Military and police in the Philippines are searching for a southern governor and his militia after 21 people, including journalists, family and supporters of his political opponent were found dead. More bodies are expected to be uncovered. Authorities discovered the bodies of at least 30 people who had been kidnapped early today in the southern [...]
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OnLive has demonstrated an iPhone app in which users are able to play against gamers on a PC or on the company’s MicroConsole. OnLive CEO Steve Perlman demonstrated his company’s game streaming service simultaneously on two iPhones.
“While we only showed a tech demo today, it was great to give people in the audience a chance [...]
Military officials say the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 and wounding 29 in last week’s shooting rampage at his military post in Texas will face 13 charges of premeditated murder under the military’s legal system. Hasan is suspected of killing 12 soldiers and one civilian in last Thursday’s shooting spree at Fort Hood. He [...]
US travelers forced to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas in airport lounges will be able to send emails to their families for free, after Google declared it will sponsor free Wi-Fi at the nation’s airports. Google Tuesday said that it would provide the free Wi-Fi access through a partnership with Boingo Wireless.
The search monolith has [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs released running back Larry Johnson on Monday morning, just as his two-week team suspension for conduct detrimental to the team came to an end. The Chiefs confirmed Monday that they had run out of patience with his off-the-field problems and released Johnson the day he was due to come back from [...]
The nation’s unemployment rate rose above 10% for the first time since 1983 in October, a much worse jump than expected as employers continued to trim jobs from payrolls. The government reported that the unemployment rate spiked to 10.2%, up from 9.8% in September. It is the highest that this rate has been since April [...]
Thursday there was a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, the Texas Army base where 13 people were killed and 28 wounded by an Army psychiatrist facing deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army officials said Friday that the alleged shooter in the military-base massacre that left 13 people dead and dozens wounded was in stable condition [...]
Investigators discovered four more bodies Tuesday at the Cleveland, Ohio, home of a convicted rapist — making a total of 10 since last week, Police Chief Michael McGrath said Tuesday. Authorities charged Anthony Sowell, 50, with five counts of aggravated murder after unearthing the bodies of women at his home last week. Sowell also was [...]
The Boston Celtics and point guard Rajon Rondo have reached agreement in principle on a five-year, $55 million contract extension. The deal, originally reported this morning, comes just before the Monday deadline. Had they not agreed, Rondo would have been a restricted free agent after the season, giving the Celtics the chance to match any [...]