It’s billed as a showcase for the brightest minds in technology — a place to network with industry leaders and see the latest Internet innovations.
South by Southwest Interactive — a tech conference not to be confused with the related music and film festivals — kicks off today in Austin, Texas. But tech entrepreneur Dennis Crowley [...]
The autopsy on Corey Haim revealed the actor’s heart was enlarged and his lungs were filled with water when he died, Haim’s manager said.
The Los Angeles County coroner told Haim’s mother that her son suffered from pulmonary congestion, manager Mark Heaslip said.
Heaslip said this was evidence that Haim’s death was not caused by a drug [...]
Failings by Lehman Brothers executives and its auditor led to the bank collapse that unleashed the worst of the financial crisis, according to a report by court-appointed investigator.
Lehman “repeatedly exceeded its own internal risk limits and controls,” and a wide range of bad calls by its management led to the bank’s failure, the report says.
The [...]
For five days, Alexis Moore carefully planned how she would take her own life. She’s not a violent person, so she knew handguns were out. She settled on vodka instead, to be followed by a bottle of Xanax.
She did it methodically. First, she says she drank the vodka for two hours. Then she lined up [...]
Reports from this week’s Game Developers Conference make one thing clear: Games on mobile phones are not just a niche category anymore.
They’re becoming a centerpiece of the video game industry, and they’re trying to appeal to wider demographics than teenage boys: today’s diverse slate of mobile phone games include men, women and younger children.
While the [...]
Congress has stripped the jobs bill of the reinvestment in America’s infrastructure that would put people back to work and make the country more prosperous in the long run.
Instead, the bill relies on tax credits that are too small and too temporary to make a dent in America’s high unemployment.
The House of Representatives passed a [...]
A California jury recommended Tuesday that a man who once appeared on “The Dating Game” be executed for the murders of four women and a child.
The jury deliberated an hour before deciding that Rodney Alcala, 66, should pay with his life for the murders of Robin Samsoe, Jill Barcomb, Georgia Wixted, Charlotte Lamb and Jill [...]
Social media are, by definition, supposed to be a social experience. Make a profile and start connecting. Reach out to friends, old and new. Post a profile picture, and while you’re at it upload a photo album of your trip to Greece so others can see and comment.
When you’re done with that, look at your [...]
The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride Monday after the car’s accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 90 mph on a winding, hilly portion of a southern California interstate.
It took the California Highway Patrol to bring the car safely to a stop.
The driver, Jim Sikes, said [...]
Francisca Terrazas could not be left alone.
She burned her foot pouring boiling water over an ant hill in her driveway. She would wander for hours searching for aluminum cans. The effects of Alzheimer’s disease had taken hold.
Minorities such as Terrazas are at greater risk for the degenerative disease, according to an Alzheimer’s Association report released [...]
