News
Obama offers birth-control compromise
In an abrupt shift following a political firestorm, President Barack Obama announced Friday that religious employers will not be mandated to offer free contraceptive coverage for workers...
31 (illegally downloaded) songs cost man $675,000
A Massachusetts man must pay a $675,000 fine for downloading songs illegally, a federal judge ruled, upholding a penalty at the "low end of the range for willful infringement," reports CNET...
Fort Hood suspect sought war-crimes charges against patients, military officer says
DALLAS — Fort Hood, Texas, massacre suspect Nidal Malik...
Clint Eastwood ‘delusional, detached from reality,’ says Michael Moore
Thanks, Clint, writes independent filmmaker Michael Moore. Thanks for the memory...
A return to legacy
It’s 8 a.m. at Central City’s newly reopened Bates Hunter Mine, the sun just peaking over the valley walls. It’s been over 70 years...
Microsoft Surface tablet to ship by the end of October
The Surface, Microsoft's tablet to answer the iPad that has been hinted at for months, finally has a price and a release date...
Netflix to sharply increase prices for DVDs, streaming
RALEIGH, N.C. — Netflix Inc. has announced they are...
Obama seeks $2.8 billion for earthquake-ravaged Haiti
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $2.8 billion in aid for earthquake-wracked Haiti, jump-starting a global push to raise billions of dollars for the country's reconstruction...
Microsoft invests $300 million in Barnes & Noble
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble on Monday announced the formation of a...
A renewed push to pass ‘Dream Act’
WASHINGTON — Early one morning in March, two Chicago-area brothers were dozing on an Amtrak train when it stopped in Buffalo, N.Y. A pair of uniformed Border Patrol...
