Archive for July, 2009

Hawaii Warriors coach Greg McMackin suspended 30 days for gay slur against Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Hawaii coach Greg McMackin is being suspended for 30 days and voluntarily taking a pay cut for making a derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame’s chant before last year’s Hawaii Bowl.

More photos of Air Force One flyover released

Three months after the White House released a single photograph taken during a photo op of “Air Force One” flying over New York City — a flight that caused panic on the streets below — the U.S. Air Force on Friday released the remaining photos taken during the flight. A chain of e-mails show a [...]

Windows 7 RTM reviewed

I’ve spent much of the past six months using Windows 7, tracking its development from beta to release-to-manufacturing. There’s a lot to like, some dislikes, and overall it’s a step in the right direction. Read the full review of Microsoft’s latest OS.

Issue of Jackson doctor-shopping raised

While the coroner’s report on what killed Michael Jackson has been delayed indefinitely, new evidence emerged that the singer shopped for a doctor who would give him the drug investigators suspect led to his death.

Expert: Jays, White Sox wilt under deadline pressure

Ask the MLB Expert: It was a wild race to the trade deadline. Let’s try to make some sense of it all with some winners and losers.

Philippine ex-president Aquino dead at 76

Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, whose “People Power” movement pushed out longtime strongman Ferdinand Marcos less than three years after her husband’s assassination, has died at age 76, her family announced Saturday.

Court orders shorter sentence for ex-Qwest chief

Denver appeals court says stock gains had been overstated for Joseph Nacchio, who is currently serving a six-year prison term for insider trading.

Holocaust survivor, 90, found strangled

A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor was found strangled Thursday in his Upper East Side apartment, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner said Friday.

Researchers offer tools for eavesdropping and video hijacking

UCSniff can be used to spy on video conference calls while VideoJak allows for hijacking of video streams.

Microsoft: No browserless Windows 7 after all

After earlier suggesting it would wait for a ruling from Europe before fully shelving Windows 7 “E,” Microsoft now says it will ship the same version of the operating system globally on October 22.