Ex-Rutgers student who spied on gay roommate Tyler Clementi days before Clementi killed himself will not be deported to India
Dharun Ravi sentenced to 30 days in prison in Rutgers webcam spying case
Cory Booker\'s criticisms complicate Obama team\'s anti-Bain message
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising political star and a surrogate for President Obama's re-election campaign, criticized the president's re-election team on Sunday for its negative ads focusing on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, calling them "nauseating" -- just one day before the Obama team rolled out its second round of Bain attacks.
Facebook Stock May Tank This Week As Banks Run For The Hills - Business Insider
Newly issued shares in Facebook Inc may have a hard time in the coming week if lead underwriter Morgan Stanley stops supporting the stock and managers lower down in the IPO book who were hoping for an early surge decide to get out before going underwater.
Facebook on Friday sold 421 million shares of stock in a deal that valued the company at more than $100 billion. But investors, expecting a
Facebook on Friday sold 421 million shares of stock in a deal that valued the company at more than $100 billion. But investors, expecting a
Remembering the Bee Gees founder Robin Gibb
Robin Gibb, a member of the group the Bee Gees, died Sunday at the age of 61. The musician was best known for his contributions, along with his brothers, to disco in the 1970s. The genre, both loved and hated, was in part defined by Gibb and the Bee Gees, notes Maura Judkis of Style Blog:
“No one dominated disco more than the Bee Gees, whose soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever” cemented their
“No one dominated disco more than the Bee Gees, whose soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever” cemented their
The All-Weather Radar That Keeps Your Plane from Landing on Luggage Trolleys
The ASDE-3/AMASS radar system that spotted an errant Jeep on Philadelphia International's runways has one fatal flaw—it thinks raindrops are incoming jets and goes nuts during downpours. The ASDE Model X, however, monitors runways rain or shine.
Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) and its add-on, the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) are designed to provide automated audio and
Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) and its add-on, the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) are designed to provide automated audio and
Chris Hayes and the need to ‘marshal’ facts - Erik Wemple
The mediasphere’s key Memorial Day weekend moment yielded some common wisdom: Use simple, plain English if you want to mount a challenge to how Americans view fallen military service members. Instead, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes deployed the term “rhetorically proximate.”
Now for some context. The Sunday edition of “Up with Chris Hayes” included a great deal of discussion on the meaning of Memorial Da
Now for some context. The Sunday edition of “Up with Chris Hayes” included a great deal of discussion on the meaning of Memorial Da
Doc Watson, RIP - Hit & Run
The great guitarist Doc Watson, who started his career in a rockabilly band then found an appreciative audience playing at folk festivals, has died at age 89. Listen, relish, mourn:
The evolution story of California wine
If you want a quick taste of how sophisticated the wine scene was in 1950s America, let’s grab a table at Mike’s Log Cabin in Albany, N.Y., and ask to see the wine list. Oops, there isn’t one. But wait—there’s the wine selection right on the menu, just below the baked Virginia ham. So you’ve got a choice of French imports—sauternes and Dubonnet—or something sweet like port. What’s that you say? Y
Airtime Introduces Video Chat Service
When Americans first started exploring the online world en masse in the early 1990s, many of them headed for AOL’s chat rooms to connect with other curious strangers.
But since then, the appeal of random online encounters has faded with the rise of sites like Facebook, where most people tend to interact with people they already know. Now a few services are trying to recreate the spontaneity o
But since then, the appeal of random online encounters has faded with the rise of sites like Facebook, where most people tend to interact with people they already know. Now a few services are trying to recreate the spontaneity o
Old friends with new Wii U
LOS ANGELES - Nintendo answered skepticism about its Wii U game console Tuesday with high-powered games, hoping to tempt consumers with new titles featuring popular characters. "Pikmin 3," a long-awaited sequel to a strategy game involving the eponymous antlike creatures, drew appreciative oohs and ahs from the crowd at Nintendo's Wii U event at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. The company ap