At least 100 people are believed to have died and many more injured in the Pacific island nations of Samoa after the powerful undersea earthquake Wednesday that led to tsunami waves up to 15 to 20 feet high. Officials in Samoa say 63 people were known to have been killed although this figure was expected [...]
Four teenagers were charged with the beating death of a 16-year-old honor student, Chicago authorities said. Eugene Bailey, 18, Silvonus Shannon, 19, Eugene Riley, 18, and Eric Carson, 16, were charged as adults with first-degree murder and ordered held without bond, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office said.
Derrion Albert, a student with high grades, was [...]
One ton of the moon’s surface where water ingredients are held could yield as much as one quart of water, according to reports from research teams. Professor Jack Mustard said the findings show that, “there are ways you could convert these amounts of water into higher amounts” that could support human activity.
It is said [...]
Long awaited, AT&T is preparing to deliver MMS functionality to the iPhone today. iPhone owners can generally expect the function to become available around the early afternoon hours EST.
According to the Karl Bode at DSLReports, AT&T is “very” nervous about the launch and is requesting their MMS partners provide hourly updates on any message [...]
Najibullah Zazi, a Colorado airport shuttle driver, has been charged with a criminal charge of conspiring with others to detonate bombs somewhere in the United States. Authorities said Zazi received detailed bomb-making instructions in by al qaeda in Pakistan, and that he purchased components of improvised explosive devices and traveled to New York City to [...]
Former NFL star Plaxico Burress was sentenced to two years in prison after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub and later reaching a plea deal on weapons charges.
Plaxico had pleaded guilty to a criminal weapons possession charge in August and has now pleaded to the lesser charge and agreed to the [...]
Yoichi Wada, Square Enix president and CEO, says that the next-generation, high definition Wii will offer the same capabilities as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, while adding a brand new motion controller.
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Microsoft (MSFT) is offering the Home Premium upgrade of its new Windows 7 operating system to college students for just $30. In order to qualify, students must enter their college e-mail address into a special Web site that Microsoft has established for the promotion.
The promotion on www.win741.com reads, “For a limited time, eligible college students [...]
Raymond Clark III, the lab technician, appeared in court and was charged with killing Annie M. Le, a graduate student whose body was found stuffed in the wall of the research building where they both worked. Clark was taken into custody at a Super 8 motel in Cromwell, Conn., after DNA evidence linked him to [...]
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) announced that Linda McMahon has resigned as the companies CEO to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. The seat is currently held by Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd.
“I’ve decided to enter the race as GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate from Connecticut,” McMahon said. “I understand what it [...]