LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Shore Holdings, Inc., manufacturers of Burner Balm and Energy-X lip balms, today announced the launch of their new Thermal-Aid product line.

Rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney returned to his hometown of Liverpool, England, to perform as part of the city's European Capital of Culture celebrations.

By ROBERT BARR LIVERPOOL, England - Beatles lovers who seek out Penny Lane imagine it as that magical place "in my ears and in my eyes, there beneath the blue suburban skies." But it has a sinister undertone that still reverberates.

By JIM SKEEN\ Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Los Angeles County officials are considering providing a pair of $200,000 grants to aid foster young people who have turned 18 and either are homeless or would be without aid.

By KATIE FRETLAND LONDON - Penny Lane will keep its name. Liverpool officials said Saturday they would modify a proposal to rename streets linked to the slave trade when they realized the road made famous by the 1967 Beatles song was one of them.