Posted 6:16 PM 12/5/2012 by Matt Stafford

NEW YORK (AP) - The owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster says it won't bump any full-time workers down to part-time status, after its tests aimed at limiting health care costs resulted in a publicity backlash that took a bite out of sales. At the same time, Darden Restaurants Inc. (More)

Posted 5:56 PM 12/5/2012 by Alyse Rzemek

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A team led by University of Colorado Boulder has won a five-year, $9.2 million grant for research on how to manipulate E. coli to produce cost-competitive biofuels. With a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the team will use a nonpathogenic strain of E. (More)

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Posted 5:51 PM 12/5/2012 by Matt Stafford

There's plenty of activity at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs now that it's been taken over by University of Colorado Health; dozens of new positions have been added, about 90 in all.

The hospital hasn't done much hiring lately while the city worked through the decision to lease it (More) • Video (1)

Posted 5:58 PM 12/4/2012 by Matt Stafford

MONROE, Ga. (AP) - The woman who was listed as the world's oldest person has died in a Georgia nursing home at age 116. Besse Cooper died peacefully Tuesday afternoon in Monroe, according to her son Sidney Cooper. Monroe is about 45 miles east of Atlanta. Cooper said his (More)

Posted 12:43 PM 12/4/2012 by Alyse Rzemek

HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- Officials have removed a relaxation drink named after reggae icon Bob Marley after several students at a New Jersey school were sickened.

Marley's Mellow Mood is promoted to reduce stress. The drink's nutrition facts say it may cause drowsiness and is not (More)

Posted 6:00 PM 12/3/2012 by Lauren Molenburg

NEW YORK (AP) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the world's most prominent heart patients, is working on a book about his many battles with coronary disease and the revolutionary changes in treatment that helped keep him alive. The 71-year-old Cheney is collaborating with (More)

Posted 11:22 AM 12/3/2012 by Andy Koen

COLORADO SPRINGS - Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Walgreens and other community partners are working together to offer five free flu shot clinics this month for people with health insurance or those who do not have vaccine coverage. Cases of the flu are already being reported in El Paso (More)

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Posted 8:19 AM 12/3/2012 by Marissa Torres

Do you know who is caring for your elderly loved one? A new study found that 92% of nursing homes have at least one employee with a criminal conviction.

Posted 11:01 AM 12/1/2012 by Matt Stafford

HOUSTON (AP) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush remains in stable condition at a Houston hospital where he is being treated for a lingering cough related to bronchitis. Methodist Hospital spokesman George Kovacik said Saturday there is no change in the status of the 88-year-old (More)

Posted 1:30 PM 11/30/2012 by Lauren Molenburg

NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks Corp. is donating a portion of its proceeds on World AIDS Day to help fight the disease. The company announced Thursday it would give five cents to the Global Fund of the RED foundation for each hand-crafted drink it sells on Saturday in the United States and (More)

Posted 4:09 PM 11/29/2012 by JD Downing

MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) - Remember Roseanne Roseannadana? Or Emily Litella? Or Baba Wawa? Younger generations might not recognize the characters popularized by comedian Gilda Radner. Nor might they remember Radner herself, an original cast member of Saturday Night Live who died 23 years (More)

Posted 8:37 AM 11/29/2012 by Lauren Molenburg

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) - The Suffolk County Board of Health is urging county lawmakers to ban the sale of energy drinks to people younger than 19. The board voted unanimously on Wednesday. A letter will be sent within a week to the county legislature. Newsday ( (More)

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Posted 9:39 AM 11/28/2012 by Marissa Torres

A new hearing aid is helping patients who've lost hearing in one ear.