Adults fret that ‘Eclipse’ lacks good role models for teens
Some worry that Bella’s rush to marry a vampire will sway teenagers to do something equally rash.
Judge sentences Lohan to 90 days in jail for probation violation
A judge sentenced Lindsay Lohan to 90 days in jail Tuesday after ruling she violated probation in a 2007 drug case by failing to attend court-ordered …
Crown a Larry King successor or change CNN game plan?
Larry King, 76, is preparing to sign off from CNN’s signature nightly show later this fall after 25 years. Who can ever really replace him?
Amid sales slump, artists find ‘more ways to monetize music’
The news is not all downbeat, despite flat digital sales.
Macdonald, Scott make ‘a time capsule’ on film for YouTube
‘Life in a Day’ documentary will use clips that users shoot on July 24.
Shakira to headline World Cup closing ceremony
World Cup organizers promise a high-tech closing ceremony featuring pop star Shakira, compared to the more traditionally African ceremony which …
Jay Leno’s ‘Tonight Show’ to host Joe Biden
Vice President Biden is headed to Jay Leno’s stage. The Friday appearance will be Biden’s first stop on NBC’s The Tonight Show since he took …
Grammys change rules for best new artist category
Lady Gaga’s exclusion from the best new artist category at this year’s Grammys has caused the Recording Academy to change eligibility requirements …
Quantum Physics Fuels Photosynthesis
Scientists are discovering that room-temperature quantum phenomena seem to be present in many everyday phenomena — including photosynthesis, the driving force behind life’s harvest of solar energy.
‘Horrendously Intense’ Laser Shrinks the Proton
New laser-assisted measurements find that the fundamental building block of matter is about 4 percent smaller than previously thought. The new size challenges one of the pillars of the standard model of particle physics.
Afghan Deaths Highlight Lack of Tracking Tech
Simple gear can keep troops from killing each other, but NATO decides its Afghan allies aren’t advanced enough to get the tech. Now, five soldiers are dead.
Crack the Code in Cyber Command’s Logo
The U.S. military’s secretive new Cyber Command is a riddle, even to people inside the armed forces. But the there’s another mystery surrounding Cyber Command — a code, embedded in the unit’s logo. Help us figure out what it means.
24 Hours of Solar-Powered Flight
The Solar Impulse aircraft known as HB-SIA is in the middle of its first 24-hour flight including a complete day/night cycle. The aircraft took off from its home airfield in Payerne, Switzerland shortly before 7 a.m. local time on Wednesday (1 a.m. EDT). It will spend the day climbing to an altitude to nearly 28,000 feet (8,500 meters) while charging its batteries.
Predicting the Next Deadly Manhole Explosion
New York City tries to get a handle on deadly manhole explosions.
AT&T Blames Slow 3G on Alcatel-Lucent Bug
AT&T says partner Alactel-Lucent is responsible for a weekend glitch that sent smartphone users’ upload speeds plummeting. A patch is in, and the company says 3G service for iPhone users is back to normal speed.
Hallucinatory Indie Game Reminds You to Take Your Meds
Meds, a clever new Xbox 360 indie game, mashes up classic block-busting game design with hallucinations that interfere with your ability to play.
Fetish: B&O’s BeoLab 11 Subwoofer Is a Boom in Bloom
Despite its nickname — Tulip — this subwoofer would do any La Brea low-rider proud. Even with all that bass it sits eerily still, with its two drivers set precisely across from one another to create push in opposite directions and prevent vibration.
Lindsay Lohan jailed for 90 days
US actress Lindsay Lohan gets 90 days in prison for violating her probation in a 2007 drug case.
Sir Elton John to focus on albums
Sir Elton John says he is moving on from making singles to concentrate on making “records that fit my age”.
Winehouse joins Ronson on stage
Amy Winehouse makes a guest appearance as Mark Ronson launches his new album in London.
Sister Act show role for Goldberg
Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg is set to make her West End debut, starring in the musical Sister Act.
Ross signs new ITV chat show deal
Jonathan Ross signs a deal to present a chat show for ITV, it is announced.
Plans to ‘kill off’ Corrie stars
Several Coronation Street characters are to be killed off as part of a storyline marking the show’s 50th anniversary.
Slave portrait appeal is launched
The National Portrait Gallery launches a £100,000 appeal to help keep in the UK the earliest known British oil painting of a freed slave.
Cuba offers to free 52 prisoners
Cuba’s communist authorities are to free at least 52 political prisoners, Catholic Church officials in Havana say.
Al-Qaeda chef in Guantanamo plea
Osama Bin Laden’s former cook and driver pleads guilty at a Guantanamo Bay tribunal to providing support for terrorism.
US and Canada swelter in heatwave
The eastern US and parts of Canada are in the grip of a heatwave, which is blamed for power cuts and two deaths.
US demands notice of BP dealings
The US government asks troubled oil giant BP to tell it of any major asset sales or merger deals in advance.
Russia and US ‘planning spy swap’
Reports from Russia suggest a prisoner swap is being organised to bring 10 suspected Russian spies back from the US.
Mexico exodus amid dam danger
A Mexican town is evacuated as nearby dam fills, while officials on both sides of the US-Mexico border monitor rising river levels.
Brazil footballer’s arrest sought
A judge orders the arrest of top Brazilian footballer Bruno Fernandes as police investigate the suspected murder of his ex-girlfriend.
Noriega convicted by French court
A French court convicts Panama’s former military ruler Manuel Noriega of laundering drug money, giving him seven years in jail.
Activist wins bid to stay in Peru
A British religious activist in Peru has won the right to remain in the country while he fights an expulsion order.
US airline ‘loses Israeli guns’
Four guns belonging to security guards accompanying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington disappear in transit.
