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Los Angeles - The world's largest toymaker, Mattel, has agreed to pay 12 million dollars to settle lawsuits that it sold toys containing lead paint, the company said Monday.
As part of the accord with 39 US states, Mattel agreed to implement new guidelines reducing the maximum lead content in paint from 600 parts per million to 90 parts per million.
Los Angeles - Nearly seven weeks into the season, the San Antonio Spurs have finally hit their stride, though they nearly stumbled at the finish line.
Tony Parker scored six of his 22 points in the last two minutes of Sunday night's game as the Spurs held off a late charge to slip past the Oklahoma City Thunder 109-104 for their sixth-straight victory.
"We know NBA teams are going to make a run, and they did in the second half," Parker said. "At the end, it was really ugly, but we got the win."
Tim Duncan had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Matt Bonner scored 17 and Roger Mason fired in 14 with four three-pointers for San Antonio (15-8), which moved atop the South-West Division after a dismal 1-4 start.
Los Angeles - The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Maurice Cheeks on Saturday, one day after the team continued its slide with a season-worst offensive effort.
Expected by many to be one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, the 76ers have opened 9-14 with eight losses in their last 10 games, including Friday's dispirited 88-72 setback at Cleveland.
Los Angeles - After taking care of some unfinished business, the Boston Celtics went about their recent business as usual.
Paul Pierce scored 18 of his 28 points in the second half, and Kevin Garnett had 19 along with 10 rebounds, as the surging Celtics rolled to their season-high 14th consecutive victory, 94-82, over the visiting New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.
"Tonight was one of those games I was really happy with because we really struggled," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "We didn't have it. Nothing went well, but our effort was good and we grinded it out."
Los Angeles - The light sabre used by Luke Skywalker in the movies Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back has sold for 240,000 dollars at a Hollywood auction.
The item topped the bidding at a Profiles in History auction held Thursday, according to a press release Friday. In total bidders paid around 3.5 million dollars for more than 500 items of Hollywood memorabilia.
The second most expensive item in the auction was a droid helmet from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi which sold for 120,000 dollars.
Los Angeles - The world's largest toymaker, Mattel, has agreed to pay 12 million dollars to settle lawsuits that it sold toys containing lead paint, the company said Monday.
Los Angeles, Dec 14 : A polygraph examination conducted on Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon indicates that he is innocent.
Los Angeles - The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Maurice Cheeks on Saturday, one day after the team continued its slide with a season-worst offensive effort.
Los Angeles - After taking care of some unfinished business, the Boston Celtics went about their recent business as usual.
Los Angeles - The light sabre used by Luke Skywalker in the movies Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back has sold for 240,000 dollars at a Hollywood auction.
