SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Randy and Evi Quaid showed up in a criminal courtroom two weeks late Monday and were arrested on outstanding warrants, authorities said. The actor and his wife were ordered held on $100,000 bail and told to return for a court hearing Wednesday, Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter said in an [...]
Capitalizing on the popularity of the iPad — an estimated one million have been sold since it made its debut at the beginning of April — malware creators are targeting the device to spread a new threat, according to BitDefender. The security vendor is reporting that PC users are receiving emails promising to keep iPad [...]
INDIANAPOLIS – Republican Dan Coats’ bumpy campaign for his former Senate seat is running in large part on his own money after he loaned it $200,000, even as his staff denies fundraising troubles ahead of the primary. Coats, who was recruited to seek the seat by national Republicans who envisioned him as a strong fundraiser, [...]
The killing of a young pregnant mother, allegedly by the 11-year-old boy who was about to become her stepson, has created a bitter feud between two families that were about to be happily joined through marriage. Chris Brown believes son, now 12 years old, is innocent of step-mom’s murder. Last year, Jordan Brown, now 12, [...]
When news of the volcano blowing its top in Iceland reached the PR world, it was quick to suggest how the resulting travel disruption had caused businesses to immediately splurge their budgets on videoconferencing solutions. Just hours after the ash started falling, a PR woman called me to say that videoconferencing providers were experiencing an [...]
It is clear that there will be significant change in public services whichever party wins the general election. But what will be the precise shape of this change? Will it be truly root-and-branch, or simply seeking to adapt to harder times? The reality of the savings needed – in Suffolk, we are looking at 30% over [...]
Pupils being taught at Amorikot primary school in Katine. Photograph: Dan Chung In January, education and political leaders in Soroti district promised to ensure that at least two qualified teachers were sent to Amorikot, a community primary school that received its first permanent buildings from the African Medical and Research Foundation (Amref) through the Katine [...]
Jenna Jameson says she was assaulted by UFC fighter boyfriend Tito Ortiz. Mixed martial arts star Tito Ortiz claims his ex-porn star girlfriend is addicted to Oxycontin, and he blames Jenna Jameson’s drug use for his arrest Monday on suspicion of domestic violence. Ortiz was arrested in Huntington Beach at the home he shares with [...]
The Digital Economy Act declares war on people who illegaly downloiad TV shows such as second world war drama The Pacific. Photograph: HBO/Rex Features With the rushed passage into law of the Digital Economy Act this month, the fight over copyright enters a new phase. Previous to this, most copyfighters operated under the rubric that [...]
Figures from IT recruitment specialist web site IT Job Board show a 16 per cent jump in vacancies quarter-on-quarter for Q1 2010. Contract positions have also seen a big rise, up 54 per cent from the start of the year to the end of March. IT Job Board managing director Alex Farrell said, "We’ve seen [...]
