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Most popular news on 27 August 2009 |
Microsoft apologizes for gaffe in online ad
Software giant Microsoft apologized Wednesday for the apparent bad judgment that led to the head of a black model being swapped for that of a white model in an online advertisement.
Wikipedia: No longer the Wild West?
Today's Internet is governed by the idea that crowds of people can create the news, share information and collaborate on online projects.
Teen offenders find a future in Missouri
Getting arrested for stealing cars after his 16th birthday may be the best thing that ever happened to Terrence Barkley.
13 signs he's dating a loser
I've had a bumpy ride as a single gal and have dated many guys who weren't worth my time. But that doesn't mean a girl can't be a dud, too! Case in point? That tragic and recently cancelled VH1 show "Megan Wants a Millionaire," about a girl who was looking for a rich man to pay the bills.
Feds seizure of baseball players' drug tests ruled illegal
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that federal investigators' seizure of drug-test results of more than 90 major league baseball players five years ago was illegal.
Obama to eulogize Kennedy at Boston church
Services for Sen. Edward Kennedy will be Saturday morning at a Boston church before his burial in Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, his office announced Wednesday.
Society crime writer Dominick Dunne dies at 83
Dominick Dunne, the former Hollywood producer and best-selling author known for his Vanity Fair essays on the courtroom travails of the rich and famous, died Wednesday in New York city after a long battle with cancer.
U.S. negotiating with Libya on Gadhafi's New Jersey campout
The State Department said Wednesday it continues to talk to Libyan officials about next month's visit to the New York area by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Death gives Massachusetts 1st open Senate seat in decades
As Americans paused Wednesday to remember the extraordinary life of Sen. Edward Kennedy, political observers also took note of a rare development caused by his passing.
Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy dies after cancer battle
Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. He was 77.
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