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Yahoo soap opera features new cast of leaders
Yahoo's dysfunctional turnaround efforts have morphed into a Silicon Valley soap opera, one that has taken another strange twist with the Internet ...
New Greek parties thrive online
From his tiny, windowless office, George Palamarizis tirelessly chips away at Greece's political establishment. The web designer creates content for ...
Thai court postpones webmaster verdict to May 30
A Bangkok court has postponed its verdict in a case involving allegedly insulting comments about the monarchy that is testing the bounds of Internet ...
Katie Couric to launch new Web show for Yahoo, ABC
Katie Couric is launching a weekly Web series for Yahoo News and ABC News about health and lifestyle issues. The series, "Katie's Take," will premiere ...
Jordanian authorities arrest online journalist
Jordanian prosecutors say authorities have detained a journalist for publishing online statements alleging misconduct by royal officials. The State ...
Behind the Pulitzers: How did they do that?
Sometimes the story behind the prize is almost as compelling as the award-winning news itself. Some details on a few of this year's Pulitzer Prize ...
Fox News fires 'Fox Mole' at Gawker
It took Fox News Channel less than 24 hours to find — and fire — an associate producer who began writing a column critical of his employers for the ...
Review: Wi-Fi bunny improves, still seeks purpose
Six years ago, a white plastic rabbit that was connected to my home Wi-Fi network read some news headlines and played a few songs. Colored lights on ...
Iran: Website slammed for offer talk to US
Iran's Culture Ministry on Wednesday sharply criticized a conservative news website that offered Iranians a chance to pose questions to a ...
Newspapers erect pay walls in hunt for new revenue
Newspapers are returning to a business strategy that served them well in the heyday of street-corner newsboys shouting the front-page news.
Local investors buy Philly newspapers for $55M
A group of powerful local business leaders announced Monday that it had bought Philadelphia's two largest newspapers from hedge funds for ...
Caller: Gov't taps Mexico pres candidate's calls
A top campaign worker for presidential aspirant Josefina Vazquez Mota filed a criminal complaint Monday asking for an investigation into an illegally ...
Amid war fears, some Israelis reach out to Iran
Ruthie Pliskin didn't want Israel's threats of a possible military strike to be the only message her country had for Iran. So the doctoral student ...
Review of Olive Garden becomes Internet sensation
A North Dakota newspaper columnist sat down to review her town's hot new Italian restaurant, rhapsodizing about the chicken Alfredo, crisp greens and ...
Discord unites elite hackers charged in NY, IL
At the large public housing project in New York City where he lived, outsiders knew him as a quiet family man. But federal prosecutors say Hector ...
Hackers charged in US, Chicago united by discord
Online, he was the elite, combustible hacker known as Sabu. But at home, Hector Xavier Monsegur seemed like the white sheep of a troubled family.
Pew: Newspapers can boost online sales with focus
Newspapers need to prioritize digital advertising sales if they expect to thrive, according to a Pew Research Center study released Monday.
Buffett says stocks, homes are fairly cheap now
Billionaire Warren Buffett said Monday that stocks remain relatively cheap compared to other investments as the economy continues to improve. He also ...
NPR names execs to oversee news, online content
NPR's new chief executive named two public radio executives Friday to lead news and programming at the network's Washington headquarters, elevating ...
NY group: Online journalists censored, attacked
A global coalition against censorship is needed to protect online journalists and bloggers who are being targeted by repressive governments, a leading ...
Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to ...
FTC stops fake news sites pushing acai berry diet
Expect to see fewer "newsy" online advertisements hawking acai berry diet pills. Federal regulators announced settlements Wednesday with six online ...
Anti-US chants as slain Iran nuclear expert buried
Thousands of mourners chanted "Death to Israel" and "Death to America" on Friday during the funeral of a slain nuclear expert whom Iranian officials ...
Blast kills Iran nuclear expert amid 'covert war'
It seemed a clockwork killing: Motorcycle riders flashed by and attached a magnetic bomb onto a car carrying a nuclear scientist working at Iran's ...
Sri Lanka unblocks 1 news website after month
Sri Lankan authorities agreed Thursday to restore access to a news website that had been blocked with four others for more than a month over alleged ...