Harriton High School in Pennsylvania gave laptops to all students. But when it appeared to use the webcam to monitor student behavior, it ran into a buzz saw of criticism, including a class-action lawsuit.
AP - Tiger Woods publicly apologized Friday without revealing any new details about his infidelity, and told a global audience he's not sure when he'll play golf again.
AP - Days before hosting an intensive health care summit with both Republicans and Democrats, President Barack Obama made a fervent push for his overhaul, calling it critical not just for the millions without insurance but the entire country's economic well-being.
AP - Elite Marine recon teams were dropped behind Taliban lines by helicopter Friday as the U.S.-led force escalated operations to break resistance in the besieged insurgent stronghold of Marjah.
A younger brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani, one of the strongest Afghan Taliban commanders whose fighters concentrate on Kabul and eastern Afghanistan, was killed when a missile fired by a CIA drone struck a car in which he was travelling, according to a Pakistani intelligence officer and a local resident. The drone strike occurred Thursday in North Waziristan, the base for the Haqqani network and for many Arab and Taliban militants who fight in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The headlines get more lurid. Friday's Israeli paper Maariv declares on its front page "Dubai Plans Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu." Thursday the head of the Dubai police investigation General Dahi Khalfan Tamim said he was almost certain Israel's intelligence organization Mossad was responsible for the assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud al Mabhouh. Meanwhile despite the continuing official silence over the affair in Israel analysts believe no lasting damage will be caused by the diplomatic fallout.
Tiger Woods apologized for his behavior today, admitting, "I had affairs. I cheated." The golf star said he would play again but only after more rehab.
All 64 students and crew on a Canadian ship that sank 300 miles from the Brazilian coast have been rescued, a Canadian air force officer said Friday afternoon.