Video Results: "households" |
|
|
 |
News results: "households" |
|
 |
|
Bernanke: End-of year recovery depends on financial system
Washington - The US economy continues to show signs of stabilizing and may be growing again by the...
|
Technology: A Key In Keeping Modern Families United
Technology plays an increasing role in keeping families
united, a recent survey by Pew Internet...
|
Rightist Leader Strache Banks on Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
Vienna - Although many compare Austrian right-wing leader Heinz-Christian Strache with his...
|
About 460,000 People Evacuated in China ahead of Tropical Storm Sinlaku
About 460,000 people were evacuated by Chinese authorities
at the country’s eastern seaboard ahead...
|
Obama’s Magnetic Acceptance Speech Draws Record 38 Million Viewers
The speech held by presidential candidate Barack Obama during his acceptance of the Democratic...
|
Chicago Led US Cities Participating in Earth Hour
Lights will be switched off yesterday at 8 p.m. in 24 global cities, including Atlanta, Bangkok,...
|
FEMA Trailers Had High Levels of Formaldehyde Fumes
Newly released tests results show dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes in many of the trailers...
|
Congo’s War and Its Consequences Have Killed 5.4 Million
Despite the efforts of the world’s largest peacekeeping
force, billions of dollars in...
|
Strong Winds Batter Southern California
Powerful winds continued to sweep across Southern California on Tuesday, prompting the National...
|
Weather Aids Fire Fighters but Death Toll Is Still Rising in California
The death toll continues to rise as fire fighters carry on their battle with the fire storms in...
|
Largest Evacuation in California History due to “Perfect Firestorm”
The firestorms burning across California reached the third day on Tuesday and determined the local...
|
Taiwan Hit by Typhoon Krosa
According to Taiwan's
Central Weather Bureau, a massive typhoon hit Taiwan
today grounding more...
|
UN: Palestinians Live In Poverty
Palestinians’ situation in the occupied territories has
worsened significantly, with 2.4 million...
|
|
 |
Specials
|
Pets in United States becoming victims of economic crisis
Washington - The US economic crisis is affecting not only Americans, but is having an increasingly...
|
DTV Delay Finally Made Official
President Barack Obama made the digital TV delay official on Wednesday by signing legislation...
|
Digital TV Shift Postponed Until June
Death of television as you’ve known it might come later than planned after the U.S. Senate...
|
US Soup Kitchens Overwhelmed - Number Of Needy Increases
Washington - For 19 years, Alice Hodgkins has been working in the Centre of Hope of the Salvation...
|
Burlington’s Residents Know What Makes a City Healthy
Burlington, Vermont has been named the
healthiest city in the United
States and it is also...
|
Japan's Economic Stimulus May Miss Those Most In Need
Tokyo - As the Japanese government hopes to encourage consumption by cash handouts as part of its...
|
The Internet Strengthens Family Unity
There has been a lot of talk and debate regarding the effects of the Internet and other modern...
|
Internet Use Brings Families Closer Together
A recent national survey on the use of Internet, completed
by the Pew Internet & American Life...
|
Second Presidential Debate Draws A Way Bigger Crowd Than Previous
More than 63 million people tuned in Tuesday night for the second clash between presidential...
|
“Saturday Night Live” Adds Palin Magic Touch… Again
It seems that Sarah Palin is the new successful mascot of
“Saturday Night Live.” The show’s season...
|
The Hidden Danger of a Bowl of Cereals
Breakfast cereals can be served easily and
provide sufficient energy at the beginning of a new...
|
Owning a DVR Will Save Your Marriage, Says Study
Don’t throw away your money on therapy sessions if your
relationship is in trouble, buy a DVR!...
|
Barack Obama’s Speech Drew Record Ratings
Presidential candidate Barack Obama earned record-breaking
ratings Thursday night, with 38 million...
|
FCC Plans Tours in 80 Markets to Increase Awareness of DTV Transition
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been working on a nationwide strategy to increase...
|
New York City Can Subscribe to FiOS TV
New Yorker cable television subscribers will have another
option beginning with Monday when...
|
UN: More Action Is Needed to Fight HIV/AIDS Epidemic Worldwide
Despite global efforts to fight AIDS, the number of people
who get infected is far outpacing the...
|
Verizon's FiOS Could Be Made Available in New York
Verizon has gotten the approval of the city’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee to...
|
Social Factor Plays a Significant Role in Quitting Smoking
Quitting smoking appears to be contagious, according to a
study published May 22 in the New...
|
Quitting Smoking – A Group Thing, Study Says
New research on quitting smoking shows that people willing
to do it are more likely to give up the...
|
New Pay Channel to Branch from Viacom & Co.
Viacom, owner of Paramount Pictures, is uniting forces with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Lionsgate to...
|
Earth Hour Tonight at 8 p.m.
Lights will be switched off tonight at 8 p.m. in 24 global cities, including Atlanta, Bangkok,...
|
Univision Music Purchased By Universal
Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company,
announced on Thursday that it will buy...
|
CBS Tops Valentine’s Day Ratings
While ratings dropped from last week’s Thursday, some people still chose to spend Valentine’s Day...
|
|
 |
Health
|
More Americans Living with Paralysis than Previously Thought
New research by the University of New Mexico suggests that the number of people in the United...
|
The Senate to Vote on Extra Health Coverage for Poor Children
The House on Wednesday voted to expand The Children’s Health Insurance Program to cover an...
|
Children’s Health Program Goes to Senate for Approval
The bill intended to expand healthcare for children in low-income families is expected to breeze...
|
“Third-hand” Smoke Is Bad for Your Children
Most of us know that exposure to second-hand smoke is dangerous for our health, but a new study...
|
2009 Is a Tough Year to Quit Smoking
Is quitting smoking one of your 2009 objectives?
Well… it’s not going to be easy....
|
A New Disadvantage For Smokers: Third-Hand Smoke
A recent study has revealed a disturbing fact: fewer than half of smokers know that poisons...
|
Study Warns about the Effects of Third-Hand Smoking
We all know that smoking is noxious for our health. The habit kills about 440,000 people a year....
|
Rate of Uninsured Kids Declines, More Children Living in Poverty
According to a report released Nov. 25 by
Families USA, the number of American children without...
|
Many FEMA Trailer Kids Found Anemic
Although three years have passed since Hurricane Katrina hit
the Gulf Coast
of the United...
|
Children Living with Smokers More Likely to Be Underfed
Children and adult members of smoking
households are more likely to be underfed, according to a...
|
Employers Stop Insuring Employees’ Family Members
The American health care system has proven time and time
again that it needs to be reformed from...
|
3 Percent of American Children Are Unisured, with an Insured Parent
More than 2 million American children have
no health insurance because their parents can’t afford...
|
Mail Carriers Will Bring Antibiotics to Protect People in case of Anthrax Attacks
If you ever receive a letter with anthrax
spores, the letter carriers may be there for you with a...
|
Immigrant Children Get Less Exercise than Native Ones
A new study suggests many immigrant
children have lower levels of physical activity than their...
|
Detergents and Air Fresheners Smell Nice but Possibly Intoxicate
Some of us spend a good deal at the supermarket poring over
household items that make our rooms,...
|
Daily Pain Touches One in Four Americans
More than a quarter of Americans suffer daily pain, a
condition that costs the U.S. about $60...
|
FEMA officials: Residents Can Have Their Trailers Tested
People who lost their homes after hurricane Katrina and are currently living in FEMA trailers will...
|
Half of Bangladesh Districts Affected by Bird Flu
Three more districts of Bangladesh have been affected by
the avian influenza, raising the number...
|
Katrina Victims' Trailers To Be Verified On Formaldehyde Complaints
Federal health experts will initiate air testing next week on several hundred trailers offered to...
|
|
 |
Technology
|
Verizon Says 4G Wireless Will Cover Rural America As Well
Verizon Wireless, the company which owns and operates the largest wireless telecommunications...
|
Life not worth living without internet, Hong Kong youngsters say
Hong Kong - Life would be meaningless and not worth living without the...
|
UN Report: Mobile Subscribers Reach 4.1 Billion At The End of 2008
Over the past five years, the Information and communication technologies index showed that almost...
|
Merkel and Schwarzenegger open CeBIT trade fair
Hanover, Germany - Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and California Governor Arnold...
|
Time for DTV Transition
Today is the big day for two local television stations! They will cut off their analog signals and...
|
Many TV Stations Switch to Digital Next Week
Less than two weeks before the expected end of analog broadcasting the House of...
|
Google Is Looking To Help Reduce Energy Consumption
Google announced the upcoming release of a new tool which will help people get...
|
Google Hopes to Cut Energy Waste With the Help of its Software
Consumers may some day get a detailed look at their energy consumption using a tool being developed...
|
Transition to Digital TV, Still a Reason for Concern
Less than two weeks before the expected end of analog broadcasting the House of...
|
Another DTV Delay Vote Set
This week, lawmakers could change the date of the digital television transition. For the past few...
|
Digital TV – Delaying the Delay
The Senate unanimously voted, again, on Thursday night, to postpone the transition date...
|
Switch to Digital TV – a Complete Mess
The transition from analog to digital television will continue as planned, on the 17th of...
|
Switch to Digital TV Delayed
The actual issue is not so much the new TV sales, but the older sets that people still hang...
|
Senate Nears Agreement to Delay National Digital TV Switch
Several key senators have agreed on a bill to delay the switch to all-digital TV throughout the...
|
People Not Ready for Digital TV
There are a few weeks left before broadcasters are scheduled to replace analog television...
|
House Committee Postpones DTV Delay Meeting For Further Assessment
The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce committee appointed to oversee the...
|
DTV First Settled in Hawaii
Hawaii is the first state in the nation that went all-digital, turning off all analog programming...
|
New Technologies At CES Attract Visitors, But Not So Much Money
This year’s International Consumer Electronics Show was the place to see the new technologies...
|
OLED TVs Still Not Out There
While the International Consumer Electronics Show hosted several new technologies, there remains...
|
The Digital Switch Is Still a Controversial Subject
Television will go digital on February 17 but for more than a year, broadcasters across the country...
|
PlayStation 2, Still The Most Popular Console
A recent report of the Nielsen Research Group showed that PlayStation 2 was the gamers’...
|
U.S. Homes Are Gradually Becoming Landline-Free
Approximately 16.1 percent of US adults (36 million) live in wireless-only households, while 17...
|
comScore: iPhone Increasingly Appealing To Low-Income Subscribers
We’ve all seen the iPhone is action, stealing the hearts of
millions of users worldwide, but...
|
Rock Your House!
Now anyone can be a star with the wildly popular "Guitar Hero" video game franchise that...
|
Technology Is A Key Element In Keeping Modern Families United
Technology plays an increasing role in keeping families
united, a recent survey by Pew Internet...
|
Digital Transition Testing Begins In Wilmington, North Carolina
The Federal Communications Commission announced that the
Wilmington North Carolina DTV Transition...
|
Verizon Unveils Fios Plans
Denny Strigl, Verizon’s chief operating officer, made some interesting announcements about its Fios...
|
Wilmington, NC – The First Market To Test DTV Transition
Although we’re months away from
the digital transition that is set to take effect on February 17,...
|
Digital-TV Transition To Catch 13 Million Households Unprepared
How ready are we for next year’s
digital-TV broadcasting? According to a report released by The...
|
FCC Sets Nov. 27 Public Meeting on Media Issues
The FCC announced a public meeting for media issues on Nov. 27, with several issues such as the...
|
|
 |
|
| Photos Gallery |
|
|
 |
|