Junk e-mail (Web promotion) settlement reached Rocky Mountain News - 41 minutes ago

Junk e-mail (Web promotion) settlement reached Rocky Mountain News - 41 minutes ago

Junk e-mail settlement reached
Rocky Mountain News - 41 minutes ago By Roger Fillion, Rocky Mountain News. The "spam king" and Bill Gates have made nice as part of a deal to curb junk e-mail. Scott Richter agreed to fork over $7 million to Gates' Microsoft Corp. and promised

Man accused of shooting singer arrested in Denver
Reuters - 8 hours ago By Keith Coffman. DENVER (Reuters) - The man suspected of shooting Grammy-winning singer Marc Cohn in the head during a botched carjacking was arrested after a standoff at an abandoned Denver house, police said on Tuesday.

Nagasaki mayor raps nuclear deterrence
The Japan Times - 6 hours ago NAGASAKI (Kyodo) Nagasaki on Tuesday observed the 60th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of the city, with Mayor Itcho Ito criticizing nations possessing atomic weapons for relying on nuclear deterrence for security.

With economy revved up, Fed holds to a steady pace
Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago By JESSICA HOLZER. WASHINGTON - With the economy poised to race ahead in the second half of the year, the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates Tuesday in an effort to stave off inflation. A flurry

Palestinians Poised For Life With Fewer Limits
Washington Post - 4 hours ago By Scott Wilson. UM EL-NASSER, Gaza Strip -- On the sandy hillside at the edge of this village, Palestinian children tumble and slide in the billowing dust beneath a camouflage-draped Israeli army post that guards three nearby Jewish settlements.

US highway sniper jailed for 27 years
Ireland Online - 47 minutes ago A schizophrenic who admitted involuntary manslaughter and 10 other charges over a series of Ohio highway shootings has been jailed for 27 years. Charles McCoy, 29, admitted firing the shots over five months

Shuttle discovery gets home safe
Miami Herald - 30 minutes ago Denied a Florida landing due to thunderstorms, the space shuttle Discovery touched down safely in California as NASA officials considered the program's future. BY PHIL LONG AND SETH BORENSTEIN. CAPE CANAVERAL

Launch of Mars Orbiter Delayed a Day
Washington Post - 8 hours ago CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The launch of the next Mars orbiter was postponed by a day Tuesday so equipment that helps guide the vehicle during liftoff can be checked out by the manufacturer. The Mars Reconnaissance

Shutterbug Popped At Britney's
E! Online - Aug 8, 2005 by Josh Grossberg. A shutterbug taking aim at Britney Spears' Malibu estate over the weekend with his camera in the hopes of snapping some pictures of the pop tart's baby shower wound up being a target of a