C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America’s attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96. An assistant at... Read more
Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., the son of a civil rights leader and a one-time rising star in Democratic politics, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to misusing about $750,000 in campaign money. Jackson, 47, of Chicago, wept quietly... Read more
By John Newland, Jason Cumming and Cecile Antonie, NBC News Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was charged with murder Thursday after his girlfriend was shot dead at his South African home. South African Police spokeswoman Denise... Read more
Saturday, February 09, 2013 LONDON, England (CMC) — Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt and other overseas athletes will be able to compete tax-free in this year’s London Diamond League event after the British government agreed to tax... Read more
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Today’s foreign exchange trading summary according to the Bank of Jamaica: The US dollar traded for an average of $94.46. The Canadian dollar went for $94.48 while the British Pound sold for $149.35 against the Jamaican... Read more