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• Oct 27, 2011

  Google Refuses to Remove Videos Showing Police Brutality (VIDEO)

  The police do not want people to see videos of them abusing citizens, and at least one law enforcement agency has requested that Google remove specific videos showing police brutality from its search results, according to a transparency report released by the search engine giant.

• Oct 26, 2011

  Ricki Lake Loses 20 Pounds: 'Dancing With the Stars' Helping Celebrities Lose Weight

  Forget "The Biggest Loser" as the "biggest" weight-loss show – it looks like "Dancing with the Stars" is proving that samba moves are a great way to shed pounds.

• Oct 26, 2011

  Hurricane Rina Projected Path: Astronauts in Hurricane's Path Forced to Abort Mission (VIDEO)

  Hurricane Rina can potentially cause a lot of damage, according to meteorologists, but what has not been expected is that the storm would hinder space exploration.

• Oct 26, 2011

  Hurricane Rina Projected Path: Twitter Users Calm Amid News of Storm Headed for U.S.

  As yet another hurricane approaches, people are planning accordingly in anticipation of Hurricane Rina, from fishing villages in Mexico being evacuated to tourists canceling trips to Cancun. On Twitter, however, the reaction from many has been slightly more laid back.

• Oct 26, 2011

  Steve Jobs Biography: Taiwanese News Company NWA Animates Excerpts From New Book

  The new biography about Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson has been written about ad nauseum in the media for all its interesting tidbits about the legendary Apple CEO. But have you seen the animated version?

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  Oct 25, 2011

  Seattle War Vet Upset Daughter Is 'Forced' to Recite Pledge of Allegiance in School

  In another chapter of the debate over how Americans should treat the flag in the public sphere, a U.S. Air Force veteran is upset that her daughter's public school is forcing students to recite the pledge of allegiance each day, an act some view as an integral component of being American.

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  Oct 25, 2011

  'Kill Gaddafi' Video Game Created by Company Linked to Defense Department

  If photos and videos of Muammar Gaddafi's death at the hands of rebels have not shown enough blood and carnage, a new video game developed by a reality game company that has collaborated with the U.S. Department of Defense will allow kids to relive the capture and murder of the ousted Libyan dictator over and over again.

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  Oct 25, 2011

  'I'm Getting Arrested' App Just Perfect for 'Occupy Wall Street' Protesters

  Jason Van Anden, a Brooklyn-based software developer, has created a handy app for protesters participating in the "Occupy Wall Street" movement who may wind up getting arrested.

• Oct 25, 2011

  $99 HP TouchPad Sale: Steve Jobs Called TouchPad Fiasco a 'Tragedy'

  Hewlett-Packard took a beating over the summer as its HP TouchPad had to be "given away" for $99 after the product failed to generate enough sales to continue its market presence. Although HP was a competitor of Apple and Steve Jobs had a long, complicated history with the company, he described the collapse of HP as a "tragedy," according to Steve Jobs, a new authorized biography of the former Apple CEO by Walter Isaacson.

• Oct 25, 2011

  Harold Camping Update: Family Radio Website Removes Doomsday Warnings After Failed Predictions

  For the past five months, Harold Camping's Family Radio website has had posted on its main page an "explanation" of why the world did not end on May 21 and why it would truly end on Oct. 21. Four days after Camping's failed doomsday date, however, that explanation has been removed, suggesting that Family Radio may be out of the rapture prediction business.