elementary on December 1, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Mexican American Cultural Center. HOWTO, Austin’s largest Hispanic [...]
Austin Unchained Challenge
Austin Independent Business Alliance, a group of locally owned and managed independent businesses, challenge shoppers to break the chain habit and shop locally owned. On one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, it is estimated that a staggering $14 million would be added to our local economy while helping [...]
Actor Wesley Snipes headed to prison for tax evasion
MIAMI (Reuters) – Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered on Friday to start serving a three-year prison sentence for failing to file income tax returns by a federal judge who rejected the Hollywood star’s bid for a new trial. “The defendant Snipes had a fair trial … The time has come for the judgment to be [...]
Review: Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday’ is uneven
Nicki Minaj, “Pink Friday” (Cash Money Records) There is a lot of anticipation surrounding the release of Nicki Minaj’s debut CD “Pink Friday.” And there should be. This year, Minaj’s had 15 songs appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with seven of them hitting the Top 40. It’s a feat that few artists — [...]
Netflix raises prices and offers stream-only service
Netflix Inc said it will offer its first unlimited streaming-only subscription plan in the United States for $7.99 a month, and raise prices of its popular unlimited streaming and unlimited DVD plans by a dollar — eventually shifting away from its mail business. Netflix shares rose 7 percent to $184.71 in morning trading following the [...]
AZ boycott over immigration law sees mixed results
PHOENIX – A boycott brought on by Arizona’s controversial immigration crackdown raised the specter of vacant convention centers, desolate sports arenas and struggling businesses throughout the state. Seven months later, the boycott’s effects are coming into focus, showing it has been a disruptive force but nowhere near as crippling as originally feared. Businesses have lost [...]
