Google today announced the launch of a suite of Web-based applications for small businesses, a step analysts say moves the company toward more direct competition with Microsoft.
More companies than ever rely on the Internet to do business. So what would happen if terrorists attacked Web infrastructure? According to a new study, if even one company's network went down, the effects would be felt throughout the economy.
Americans view China with both fascination and fear. We don't know whether to be scared (because of its military potential and onetime alliance with Soviet communism) or applaud (because of the way it is entering the modern world while cherishing its ancient culture). We need to get our perspective right.
AP - The sudden decision to drop the case against John Mark Karr in the slaying of JonBenet Ramsey snuffed out yet another lead in the enduring mystery of who killed the 6-year-old beauty queen, but prosecutors vowed that the investigation would go on.
AP - Florida residents rushed to fill their prescriptions and stood in long lines for gasoline, food and other supplies Monday as officials warned people not to wait for Tropical Storm Ernesto to become a hurricane again before taking precautions.
AP - Pilots of a Comair jet that crashed on takeoff noticed there were no lights as they prepared to depart, but they didn't recognize they were headed down the wrong runway, investigators said Monday.
A year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, parts of New Orleans scream recovery; others scream for it. On one side of the city, you can't find a gas station intact. On the other, all three of Larry Flynt's Hustler clubs are blinking on Bourbon Street.
John Mark Karr will not be charged in the death of 6-year-old pageant contestant JonBenet Ramsey, prosecutors decided Monday. Karr's claims that he was with the girl when she died began to crumble when tests found his DNA did not match evidence found at the scene. Karr still faces misdemeanor child porn charges in California.