News Archive for December 05 2007

Teri Hatcher sued by lip gloss maker

LOS ANGELES — Teri Hatcher is being told to pucker up and pay $2.4 million to a skin-care products company that says she promoted the wrong lip gloss.

Man reportedly shot at Omaha mall; stores locked down

At least one person was shot today at a busy Omaha mall, and police locked down the shopping center while they searched for a gunman.

Miss California USA Pageant Officials Crowning New Queen

Pageant officials were holding a press conference Thursday to serve as the official coronation of Miss California USA 2008 winner Miss Raquel Beezley after an accounting error erroneously crowned the wrong beauty queen.

Radioactive isotope shortage sends Quebec patients to private care

Quebec hospitals are cancelling hundreds of appointments for radiation treatment and other procedures due to a shortage of radioactive isotopes commonly used in nuclear medicine.

Study: Risk of catastrophic runway collision is high in the U.S.

There is ''a high risk of a catastrophic runway collision occurring in the U.S.'' because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked air traffic controllers, congressional investigators concluded Wednesday.

Statement by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine on the passing of renowned Ojibway artist Norval Morrisseau

CNW Telbec/ - "It is with great sadness that I acknowledge the passing of Norval Morrisseau today after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease at the age of 75," said National Chief

Josh Brolin In Talks To Play Harvey Milk’s Assassin

The Goonies star, Josh Brolin, is reported to be in final talks to join the cast of Gus Van Sant’s bio-pic “Milk.” If things materialize, the 39-year-old actor will portray Harvey Milk’s assassin Dan White. (Earlier reports indicated that Matt Damon was considered for the role, but the “Good Will Hunting” scribe pulled out because [...]

Grisoft acquires Exploit Prevention Labs

Fourth-largest antivirus software vendor adds Exploit Prevention Labs' LinkScanner family of safe-browsing applications to its product offerings.

Microsoft Live Labs unveils Volta Web toolkit

Microsoft's Live Labs released on Wednesday Volta (download it from CNET Download.com), a development tool designed to make it easier to partition an application's component pieces across a network.