'LittleBigPlanet' wins big at video game awards
(AP) -- "LittleBigPlanet" sacked the competition to win four trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
Software
Mar 26, 2009
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Texas board hears testimony on science standards
(AP) -- Tensions over the teaching of evolution are simmering as the State Board of Education begins the final stretch in the process of adopting new classroom science curriculum standards.
Other
Mar 26, 2009
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Lawsuit by a father in Indiana targets polluters
(AP) -- Ron Kurth, who grew up in Gary and worked in the steel mills, raised his family in the region near the outskirts of Chicago. He always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Environment
Mar 26, 2009
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US space tourist blasts off to space station
(AP) -- A Russian capsule carrying U.S. billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi sailed into orbit Thursday after blasting off in a roar of fire for the international space station.
Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2009
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Toxic toads targeted in Australia's 'Toad Day Out'
(AP) -- For decades, the poisonous cane toad has plagued Australians, breeding rapidly, eating voraciously and bestowing death upon most animals that dare consume it.
Ecology
Mar 26, 2009
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Denmark, Sweden top US in new global IT report
(AP) -- Denmark and Sweden are better than the United States in their ability to exploit information and communications technology, according to a survey published Thursday.
Telecom
Mar 26, 2009
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Obama turns to Web to take questions from public
(AP) -- President Barack Obama kicked off a first-of-its-kind Internet-era town hall at the White House on Thursday, pushing hard for public support of his $3.6 trillion budget and asking people to be patient with work his ...
Internet
Mar 26, 2009
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Global sales of Nintendo's Wii top 50 million
(AP) -- Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. said Thursday global sales of its popular Wii video game console have topped 50 million since it went on sale worldwide in late 2006.
Business
Mar 26, 2009
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France 'Gallic Moan' proves answer to hard times
It's the online answer to a "Gallic Shrug": a tongue-in-cheek French website where people can let off steam about the small miseries of daily life has become a surprise hit export to the United States.
Internet
Mar 26, 2009
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Control needed over digital view of lives: expert
An MIT computer expert is calling for a "new deal" to allow individuals to control the "God's eye" view of their daily lives built up from the traces left behind when they phone or surf the Internet.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 26, 2009
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