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Posted on: Saturday, 4 July 2009, 08:35 CDT In the now infamous MySpace suicide trial, a federal judge has said that he will likely dismiss the conviction of Missouri woman, Lori Drew, who was accused of using the social networking sight to emotionally harass a lovesick 13-year-old girl who subsequently committed suicide in October 2006. Prosecuting attorneys had attempted to use a federal anti-hacking law to convict Drew, but in a statement on Thursday, U.S. District Judge George Wu said that the statute was inappropriate to this case as well as unconstitutionally vague. In May of last year a federal grand jury indicted Drew on three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization in order to obtain information to inflict emotional distress on the young girl. She was also indicted on one count of criminal... [read full story]
A Devonshire scientist who solved one of medicine’s most enduring enigmas whilst performing a feat of athleticism unequalled by anyone in sporting history has spoken of her mild disappointment that her mother didn’t deem the...
By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T sued Verizon Wireless over the "map" ads, not because the maps were incorrect, but because AT&T felt there was a danger that viewers could get the impression that AT&T...
TALLAHASSEE — A 1992 grand jury report that proposed ways to improve the integrity of the Public Service Commission was dusted off and embraced as a good idea Tuesday by consumer advocates and lawyers for electric customers,...
Beijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2009 - China, a massive consumer of fossil fuels and coal in particular, is trying to modernise its mines by containing emissions of methane and turning the toxic gas into a source of much-needed energy.
