News Archive for December 19 2007

Putin Is Named Time 'Person of the Year'

Time magazine on Wednesday named Russian President Vladimir Putin its 2007 "Person of the Year."

7.2 Quake Hits Alaska's Aleutian Islands

There were no reports of damage or injury in the sparsely populated island chain.

2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 all charged in the details

PONTIAC, Mich. – When it arrives next summer, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will be the most powerful and fastest production car ever produced by General Motors, with performance enabled by a new, supercharged 6.2L LS9...

Dennis Kucinich's brother found dead

The youngest brother of Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich was found dead at his home Wednesday.

Jerry Bruckheimer Announces Game Development Deal With MTV, Breaks It Down For Multiplayer

Over at MTV News I’ve got a report on a brand-new MTV Games initiative: a partnership for MTV to make original games with Jerry Bruckheimer. This, indeed, is the Next Big Thing for MTV Games that MTV’s Jeff Yapp teased in an interview with Reuters last month. And, no, they don’t tell me these things before they tell anyone else. But I was one [...]

Clemens video denies steroid use, '60 Minutes' next

Roger Clemens showed his face yesterday for the first time since the Mitchell Report came out Dec. 13. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner emphasized that he will keep showing his face, as often as necessary, to defend his heavily damaged reputation.

Microsoft, Google, Yahoo to pay $31.5 million over gambling ads

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The three largest Internet companies have agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations they took ads for illegal gambling, the U.

Fragile X Retardation Syndrome Corrected In Mice

Researchers working with mice have significantly alleviated a wide range of abnormalities due to fragile X syndrome by altering only a single gene, countering the effects of the fragile X mutation. They said their achievement offers the potential for treatment of the disorder, the most common form of inherited mental retardation and a leading identified [...]

2 Tigers Kill Man Who Stuck His Arm Into Zoo Cage

Two tigers killed a man who stuck his arm into their enclosure in northeastern India, ripping off his arm as his family and dozens of visitors looked on.

Duke Nukem Forever teaser trailer

We get a quick glimpse of a minotaur-esque alien, but not much else in the teaser trailer.(Credit: 3D Realms)

One of the longest running jokes in the gaming industry is the development of the first-person shooter Duke Nukem Forever, the long expected next edition of the franchise. Originally begun ...

Intel goes open source with 'Fibre Channel over Ethernet' package White separatist group sues Jena over march

A white separatist group planning a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade next month in Jena is suing the town, claiming officials are violating the Constitution by asking participants not to bring firearms.

Lily Allen is Pregnant

British pop star Lily Allen is “thrilled” about the prospect of her impending motherhood. The Smile singer, 22, found out she was expecting The Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons’ child last month (Nov07), and until now, had only revealed the news to close family members, including her actor father Keith. But the story was broken by [...]