Tornado Hits New York
Midwest offers polite golf claps
Science & Technology
Is Organic Food a Waste of Money?
A new study challenges the conventional wisdom on organic food.
Popular Web Server To Ignore IE's Privacy Setting
Because Microsoft sets Do Not Track as the default, Apache turns its nose up
To Frustrate Snoops, Wikipedia Asked To Encrypt Immediately
Don't wait, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Pirate Bay Founder Busted for Hacking
Turns out, they think he broke into Swedish tax records
U. of Texas Drops Investigation into Gay Parenting Study
No sign the writer of heavily criticized report on the happiness of children of gay families engaged in misconduct
FCC Begins Auction of Broadcast Spectrum for Wireless Networks
It will be years before consumers see the impact
Arizona Hacker Sentenced to 30 Months
Was selling access to infected computers to add malware
Apple Considers Pandora-Like Streaming Service
What sort of patent lawsuits will that lead to?
Wikipedia Plans Encryption To Thwart Government Monitoring
"That kind of response for us to do is not difficult," says Jimmy Wales
ISPs Slam UK Plan To Track Internet Use
Somebody seems to think "1984" was a how-to book
E-Book Settlement Approved by Court
That puts Apple in the Justice Department's crosshairs in the ongoing saga over "price-fixing"
FBI Hacking Scandal Lingers
Sure, the FBI denies being hacked, but the data is legit and came from somewhere
Feds Investigate Brain Cancer Patient Deaths in California
Three died after undergoing experimental treatments
Copyright Takedown Bots a Problem for Live Streaming
Tech designed to prevent piracy has bad side effects when applied to live Internet coverage
Organic Food Superstition Receives Yet Another Blow From Science
A new study finds that organic foods are not better for you than conventional foods.
Mount Fuji Could Erupt Due to Last Year's Earthquake
No signs of an impending eruption. The volcano last erupted in 1707 under similar conditions
No Off-Switch for Web, Says Berners-Lee
There's no easy way for governments to shut the Internet off, the Web inventor assures listeners
Apple, Android Are Increasingly Popular Malware Targets
It's not just PCs anymore
Apple's Device IDs Called a Threat to Privacy
We know what you've been up to with your iPad
Former NCAA Athletes Seek Class Action Status to Sue
Say they were duped into giving up rights to profit from their own image
A Flood of Insurance Claims Follow Isaac
Only 31 percent of Louisianans have flood insurance
Robbers Kidnap Bank Manager, Force Her to Rob Workplace
Strapped a device to her that was detonated by officials
Downloading Popular Movies through BitTorrent? You're Probably Being Tracked.
Being an arthouse snob, though, pays off
Hacker Claims to Have Mitt Romney's Tax Returns
Wants $1 million in Bitcoins for his silence
Solyndra In the House at DNC
Both supporters and Cassandras of the failed green pork project represent in Charlotte.
Amazon Rainfall Expected to Drop Due to Deforestation
Precipitation may drop by 20 percent during drier periods in rain forest
Parts of DNA Labelled "Junk" May Be Important Switches
Can control genetic activity and may provide insight about disease transmission such as diabetes
Apple Denies Giving FBI Device Info
"The FBI has not requested this information from Apple, nor have we provided it to the FBI or any organization," said Natalie Kerris, an Apple spokeswoman.
Nokia Shows Off Windows Smartphone
The market doesn't respond well and the company's stock drops
NASA Catches Solar Flare Stretching Half Million Miles into Space
Just happened last week
Judge: Convicted Murderer to Get State-Paid Sex Change
District judge rules the state of Massachusetts will have to pay up to $20,000 or more for a man convicted of killing his wife in 1990 to get a sex-change operation
