Eric Church storms CMAs by doing it his own way

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Eric Church expects to be angry when he walks out on the stage to perform during the Country Music Association Awards.The rising country music star will cap a long journey as the top nominee Thursday night, but that doesn't change anything as far as he's concerned. He's always angry when he walks onstage."I have a huge chip on my shoulder," Church said. "I got that from how...

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Scientists Move Closer to a Long-Lasting Flu Vaccine

As this year’s flu season gathers steam, doctors and pharmacists have a fresh stock of vaccines to offer their patients. The vaccines usually provide strong protection against the virus, but only for a while. Vaccines for other diseases typically work for years or decades. With the flu, though, next fall it will be time to get another dose. “In the history of vaccinology, it’s the only one...

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DealBook: Stock Exchanges Prepare to Open

Wall Street is preparing to open for business as New York City slowly recovers from the wreckage of Hurricane Sandy.The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq both plan to resume trading on Wednesday following the unprecedented storm that flooded many parts of Manhattan and prompted widespread power outages. The market closed for two days as Hurricane Sandy battered down on the East Coast, forcing thousands...

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Hurricane Sandy Predicted to Bring ‘Life-Threatening’ Surge

Hurricane Sandy churned through the Atlantic Ocean on Monday en route to what forecasters agreed would be a devastating landfall that is expected to paralyze life for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states in the Northeast, with widespread power failures, a halt in transportation systems and extensive evacuations. The huge storm, which has been picking up speed over water, was...

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In San Francisco, tech investor leads a political makeover

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - One morning in April, Ron Conway, the billionaire technology investor, sat in a conference room on the second floor of San Francisco's City Hall with about 50 representatives from the city's business community. On the agenda was a sweeping proposal by Mayor Ed Lee to reform the city's payroll tax, a plan that would favor companies with many employees but little...

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Publisher: New Khaled Hosseini novel out May 21

NEW YORK (AP) — Khaled Hosseini's next novel will be a journey across time and space.The author of the million-sellers "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" has finished his third book, "And the Mountains Echoed." Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) and publisher of his first two novels, announced Monday that "And the Mountains Echoed" comes out May 21."I am forever drawn...

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In Theory: A Weak Spot in H.I.V’s Armor Raises Hope for a Vaccine

The search for a vaccine against AIDS has been long and fruitless — mostly because the virus mutates so fast. As is well known, flu vaccines have to be reformulated every year because influenza viruses mutate so steadily. But the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS, mutates as much in a single day as flu virus does in a year, presenting scientists with an almost insurmountable...

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DealBook: U.S. Markets to Be Closed on Tuesday

Stock markets in the United States will be closed again on Tuesday for a second day without trading as Hurricane Sandy roared closer to the New York area.The New York Stock Exchange and BATS Global Markets said in separate statements that they have agreed to close, after consulting with other exchanges and clients. The N.Y.S.E. added that it planned to operate on Wednesday, pending developments in...

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