A former Rutgers University student was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail in a case of webcam spying that drew national attention to issues of online privacy, suicide, and antigay bullying. Dharun Ravi was also sentenced to do 300 hours of community service and pay $10,000 to assist bias-crime victims. With Mr. Ravi facing [...] ...
The last time an annular solar eclipse hovered above Los Angeles, in 1992, a “dumb cloud,” as one young skygazer said at the time, ruined the show. On Sunday, Angelenos will get another, hopefully much better, shot at witnessing at least part of a phenomenon where the face of the moon can’t quite block the [...] ...
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Online Advertising market. Global online advertising market is forecast to reach US $84.8 billion by the year 2017, primarily driven by strong contributions from mobile, online video and social networking advertising platforms. Increasing adoption among SMEs and e-commerce companies, and robust demand from emerging markets, [...] ...
President Obama made television history last night by becoming the first sitting president to slow jam the news with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots on NBC's "Late Night." [More from Mashable: CISPA Authors Confident Bill Will Pass Despite Rising Opposition] "I'm President Barack Obama, and I, too, would like to Slow Jam the News," said [...] ...
By ALYSSA NEWCOMB | Good Morning America – Tue, Apr 3, 2012 Powerful tornadoes carved a path of destruction through the north Texas area, tossing tractor-trailers into the road and tangling power lines among remnants of homes and personal possessions. Brandy Kemps took a video of the dark funnel cloud from work, but when her co-worker got [...] ...
At least two tornadoes touched down near Dallas on Tuesday. The National Weather Service declared a tornado emergency for Dallas-Fort Worth, as warning sirens echoed throughout the downtown area. The weather service issued tornado warnings for dozens of counties in the area. Reports of massive damage across North Texas were rampant, as local television news [...] ...
Did you really think Google’s 8-Bit Google Maps "upgrade" was the only trick the company was going to pull for April Fools’ Day? [More from Mashable: Gmail Tap: Say Goodbye to the QWERTY Keyboard] Think again. Google has packed a boatload of faux product releases into the first day of April, even offering to help [...] ...
Here's a cautionary tale for anyone dreaming of winning the record $640 million Mega Millions jackpot Friday night: It’s a dangerous world out there for lottery winners. The winner, warns Chicago lawyer Andrew Stoltmann, will be besieged by con artists, investment scams, family members whom they haven’t seen in decades, and scores of charities – [...] ...
More From The Daily Caller Surveillance video of George Zimmerman arriving at a Sanford, Fla. police station indicates what may be an injury to the back of his head, a Daily Caller analysis shows. ABC News published the video Wednesday evening. Zimmerman is the man who shot and killed 17-year-old black teen Trayvon Martin a [...] ...
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One of the highlights of the Oscars Sunday night came before the ceremonies even started. E! News’ Ryan Seacrest got the job to interview Sacha Baron Cohen’s entrance on the red carpet as his The Dictator character, Gen. Aladeen. While the interview with Seacrest started off well enough, despite Aladeen’s “Death to the West” greeting, [...] ...
Sacha Baron Cohen portrays himself as a dictator while carrying a cremation urn that bears the face of former North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il as he arrives before the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP | Matt Sayles) Outfitted extravagantly in character, Sacha Baron [...] ...