Bernd Debusmann

"Biggest Loser" host helps launch weight-loss plan for dogs

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Is your puppy getting pudgy? Does your terrier need to drop a few excess pounds?
 

Facebook new frontier in parent-teen relationship

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Roughly two thirds of American teenagers are comfortable enough with their parents to have them as Facebook friends, according to a new study.
 

Bronx woman arrested for illegal breast enlargements

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City woman was arrested on Friday on charges that she performed illegal breast and buttocks enhancement procedures in her home, sometimes charging more than $1,000 for injections of liquid silicone.
 

New York cabs sued for lack of wheelchair accessibility

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City taxis are facing a class-action lawsuit accusing the fleet of failing to provide enough access to passengers who use wheelchairs.
 

Filmmaker must surrender Chevron footage: court

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court's order that a filmmaker must hand over to Chevron Corp raw footage from a documentary as part of a legal fight over oil pollution in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest.
 

U.S. and Metropolitan Opera settle wheelchair lawsuit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government and New York's Metropolitan Opera settled a lawsuit on wheelchair access less than an hour after it was filed on Thursday when the Met agreed to conform with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
 

Major winter storm wallops Northeast

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The second major snow storm of the winter blanketed the Northeast and canceled thousands of flights Wednesday, battering parts of New England with nearly two feet of snow.
 

Major winter storm wallops Northeast

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The second major snow storm of the winter blanketed the Northeast and canceled thousands of flights Wednesday, battering parts of New England with nearly two feet of snow.
 

Young people crave self-esteem above sex: study

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Young people crave boosts to their self-esteem more than sex and money, according to a new study.
 

Texas men sentenced for smuggling aliens to Northeast

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The owners of a Texas transportation company were sentenced to prison on Thursday for smuggling illegal aliens, sometimes dozens a month, from Houston to the New York area, prosecutors said.
 

Common sense key to entrepreneurial success: study

NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Practical intelligence, or common sense, is key to success in business, according to a new study that highlights the importance of hands-on experience and learning by doing.
 

New York City tops list of U.S. travel destinations

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Despite an economic recession and fears of bedbugs, New York City attracted a record 48.7 million visitors in 2010, making it the biggest tourist destination in the U.S. for the second year in a row.
 

NY state delays decision on Nassau County budget

UNIONDALE, New York (Reuters) - New York state postponed a decision on Thursday on whether to seize control of the finances of Nassau County, one of the wealthiest in the nation, and asked the county to prove its budget is balanced.
 

Mayor Bloomberg under fire for handling of blizzard

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a political independent whose reputation was built on competence, may have been defeated this time by a blizzard.
 

Mayor Bloomberg under fire for handling of blizzard

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a political independent whose reputation was built on competence, may have been defeated this time by a blizzard.
 

Mayor Bloomberg under fire for handling of blizzard

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a political independent whose reputation was built on competence, may have been defeated this time by a blizzard.
 

Running red light leads to 500-pound marijuana bust

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police stopped a driver for running a red light and discovered more than 500 pounds of marijuana inside his minivan, authorities said on Monday.
 

Running red light leads to 500-pound marijuana bust

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Police stopped a driver for running a red light and discovered more than 500 pounds of marijuana inside his minivan, authorities said on Monday.
 

Wal-Mart faces opposition in New York City-again

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After overcoming union and political opposition to new stores in Chicago, Wal-Mart Stores Inc is looking for ways to overcome or get around similar resistance in New York City.
 

More young U.S. adults live with parents: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - More young American adults are living with their parents due to the economic downturn and a lack of jobs in a phenomenon dubbed "full nest syndrome," according to new research.