Thankfully Thursday was one of the last days in which Zacarias Moussaoui will dominate our show. I am so hopeful that he will begin his long-term rotting program — better know as life in prison — this week and just fade away. I trust we will not get any updates …
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NEW YORK – Research in Motion Ltd. (RIMM), maker of the BlackBerry mobile device, has countersued Visto Corp., a software company that sued RIM last week over patents on wireless e-mail. In a filing Monday, RIM sought a declaration from federal court in Dallas that it doesn’t infringe on the …
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An elevator being repaired in a Bangkok high-rise malfunctioned and plummeted more than 20 stories Saturday, killing three mechanics on board and injuring two others, police said. CountryWatch: Thailand The mechanics were working on the elevator on the 25th floor of the Citibank building in the Thai capital when it …
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WASHINGTON – The Bush administration said it will send Congress its report on China’s currency practices on Wednesday, a report that American manufacturers hope will brand the country a “currency manipulator.” Treasury chief spokesman Tony Fratto refused Monday to say whether the report would accuse China of manipulating its currency …
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Hasbro Inc. shelved plans Wednesday to release a line of dolls based on the Pussycat Dolls, an all-female music group known for risque lyrics and skimpy outfits. Hasbro, the nation’s second biggest toy maker, said it decided the dolls were “inappropriate” for the company to market and …
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Microsoft, for the first time, is telling PC owners exactly what it’ll take for them to run its forthcoming Windows Vista operating system. As expected, the software giant on May 18 unveiled its Windows Vista Get Ready Web site, along with a set of minimum PC hardware guidelines for Vista …
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JERUSALEM – Israel will give the Palestinians until the end of the year to prove they are willing to negotiate a final peace deal, and will unilaterally set its final borders with them by 2008 if they don’t, a close associate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s said Tuesday. Justice Minister …
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WASHINGTON – The American Bar Association rated one of President Bush‘s judicial nominees “not qualified” Wednesday, prompting a call from a liberal group for the president to withdraw the Mississippi lawyer’s nomination. A panel of the nation’s largest lawyers group voted unanimously to give its lowest rating to Michael Wallace, …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – More than 100,000 Puerto Ricans will head back to their government jobs and public schools will reopen next week after politicians announced an end to a budget crisis that partially shut down the government of the U.S. island territory. The agreement announced late Wednesday called …
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NEW YORK – Britney Spears went from Curious to Fantasy, and now she’s In Control. Those are the names of the pop star’s fragrances with Elizabeth Arden. The company says more than 10 million bottles of the three scents have been sold since the launch of Curious in September 2004. …
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