May 1 2008
Researchers at HP Labs have built the first working prototypes of an important new electronic component that may lead to instant-on PCs as well as analog computers that process information the way the human brain does.
Apr 29 2008
Abraham Suchar is a 38-year-old Venezuelan who migrated to the U.S. and made good money in the Los Angeles construction boom of the late 1990s before hitting up against the real estate bust in Florida these last couple of years. Meanwhile, his childhood...
Apr 28 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday criticized Barack Obama for opposing the concept of suspending the gas tax during the peak summer driving months, a plan both she and Republican John McCain have endorsed.
Apr 28 2008
The face-off between the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr and the Iraqi government unfolded Sunday on the streets of Sadr City where a peaceful demonstration against continued violence there was held by members of the Iraqi Parliament even as...
Apr 26 2008
What type of house would you live in or build if you were a celebrity? Would you build a home that depicts your hobbies, or would you build a place that is so “you” or so overpriced that you couldn’t sell it no matter how hot the market? With...
Apr 26 2008
Volkswagen has at last finished working on its 60 mpg Jetta BlueTDI diesel, and not only does it look great, but it’s coming to America later this year. The company announced at this week’s International Vienna Motor Symposium in Austria ...
Apr 25 2008
Talk show host Rush Limbaugh is sparking controversy again after he made comments calling for riots in Denver during the Democratic National Convention this summer. He said the riots would ensure a Democrat is not elected as president, and his...
Apr 25 2008
An Australian who tried to smuggle 60 condoms stuffed with hashish inside his stomach has died in a Thai hospital. John Paul Jones, 50, was rushed to hospital on April 11 in the southern Thai town of Surat Thani, with doctors finding 60 condoms stuffed...
Apr 23 2008
Hillary Clinton, in her most bellicose comments since the presidential race began 15 months ago, yesterday threatened to “totally obliterate” Iran if it launched a nuclear strike against Israel. Speaking as voters went to the polls in the...
Apr 23 2008
Everyone in this part of Helmand is waiting for the arrival of “The Businessman” – a mysterious individual who turns up at about this time each year to buy poppy resin from the acres of crops in the green belt along the Helmand river. No one...