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Indoor tanning ban moves to Conn. governor

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:57 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - A Connecticut bill banning young people from using indoor tanning services is moving to the governor's desk.

Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:03:40 -0400

MIAMI - A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care.

September trial set for hair salon lottery suit

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:52 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - A judge has set a Sept. 10 trial date for a lawsuit brought by seven hairstylists who are fighting for a share of a $9.5 million lottery prize won by a former co-worker at an Indianapolis salon.

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:13 -0400

WASHINGTON - Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:47:12 -0400

Buenos Aires launches tours for Argentine pope

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:27:35 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass. You can even visit the stand where he bought his newspapers every weekend and where he went for a haircut.

Hairdresser 'Kenneth' Battelle dies at age 86

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:59:31 -0400

NEW YORK - Kenneth Battelle, the hairdresser who gave both Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe their calling-card hairdos in the 1950s and '60s, has died at age 86, said Kevin Lee, creative director of Battelle's company, on Tuesday.

Israeli leader under fire for costly lifestyle

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:03:20 -0400

JERUSALEM - For years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been saddled with an image of a cigar-smoking, cognac-drinking socialite. Now a new disclosure about his soaring spending on housekeeping, furniture, clothing and other expenses is increasing pressure on him in a country whose leaders once were known for washing their own dishes and taking out the garbage.

Md. pitches tighter rules for minor indoor tanning

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:19:03 -0400

BALTIMORE - The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is proposing a six-month expiration of parental consent for minor indoor tanning.

Bill cracking down on teen tanning clears House

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:02:33 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House has approved raising to 18 the minimum age for using a tanning facility.

Barber, 82, offers haircuts for hugs in Conn. park

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:13:08 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Each Wednesday, barber Anthony Cymerys sets up his chair in the shade of an oak tree in Hartford's Bushnell Park. For longtime clients, the homeless or those just down on their luck, the fee is always the same: a hug for a haircut.

Conn salons promoting foster care through color

Sun, 12 May 2013 04:09:31 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Stylists and manicurists at 30 Connecticut hair and nail salons are using their talents to help promote Connecticut's foster care programs.

Among found Ohio woman's next hopes: Get hair done

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:40:04 -0400

CLEVELAND - A Cleveland councilman says one of three women found together after about a decade of alleged captivity told him she's looking forward to doing things that other young women do.

Ore. Legislature bans teens from tanning salons

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:07:41 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Oregon lawmakers have decided minors should not be allowed in tanning salon beds.

FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:37:44 -0400

WASHINGTON - Indoor tanning beds would come with new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight under a proposal unveiled Monday by the Food and Drug Administration.

House barber retires after 30 years

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:11:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - A barber who for 30 years has cut the hair of Congressmen and staff members at the Rayburn House Office Building has retired.

Chorus strikes a note for barbershop singers

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:19:25 -0400

FRANKLIN, Indiana - The members of the Chordlighters Barbershop Chorus consider themselves true American originals.

Gov: W.Va. to expand Medicaid, cover 92K uninsured

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:54:13 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - West Virginia will expand Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul through a plan announced Thursday by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, which would extend coverage to an estimated 91,500 uninsured low-income residents.

Parents see more food, skin allergies in children

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:04:27 -0400

NEW YORK - Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found.

Barbershop a fixture in Fort Wayne for a century

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:55:12 -0400

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - The Heller name has been a permanent fixture in the 1000 block of High Street for 100 years. Leonidas was the first of the four generations of Heller barbers. He began cutting hair in the 1870s, taught his son, Perry, the trade in the 1890s, who in turn taught his two sons, Max and Bert, to barber in the 1920s. Most of their barbering was done on the north side of High Street just a couple doors from the corner of St. Marys Avenue.

Beshear reappoints 3 members of hairdresser board

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:04:31 -0400

FRANKFORT, Kentucky - Gov. Steve Beshear has reappointed three members of the Kentucky Board of Hairdressers and Cosmetologists, a panel that has oversight of the state's beauty shops.

Pyongyang glitters but most of NKorea still dark

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:31:30 -0400

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon.