Young widower pushes for change in Mass. life insurance law
(AP)
AP - When Jenny and John Crowley learned they were having a baby, they did the responsible thing: they bought life insurance.
FBI Worried as DoD Sold Counterfeit Networking Gear
(PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking the issue of counterfeit Cisco equipment very seriously, according to a...
Seaweed provides clues to earliest inhabitants of Americas
(AP)
AP - Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas.
Wrecked Myanmar leaves India aid pilot speechless
(Reuters)
Reuters - Miles of trees stripped of their leaves, heaps of rubble, twisted electricity poles and swarms of hungry people -- the first sights to greet Indian pilot Prashant Karde as he flew in aid for storm-wrecked Myanmar this week.
Hackers Find a New Place to Hide Rootkits
(PC World)
PC World - Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a...
AP: Military adds armor to vehicles as roadside bombs surge
(AP)
AP - The U.S. military is reinforcing the sides of its topline mine-resistant vehicles to shore up what could be weak points as troops see a spike in armor-piercing roadside bombings across Iraq, The Associated Press has learned.
Judge: Woman's rape case against Halliburton can go to trial
(AP)
AP - A woman who said she was raped by co-workers while employed by a contractor in Iraq can take her claims to trial, a federal judge ruled Friday.
EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire
(AP)
AP - EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month.
Maine shipyard christens destroyer named for Vietnam POW
(AP)
AP - The Navy's newest guided missile destroyer was christened Saturday with the name of a fighter pilot who spent 7 1/2 years in captivity in North Vietnam, received the Medal of Honor and served as presidential candidate Ross Perot's running mate.
Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident
(AP)
AP - Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.
Pollution brings end to mining town in Oklahoma
(AP)
AP - Waiting in their cars or on broken sidewalks, the blue-jeaned crowd has turned out for a parade. But they could pass for mourners at a funeral.
ANALYSIS: Myanmar set for political, economic shocks
(AP)
AP - Military-ruled Myanmar, among the globe's poorest and most authoritarian nations, is reeling from a natural disaster of such magnitude that both the people's suffering and political aftershocks are certain to persist long after the last emergency aid has been doled out.
Referendum in Myanmar likely to solidify junta's power
(AP)
AP - Myanmar held a referendum Saturday that likely will solidify the ruling junta's hold on power, even as it appeared overwhelmed by a devastating cyclone that killed tens of thousands of people.
Mexican drug gangs step up police murder war
(Reuters)
Reuters - Suspected drug gunmen
ambushed and killed a Mexican police chief on Saturday in a
murder campaign against senior policemen that has escalated in
the past week.
Invoking history, Bush wants court out of subpoena fight
(AP)
AP - If there's one thing Congress and the Bush administration can agree on, it's that they've got a fight of historic proportions on their hands.
6.7 quake jolts Guam; no damage or injuries reported
(AP)
AP - An undersea earthquake off Guam with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 shook the U.S. territory Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
FBI probes counterfeit China computer parts
(Reuters)
Reuters - The FBI on Friday said an
investigation into the sale of counterfeit Chinese computer
components to the U.S. government has recovered about 3,500
bogus devices with a retail value of $3.5 million.
In big concession, militia agrees to let Iraqi troops into Sadr City
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD? Followers of rebel cleric Muqtada al Sadr agreed late Friday to allow Iraqi security forces to enter all of Baghdad's Sadr City and to arrest anyone found with heavy weapons in a surprising capitulation that seemed likely to be hailed as a major victory for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki.
Military judge rules against key Guantanamo figure: paper
(Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. military judge has disqualified
a Pentagon general who has been a key figure in Guantanamo war
crimes tribunals from playing any role in the first case headed
for trial, The New York Times reported on Saturday,
Tina Turner unveils first concert tour in 8 years
(Reuters)
Reuters - Soul legend Tina Turner on Friday
unveiled plans to tour for the first time in eight years after
her friend and film icon Sophia Loren told her it was time to
hit the road again.
