Coronation Street star William Roache is facing fresh charges of indecently assaulting girls aged between 12 and 16 in the 1960s, British police say. Roache, 81, is the world’s longest-serving soap actor, playing the character of Ken Barlow since the show’s launch
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Homage or irksome marketing ploy?
There are about 600 versions of Adele’s Oscar-winning song Skyfall on the Spotify subscription music service. Not one of them features Adele.
Yuan Jiang, Chinese Wine Mogul: 10,000 Bottles a Day and Counting
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ARMED FORCES: The Case of Lieut. Cox
The House Armed Services Committee received an unusual assignment: in effect, it had to fight over again one of the celebrated naval actions of the War of 1812—the capture of the U.S. frigate Chesapeake by the British frigate Shannon, off Boston Harbor.
Ethics: Rationing Medical Care
Which is more valuable? To provide a $150,000 liver transplant for an ailing child of indigent parents
Why Has Pakistan Targeted Informants Who Helped Track Bin Laden?
In the days following the raid that discovered and killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistan’s top spymaster recalled that he had long made his feelings plain to his American allies.
Sources: Panetta Confronts Pakistan Over Collusion With Militants
The troubled relations between Washington and Islamabad are undergoing further strain.
Should Parents of Morbidly Obese Kids Lose Custody?
Should morbidly obese children be taken from their parents?
Apple iPad Launch: Will Steve Jobs’ Magic Touch Return?
It is a gorgeous spring day when I arrive at the coolest address in the universe: 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, Calif., where Apple has been headquartered since 1993. The campus, for such they call it, is enormous yet not big enough to contain Apple’s current rate of expansion
Is Adoption the Solution?
To hear federal officials tell it, one of the best solutions to America’s foster-care crisis often boils down to one word: adoption. New figures released by the Department of Health and Human Services show that 46,000 foster-care children were legally adopted in 1999, a 28% increase from the previous year’s total