Archive for May, 2010

Facebook changes privacy controls

Facebook, in a rare move, is expected to reverse itself Wednesday on changes to privacy settings after sustained backlash from users worried about how their private information is being used.

Broadcast legend Art Linkletter dies

Art Linkletter, the easygoing emcee famed for his long-running hosting gigs of the radio show “House Party” and the TV shows “People Are Funny” and “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” has died, his publicist said. He was 97.

Starbucks stirs up coffee market

In an ever-evolving, increasingly crowded beverage market, Starbucks is waking up and smelling the coffee. The problem is it’s not their house blend.

Russia bomb kills 6; more than 40 hurt

A bombing outside a planned performance by a dance company from the restive Russian republic of Chechnya left three women dead and wounded several other people Wednesday evening, prosecutors said.

Opinion: Why Facebook privacy matters

Facebook has grown to almost half a billion members who use it numerous times every day. The social media site has for many become as much a part of their lives as the telephone or television, and for some, it is even more essential.

Space shuttle Atlantis lands in Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – The space shuttle Atlantis landed in Florida on Wednesday, capping a 12-day mission to deliver a new module to the International Space Station before NASA retires the fleet after two more flights.


Man sentenced in immigrant’s stabbing

A Long Island, New York, man was sentenced to 25 years in prison — the maximum — Wednesday for his role in the stabbing death of an immigrant from Ecuador.

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