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Microsoft Lists Programs Incompatible with Service Pack
Microsoft has compiled a list of incompatible applications that are "broken" by Windows XP Service Pack 2. Service Pack 2 was released to manufacturing on August 6th. | 7 |
Accused Stalker Said Fit to Stand Trial (AP)
AP - A woman accused of stalking and threatening actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is mentally fit to stand trial, a court-appointed psychiatrist told the woman's attorney Monday. | 1 |
Fewer Viewers Light Up Olympic Torch for NBC
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC's broadcast of the 2004 Olympics has gotten off to as bumpy a start as the U.S. Olympic team itself, with prime-time ratings for the first three days of the Summer Games down slightly from four years ago, according to figures released on Monday. | 1 |
NHL Labor Negotiations to Resume Tuesday (AP)
AP - With two fruitless negotiating sessions behind them and only one month left before an NHL lockout, the league and the players association will return to the bargaining table Tuesday. | 8 |
Fewer Viewers Light Up Olympic Torch for NBC
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC's broadcast of the 2004 Olympics has gotten off to as bumpy a start as the U.S. Olympic team itself, with prime-time ratings for the first three days of the Summer Games down slightly from four years ago, according to figures released on Monday. | 12 |
U.K.'s Sainsbury Grows
J Sainsbury PLC has acquired convenience store chain Jacksons Stores Ltd and its wholly owned subsidiary Jacksons Stores 2002 Ltd, the United Kingdom's leading independent, regional c-store chain, with 114 ... | 2 |
Minister attacks A-level critics
Schools standards minister David Miliband accuses critics of A-level standards of "elitism" | 2 |
Schools 'must spot' Olympic stars
PE lessons should be reorganised to spot more children with a hidden talent for sports, a report says. | 2 |
Probe into rising ocean acidity
The Royal Society launches a scientific investigation into the rising acidity of the Earth's oceans. | 2 |
Minister attacks A-level critics
Schools standards minister David Miliband accuses critics of A-level standards of "elitism" | 10 |
Schools 'must spot' Olympic stars
PE lessons should be reorganised to spot more children with a hidden talent for sports, a report says. | 10 |
Probe into rising ocean acidity
The Royal Society launches a scientific investigation into the rising acidity of the Earth's oceans. | 10 |
Dracula's Broadway Visit Revives Belasco Ghosts (Reuters)
Reuters - The new Broadway season
usually doesn't get cracking big time until late in the fall,
but on Thursday, Frank Wildhorn's ambitious "Dracula, the
Musical," with Tom Hewitt and Melissa Enrico and directed by
Des McAnuff, debuts at one of the grand old houses: the
1,010-seat Belasco, where Sondheim's 2001 revival of "Follies"
played, as did Ralph Fiennes' much-lauded 1995 version of
"Hamlet." | 1 |
Cronkite, the 'Newspaperman,' Lays Down His Pen (Reuters)
Reuters - Lamenting the lack of depth in
television news, the man considered the most trusted person on
TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Tuesday
right back where he started, as a newspaperman. | 1 |
Ore. Man Regains Phone Book Ripping Title
ROSEBURG, Ore. - A man reclaimed his title as world champion phone book ripper by tearing through 39 Portland white page directories in three minutes... | 1 |
Better child drug research call
Researchers should do more to tailor drugs specifically for children, the government is set to say on Tuesday. | 2 |
A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP)
AP - As of Monday, Aug. 16, 935 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 697 died as a result of hostile action and 238 died of non-hostile causes. | 13 |
Vancouver police say fire forced officers to use Taser on man who later died. (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - VANCOUVER (CP) - Almost two months after a man died in Vancouver police custody following a jolt from a Taser, the force announced Monday they had no choice because a fire forced them to move quickly. | 13 |
New bird spotted in Philippines
A bird species new to science is found by researchers on a remote island in the Philippines. | 13 |
Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark
ATHENS, Greece - Ian Thorpe touched the wall, pumped a fist in the air and let out a yell that all but said, "Take that!" Two lanes over, Michael Phelps was draped over the rope, huffing and puffing as he looked at the scoreboard. Phelps' improbable pursuit of Mark Spitz is over, Thorpedoed by the man in black... | 13 |
Dow Closes Up 129 As Oil Prices Drop
NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher Monday on Wall Street, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points... | 13 |
Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment
WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S... | 13 |
Hurricane Victims Wait for Food and Water
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles... | 13 |
Iraq Delegates Urge Al-Sadr to End Fight
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The deadly showdown between U.S. troops and Iraqi militants in Najaf dominated Iraq's national conference Monday, with tribal and religious leaders deciding to send 60 delegates to the holy city to persuade a radical Shiite cleric to call off his fighters... | 13 |
Better child drug research call
Researchers should do more to tailor drugs specifically for children, the government is set to say on Tuesday. | 10 |
Cronkite, the 'Newspaperman,' Lays Down His Pen
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lamenting the lack of depth in television news, the man considered the most trusted person on TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Tuesday right back where he started, as a newspaperman. | 1 |
NFL Players Association Files Grievance Over Carter Release (Reuters)
Reuters - The NFL Players Association
Monday filed a grievance with the Dallas Cowboys over the
recent release of quarterback Quincy Carter, claiming the
organization was in violation of the league's collective
bargaining agreement. | 8 |
NFL Players Association Files Grievance Over Carter Release
WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - The NFL Players Association Monday filed a grievance with the Dallas Cowboys over the recent release of quarterback Quincy Carter, claiming the organization was in violation of the league's collective bargaining agreement. | 8 |
Nobel Medicine Laureate Sune Bergstroem Dies at Age 88
Swedish Nobel Prize laureate Sune Bergstroem, who shared the 1982 medicine award for research that led to new treatments for ulcers and menstrual pain, has died. | 2 |
Germany worries about US troop loss
Germany could be hit hardest by American plans for a major overhaul of the US military presence worldwide, marking the biggest drawdown since the end of the Cold War. | 2 |
Chavez Survives Recall, Vows to Deepen Revolution
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents while also vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's political conflict. | 13 |
Science creates 'own mavericks'
Britain's scientific community fuels controversies by shunning colleagues with rebel ideas, research suggests. | 3 |
Nasal cream 'could halt hayfever'
Doctors in Russia say they have developed a cream that can stop hayfever in its tracks. | 3 |
Chavez Survives Recall, Vows to Deepen Revolution
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents while also vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's political conflict. | 10 |
3Com partners with wireless switch start-up
3Com enters into the wireless switch market through a partnership with start-up Trapeze Networks. | 6 |
Ex-CIA Chiefs Want Power for Intel Czar (AP)
AP - Draft Senate Intelligence Committee legislation would create a national intelligence director with authority over spending, hiring and firing, powers the White House has not explicitly endorsed but three former spymasters said Monday would be crucial to coordinating multiple agencies. | 12 |
Peterson Mistress Gets No Confession in Call Tapes
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (Reuters) - The mistress of accused double-murderer Scott Peterson did not succeed in getting him to confess to killing his pregnant wife in taped phone calls played on Monday for jurors in his closely watched murder trial. | 12 |
U.S. to Handle 'No-Fly' Airline Passenger List
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to take over screening airline passengers against a "no-fly" list of potential terrorists, a security official said on Monday, a controversial function now performed by the airlines that has resulted in at least one lawsuit. | 12 |
Three missing as floods wreak havoc in southwest England (AFP)
AFP - Three people were missing after flash floods tore through a popular coastal tourist area in southwest England, sweeping dozens of cars into the sea and leaving hundreds feared trapped. | 13 |
Olympics: Thorpe Beats Phelps, Greece Wins First Gold
ATHENS (Reuters) - Australian Ian Thorpe beat arch-rival Michael Phelps in a nail-biting Olympic men's 200-meter freestyle final on Monday between the four fastest swimmers in history. | 10 |
Peterson Mistress Gets No Confession in Call Tapes
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (Reuters) - The mistress of accused double-murderer Scott Peterson did not succeed in getting him to confess to killing his pregnant wife in taped phone calls played on Monday for jurors in his closely watched murder trial. | 10 |
Detroit Still Can't Kick Its Habit Of Ever-Rising Auto Incentives (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Cash rebates and cheap loan offers have never been so hefty. And auto analysts expect them to keep rising -- despite Federal Reserve rate hikes and signs that incentives may be losing their punch. | 0 |
SEC Opens Inquiry Into Google Stock Issue (AP)
AP - In another twist to Google Inc.'s public stock offering, the Internet search company said federal regulators have opened an informal inquiry into its failure to register millions of shares. | 6 |
NASA Identifies Foam Flaw That Killed Astronauts (Reuters)
Reuters - The foam that struck the space
shuttle Columbia after liftoff and led to the deaths of all
seven astronauts on board was defective, NASA said on Friday. | 6 |
Catching 'phishers' a WholeSecurity sport
Tool that identifies sites pretending to be connected to banks, eBay and more could help leave "phishing" scammers dead in the water. | 6 |
CORRECTED: Cronkite, the 'Newspaperman,' Lays Down His Pen (Reuters)
Reuters - Lamenting the lack of depth in
television news, the man considered the most trusted person on
TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Wednesday
right back where he started, as a newspaperman. | 1 |
CORRECTED: Cronkite, the 'Newspaperman,' Lays Down His Pen
By Bob Tourtellotte | 1 |
Skins' Griffin Plans to Change Reputation (AP)
AP - Critics point to Cornelius Griffin's decline in sacks, especially once he became a starter, and a reputation for making a big play, then doing little else. | 8 |
Lankford Accepts Minor League Assignment (AP)
AP - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ray Lankford accepted a minor league assignment to Triple-A Memphis on Monday, nine days after leaving the team to consider his career options. | 8 |
Hurricane Victims Wait in Line for Aid (AP)
AP - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles. | 12 |
FBI Tracks Potential GOP Protesters (AP)
AP - With the Republican National Convention less than two weeks away, federal agents and city police are keeping tabs on activists and others they believe might try to cause trouble. They are making unannounced visits to people's homes, conducting interviews and monitoring Web sites and meetings. | 12 |
Prexy campaigns jostle for pol position (Variety)
Variety - (Variety) NEW YORK There's still more than three months to go before the November election and the two presidential candidates and their supporters have spent millions more on TV ads than was spent during the entire 2000 race for the Oval Office. | 12 |
Brain Disease Rates Soaring, Pollution Link Cited
Deaths from brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and motor neuron disease appear to have soared in the past two decades in the world's most developed nations, and researchers are blaming the increase ... | 2 |
I just cannae believe it: Rab C Nesbitt's clan has Sassenach roots
The foul-mouthed, sexist, drunk Rab C Nesbitt was always an unlikely comic hero for the Scottish nation. | 2 |
FBI Tracks Potential GOP Protesters (AP)
AP - With the Republican National Convention less than two weeks away, federal agents and city police are keeping tabs on activists and others they believe might try to cause trouble. They are making unannounced visits to people's homes, conducting interviews and monitoring Web sites and meetings. | 13 |
Tyson Says May Face Civil Action from SEC
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Top U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TSN.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TSN.N</A> on Monday said it has been notified that the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission intends to recommend a civil action against the company, which Tyson said may include a monetary penalty. | 0 |
Michael Jackson, Family Attend Hearing (AP)
AP - Michael Jackson — dressed in white and accompanied by members of his family — returned to court Monday to watch a showdown over key evidence with the prosecutor who has pursued the singer for years on child molestation charges. | 1 |
Cronkite, the 'Newspaperman,' Lays Down His Pen
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lamenting the lack of depth in television news, the man considered the most trusted person on TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Wednesday right back where he started, as a newspaperman. | 1 |
Two Leave QB Logjam
Erin Henderson and Dan Gronkowski have changed positions to ease the congestion at quarterback and fill other needs. | 8 |
Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment (AP)
AP - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S. presence at bases in countries like Poland, Romania and Uzbekistan, Pentagon officials said Monday. | 12 |
Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment (AP)
AP - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S. presence at bases in countries like Poland, Romania and Uzbekistan, Pentagon officials said Monday. | 12 |
Beckham backs Eriksson (AFP)
AFP - David Beckham has pledged the England team will unite behind coach Sven-Goran Eriksson starting with Wednesday's friendly against Ukraine. | 2 |
Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment (AP)
AP - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S. presence at bases in countries like Poland, Romania and Uzbekistan, Pentagon officials said Monday. | 13 |
Archaeologists: John the Baptist Cave Found
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/3167/'>Foxnews: U.S. & World</a> | 10 |
Interior Will Delay Some Energy Projects (AP)
AP - The Interior Department said Monday it will begin delaying some new oil and gas drilling projects until the effects on wildlife are studied more thoroughly. | 6 |
Second hat in ring for faster Wi-Fi standard
A second consortium puts in a bid for the faster 802.11n spec. But don't expect a battle over formats. | 6 |
3Com partners with wireless-switch upstart
3Com enters into the wireless-switch market through a partnership with start-up Trapeze Networks. | 6 |
Interwoven scoops up records management company
ECM (enterprise content management) company Interwoven on Monday announced the acquisition of Software Intelligence, a maker of records management technology, for $2 million in cash and stock. | 6 |
Costco Begins Test Marketing Caskets
CHICAGO - Whether you're in the market for a good night's sleep or the eternal kind, there's now a discount store somewhere that has you covered. On Monday, Costco Wholesale Corp., better known for bulk chicken and cases of soda, started test marketing caskets along side mattresses at a North Side Chicago store and one in suburban Oak Brook... | 1 |
Goat Shrugs Off Shot From Stun Gun
AUSTIN, Minn. - A goat on the lam shrugged off a shot from a stun gun, but couldn't get past the Sandman... | 1 |
Boys Arrested for Playing Basketball Nude
POWELL, Wyo. - Two youths have given new meaning to the term "shirts and skins." Police arrested the two boys after they were found playing one-on-one basketball on a street with a portable hoop - in the buff... | 1 |
Oil price key to German growth
Germany's economy could be seriously damaged by further increases in oil prices, the central Bundesbank said Monday. | 2 |
Kerry Said to Have Many Ties to Royalty (AP)
AP - Sen. John Kerry has blue blood from all the royal houses of Europe, with even more titled relations than President Bush, Burke's Peerage said Monday. | 2 |
AP: Israel Cave Linked to John the Baptist
KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists think they've found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers - basing their theory on thousands of shards from ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings telling the story of the biblical preacher. Only a few artifacts linked to New Testament figures have ever been found in the Holy Land, and the cave is potentially a major discovery in biblical archaeology... | 13 |
Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark
ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle... | 13 |
Venezuelans Vote to Keep Chavez in Office
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans overwhelmingly voted to keep President Hugo Chavez in office, dealing a crushing defeat to a splintered opposition and allowing the leftist leader to convert one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his "revolution for the poor." Stunned opposition leaders, who have fought for years to oust Chavez, claimed fraud after results announced Monday by election officials showed nearly 60 percent of voters had said "no" to the question of whether he should leave office immediately. But former President Jimmy Carter and the Organization of American States endorsed the results of Sunday's vote, which saw one of the biggest turnouts in Venezuela's history, and urged everybody to accept the outcome... | 13 |
Iraq Delegates to Urge Cleric to End Fight
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The deadly showdown between U.S. troops and Iraqi militants in Najaf dominated Iraq's national conference Monday, with tribal and religious leaders deciding to send 60 delegates to the holy city to persuade a radical Shiite cleric to call off his fighters... | 13 |
Income Gap Up Over Two Decades, Data Show
WASHINGTON - Over two decades, the income gap has steadily increased between the richest Americans, who own homes and stocks and got big tax breaks, and those at the middle and bottom of the pay scale, whose paychecks buy less. The growing disparity is even more pronounced in this recovering economy... | 13 |
SEC Opens Inquiry Into Google Stock Issue
SAN FRANCISCO - In another twist to Google Inc.'s public stock offering, the Internet search company said federal regulators have opened an informal inquiry into its failure to register millions of shares. In a regulatory filing Monday, Google said it "understands" the inquiry was opened by the Securities and Exchange Commission... | 13 |
Hurricane Victims Wait in Line for Aid
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles... | 13 |
Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment
WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S... | 13 |
Michael Jackson, Family Attend Hearing
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson - dressed in white and accompanied by members of his family - returned to court Monday to watch a showdown over key evidence with the prosecutor who has pursued the singer for years on child molestation charges... | 13 |
Japanese Women Shun Birth Control Pill (AP)
AP - Five years ago Japanese women's rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight — getting women to use it. | 3 |
Nortel Says Canada Plans Accounting Probe
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nortel Networks Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NT.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NT.N</A> <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NT.TO&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NT.TO</A> said on Monday the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the company it will begin a criminal investigation into Nortel's financial accounting. | 0 |
Brazil Starts to Crack Down on Counterfeit Goods
Brazil stands to lose billions of dollars in trade benefits from the United States if it does not prove by the end of September that it is making progress in combating copyright piracy. | 0 |
AP: Israel Cave Linked to John the Baptist (AP)
AP - Archaeologists think they've found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers — basing their theory on thousands of shards from ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings telling the story of the biblical preacher. | 6 |
Cassini Spies Two Little Saturn Moons (AP)
AP - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spied two new little moons around satellite-rich Saturn, the space agency said Monday. | 6 |
Blind Students to Launch NASA Rocket (AP)
AP - A dozen blind students from across the United States are at a summer camp this week working on a project most don't associate with the visually impaired — launching a NASA rocket. | 6 |
Nobel Laureate Decries Stem Cell Limits (AP)
AP - A Nobel laureate in medicine said Monday the Bush administration's limits on funding for embryonic stem cell research effectively have stopped the clock on American scientists' efforts to develop treatments for a host of chronic, debilitating diseases. | 6 |
A Lil' Kim Witch Hunt? (E! Online)
E! Online - Faced
with a federal perjury rap, the diminutive performer held a press
conference Monday, where she declared that she is the victim of a "witch
hunt against the hip-hop industry." | 1 |
NFL Players Union Files Carter Grievance (AP)
AP - The NFL Players Association filed a grievance Monday against the Dallas Cowboys on behalf of Quincy Carter, claiming the quarterback was released by the team for reasons not permitted in the NFL collective bargaining agreement. | 8 |
Jury Can Hear of Kobe Accuser's Sex Life (AP)
AP - Prosecutors suffered another setback Monday in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case, losing a last-ditch attempt to keep the NBA star's lawyers from telling jurors about the alleged victim's sex life. | 8 |
Mientkiewicz Starts at Second for BoSox (AP)
AP - Former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz got a rough introduction in his first career start at second base. | 8 |
Colombian Golfer Leads U.S. Amateur (AP)
AP - Oscar Alvarez of Colombia took advantage of a dried-out course following a morning of heavy rains and shot a 3-under-par 67 for the first-round lead at the U.S. Amateur on Monday. | 8 |
Kerry Said to Have Many Ties to Royalty (AP)
AP - Sen. John Kerry has blue blood from all the royal houses of Europe, with even more titled relations than President Bush, Burke's Peerage said Monday. | 13 |
Suspect charged in abduction, sexual assault of 11-year-old girl (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - SURREY , B.C. (CP) - Six charges were laid Monday against a man in connection with the kidnapping and sexual assault last week of an 11-year-old girl. | 13 |
Save the Whales! Then What?
Some whale populations are on the rebound. Can they be both protected and eaten? | 13 |
Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark (AP)
AP - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo — and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool — the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle. | 8 |
Tapes Reveal More Peterson-Mistress Calls (AP)
AP - Scott Peterson continued to pursue his former mistress even a week after his wife disappeared and the search for her continued, according to telephone recordings played for jurors Monday at his double-murder trial. | 12 |
Edwards Vows Economic Aid for Heartland (AP)
AP - Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards promised Monday to deliver high-speed Internet access and more money for people to start businesses in rural areas. | 12 |
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