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Top News Headlines from CNN
Drew Peterson meets with divorce lawyer Drew Peterson has met with a prominent divorce attorney more than a year after his wife, Stacy, disappeared, his lawyer confirmed to CNN today. Police have said that the former Bolingbrook, Illinois, police sergeant is a suspect in his wife's disappearance, which investigators have labeled a "potential homicide." Peterson maintains his wife left him for someone else. Tuesday Nov 18th, 2:32 PM
Auto execs face sharp scrutiny Skeptical senators grilled auto executives at a hearing today, calling them short sighted and unimaginative, as they seek a $25 billion taxpayer-funded bailout to ward off looming bankruptcy, CNNMoney reports. "Their board rooms in my view have been devoid of vision," said Sen. Chris Dodd. Tuesday Nov 18th, 4:02 PM
Sources: Obama chooses attorney general Former Clinton Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for the position of attorney general, according to two prominent Democrats involved in transition matters. Tuesday Nov 18th, 3:11 PM
Boy, 8, gives taped account of killings An 8-year-old Arizona boy suspected in the deaths of his father and another man told police he found the two men dead upon arriving home from school, according to a portion of a videotaped interview released Tuesday by authorities. Tuesday Nov 18th, 3:10 PM
U.S. families struggle to feed kids, report says Almost 700,000 U.S. children lived in households that struggled to put food on the table at some point in 2007, the highest number since 1998, according to a federal report. Tuesday Nov 18th, 11:20 AM
News from Ars Technica
Microsoft to aid in war on terror, builds software for DHS Microsoft has joined forces with GIS vendor ESRI to build a suite of collaboration tools for intelligence gathering and processing. This software will be used by the Department of Homeland Security's fusion centers.
Friday Nov 21st, 7:19 AM
Sony gets $18.5M wrist slap for PSP patent infringement Sony has been found guilty of willfully infringing Agere System's patents; several of the company's devices, including the PSP, use Agere's IP. Call it a victory on principle?Sony won't be losing any sleep over an $18.5 million fine.
Friday Nov 21st, 4:15 AM
An outlet at every parking meter? Bay Area welcomes plug-ins Gov. Schwarzenegger and several Bay Area mayors have joined forces with start up Better Place to transform California into an electric vehicle wonderland.
Friday Nov 21st, 3:10 AM
Study: time kids spend online not wasted after all A large survey of studies that explore the use of the Internet by children in the second decade of their lives find that, in general, it's acting as just another social tool, while providing them new outlets for learning and creativity.
Thursday Nov 20th, 6:55 PM
Sports from USA Today
IOC chief Rogge urges cost control The Olympic movement is on sound financial footing but must hold down the size and cost of the Games to cope with the global ...
Friday Nov 21st, 6:26 AM
Georgia Tech runs Miami down with 41-23 rout Jonathan Dwyer ran for 128 yards, all in the first half, and Georgia Tech shredded Miami's defense for 472 yards on the ground, ...
Friday Nov 21st, 4:55 AM
Working Parents from BusinessWeek
Racism: My Teen?s Takeaway from the Obama Campaign When my husband and our 15-year-old decided to campaign for Barack Obama in the North Carolina mountains near my parents' home, I thought our daughter would come away with some early schooling in the arts of organizing and good 'ole... Thursday Nov 20th, 7:02 AM
Sling-Wearing Moms Take Aim At Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson learned the hard way -- don't make new moms mad. The company, which makes extensive use of new media, posted an ad for Motrin on its web site on Saturday aimed at new mothers who carry their... Tuesday Nov 18th, 3:36 AM
What Makes A Good Family? I'm sure many of you have read with horror the stories about the children that have been abandoned in Nebraska under the state's safe haven law. In July the state legislature, following the lead of most other states, passed a... Monday Nov 17th, 4:16 AM
How Not to Drink at Teen Parties Parenting teens often feels like starting school a few days after the semester has begun. Things come at you fast. One day you're wondering whether your daughter still needs a child sitter and the next it seems you're supposed to... Thursday Nov 13th, 2:46 PM
The Best Places To Raise Kids If you haven?t checked out BusinessWeek?s annual ranking of the Best Places to Raise Kids, please take a look and let us know what you think about the finalists. So far, the story and accompanying slide show have attracted more... Wednesday Nov 12th, 1:56 PM