Sony slashes PS Vita pricing in Japan ahead of PlayStation 4 unveiling

As Sony’s (SNE) struggles continue in the portable gaming market, the consumer electronics giant announced on Monday that it will slash the price of its PlayStation Vita console in Japan. Beginning late next week, both the Wi-Fi-only and 3G-connected versions of the Vita will drop to 19,980 yen including taxes, or $ 215.42 USD at Monday’s exchange rate. The Wi-Fi model currently costs 24,980...

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Mindy McCready: Under Police Scrutiny at Time of Suicide?

By Steve Helling and Mike Fleeman 02/18/2013 at 06:00 PM EST Mindy McCready and David Wilson Courtesy Mindy McCready When Mindy McCready talked to police in recent weeks, her account of how her boyfriend came to be found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head...

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Hip implants a bit more likely to fail in women

CHICAGO (AP) — Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients. The risk of the implants failing is low, but women were 29 percent more likely than men to need a repeat surgery within the first three years.The message for women considering hip replacement surgery remains unclear. It's not known which models...

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Yen firmer but near lows, Asian shares capped

TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen remained near recent lows on Tuesday, as attention turned to the appointment of a new Bank of Japan governor. Regional share markets held to tight ranges as the absence of catalysts and a holiday in the U.S. overnight capped demand. The yen, which has dropped 20 percent against the dollar since mid-November, fell further at the start of the week...

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Seeking Direction in Yemen

Yemenis gathered in Change Square in the capital, Sana, this month. Two years after the start of the country’s uprising, the square is almost empty of protesters. Yemen, having pulled back from the brink of war in 2011, is slowly embarking on a national dialogue aimed at reconciling its rancorous political factions, under the watchful eyes of Arab and Western monito...

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Justin Bieber Feud With Patrick Carney Heats Up As Black Keys Drummer Imitates Pop Star On Twitter

The Twitter war between Justin Bieber and Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney rages on.After the pair got into a verbal tussle on the social networking site on Tuesday, thousands of Beliebers have bombarded Patrick’s page with threats and insults.PLAY IT NOW: Justin Bieber Opens Up On Split From Selena GomezThe musician initially seemed to have fun with the attack from Justin‘s fans (re-Tweeting their...

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Mindy McCready Is Dead in Apparent Suicide

Breaking News By Steve Helling 02/17/2013 at 09:30 PM EST Country singer Mindy McCready has committed suicide, multiple sources close to her tell PEOPLE. She was 37. Professionally, McCready was best known for her multi-platinum debut album Ten Thousand Angels. In recent years, it's been the singer's personal...

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UN warns risk of hepatitis E in S. Sudan grows

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations says an outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 111 refugees in camps in South Sudan since July, and has become endemic in the region.U.N. refugee agency spokesman Adrian Edwards says the influx of people to the camps from neighboring Sudan is believed to be one of the factors in the rapid spread of the contagious, life-threatening inflammatory viral disease of the liver.Edwards...

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Japan stocks rally, yen resumes fall after G20

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese shares rallied and the yen fell on Monday after Tokyo escaped direct criticism from its G20 peers on its aggressive reflationary plans that have weakened the currency. "With Japan, as yet, using various measures to ease monetary conditions domestically, we do not expect a large international backlash against its efforts and look for the JPY to continue to decline...

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Rafael Correa Wins Re-election in Ecuador

Rodrigo Buendia/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesPresident Rafael Correa, left, and Vice President Jorge Glass celebrated at the presidential palace in Quito on Sunday. CARACAS, Venezuela — President Rafael Correa of Ecuador swept to re-election on Sunday in a vote that showed the broad popularity of his government’s social programs and support for the poor in a country to which he has brought stability...

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