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5 tips for shopping for beauty products

Monday, 20 November 2017, 18:38 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Want that charcoal mask or the smoky-eye look but don't want to spend a lot? There are lots of options to look your best for the winter holidays, and the beauty shopping experience is becoming...

Street wear bringing steady growth to global luxury market

Sunday, 19 November 2017, 11:32 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

High-end street wear helped boost global sales of luxury personal goods by 5 percent this year to an estimated 263 billion euros ($309 billion), according to a new study released Wednesday by...

Revolutionaries to supernovas: Glamour names women of 2017

Saturday, 18 November 2017, 11:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

It's been one epic year for women, a notion definitely not lost on Glamour magazine as it named U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, 27 key facilitators of the Women's March on Washington and astronaut Peggy...

Kroger to sell own line of clothing aimed at the family

Friday, 17 November 2017, 16:29 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Kroger is launching its own fashion line starting next fall. The nation's largest supermarket chain said Friday that the brand will first make its debut at Fred Meyer and Kroger Marketplace...

Why treating breast cancer with less may be more

Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:56 Last update: about 10 years ago The Conversation

Women with breast cancer have long faced complicated choices about the best course of treatment. One particular concern has been the daily radiation therapy many women with breast cancer receive...

Some nerves: How loud noise may change hearing

Thursday, 16 November 2017, 11:52 Last update: about 10 years ago The Conversation

Our modern world is loud. Just sitting in a car, or an airplane, or watching movie previews, we are bombarded with sound. Even when those noises aren't damaging to the sensitive microphone that is our...

New fingerprint algorithm helps ID bodies found decades ago

Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 16:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Just after Thanksgiving Day in 1983, James Downey dropped off his older brother, John, at a Houston bus station, then quickly turned away so neither the police nor a motorcycle gang affiliated with...

JC Penney is the bright spot for retail this week

Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 16:27 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

J.C. Penney delivered some encouraging news: It reported a solid rise in sales at established stores Friday, reversing four straight quarters of declines. It also posted a smaller-than-expected loss...

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