Thursday, May 8, 2008
games, Internet games, children
- By Megan Twohey Tribune reporter
- May 6, 2008
Congressman calls for consumer-alert warning for online social network
Mother's day news
Mother's Work Worth Six-Digit Salary, Survey Finds
A mother's work is never done, just ask Kara Burrell. She is a stay-at-home mom with a seven-month old, a two-year-old and a four-year-old.
talk him in
Former talk show host Bernie Ward admits to distributing child porn
Thursday, May 8, 2008
(05-08) 18:49 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Bernie Ward, the most prominent liberal voice on Bay Area talk radio for more than two decades, admitted Thursday to distributing child pornography by e-mail in a plea deal that will send him to federal prison for at least five years.
interpol net
Interpol: Suspected pedophile found by police
(CNN) -- A suspected pedophile who became the subject of an international manhunt earlier this week after an appeal from Interpol has been detained in the United States, a spokesman for the global police agency told CNN Thursday.
"Two days ago, this man's nationality, identity and location were totally unknown," Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said.
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Oregon's outdoor adventures a 'blast' -- even for city families
Associated Press
HOOD RIVER, Oregon (AP) -- It was a good thing nobody warned me about all those hills and the cars zooming by.
Gangsters'-Teachers' Clout
Police: Gang selling drugs to Cal State-San Marcos students
Sheriff's Sgt. Gary Floyd says about a dozen San Diego gang members have moved into the 568-unit Prominence Luxury Apartment Homes and they are selling marijuana, methamphetamine and Ecstasy. Many students live in the complex.
End is Near
Taming Santa Clara County's deadliest stretch of road
The view driving up the steep hill toward Pacheco Pass was stunning, with a postcard-perfect vista of the lush green valley below and to my right.
Obama is Here
A friend of the senator from New York suggests it's time to find an exit "with dignity.''
It ain't over 'til it's over, but a growing number of Hillary Rodham Clinton's closest friends now think it's really over.
British Inflation
Interest rates held at 5%
- Ashley Seager, economics correspondent
- guardian.co.uk,
- Thursday May 8 2008
- Article history
The Bank of England today held interest rates steady at 5% as it decided that inflationary risks were too great to allow it to cut borrowing costs to boost the flagging economy.
Cyclone hit Burma gets help from US
UN supplies begin to arrive in Burma
Help is trickling in for the victims of Cyclone Nargis, but aid workers are struggling to reach remote regions
The first UN plane carrying relief supplies for the hundreds of thousands of victims of Cyclone Nargis landed in Burma today.