Fri, May 8th, 2009 | Politics |

Hey, in a week or so, California has a special election with a bunch of state ballot measures. I don't know about you, but this is always difficult for me; I get some recommendations and sit down with an absentee ballot, ...Read More

Hey Ireland, Please Drop the World Cup Do-Over

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Sports |

I'm Irish. OK, I don't sport any shamrock tattoos, and you have to go back to my great, great grandmother to find a relative who was born on the Emerald Isle. But like every Irish-Catholic native of the Bronx with ...Read More

Hey, Heidi Klum! You said you wouldn't walk the Victoria's Secret runway!

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

Hey, Heidi Klum! You said you wouldn't walk the Victoria's Secret runway! The same night the "Project Runway" finale aired, host and supermodel Heidi Klum, she of the 5-week-old baby, took to a New York runway of her own, Us magazine reports. Hey now! She said she was only going to host ...Read More

Shaq (shoulder) to sit out at least 1 more game

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Sports |

Shaq (shoulder) to sit out at least 1 more game WASHINGTON—Shaquille O'Neal could miss the Cleveland Cavaliers' next couple of games with a strained shoulder. O'Neal did not travel with the Cavaliers for their game at the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, the third consecutive time he sat out. Cleveland coach Mike ...Read More

Hey Apple, Google, et al.: Why Do You Hate Christmas?

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | SciTech |

Hey Apple, Google, et al.: Why Do You Hate Christmas? As the TechCrunch Network's resident mobile guy, I was given the task of writing up a list of apps for each smartphone platform that you ought to buy as little e-stocking stuffers for your loved ones. It was to be ...Read More

Clinton ready to have coffee with Palin

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | Politics |

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over coffee. In an interview for broadcast Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Clinton says she's never met the one-time GOP vice presidential ...Read More

Clinton: Happy To Talk To Palin Over Coffee

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | Politics, Top Stories |

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over coffee. In an interview for broadcast Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Clinton says she's never met the one-time GOP ...Read More

Clinton: Would look forward to coffee with Palin

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | Politics, Top Stories |

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over coffee. In an interview for broadcast Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Clinton says she's never met the one-time GOP vice presidential hopeful and ...Read More

"Craig Newmark: "We got your back" -- Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America" and related posts

Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 | World |

A year ago today, the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America, with the Ad Council, launched a big campaign to welcome new veterans home and help 'em find resources for the transition to civilian life at Community of Veterans. ...Read More

Twilight Author to Sit Down with Oprah Winfrey

Tue, Nov 10th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Twilight Author to Sit Down with Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey will indulge in all things vampire and werewolf on Friday, when Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is to sit down for a rare interview. "Since I'm only doing one interview, better make it really, really big," Meyer wrote on her ...Read More

Cautious Steelers to sit safety Clark vs. Broncos

Tue, Nov 10th, 2009 | Sports |

DENVER (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers are playing it safe with safety Ryan Clark and holding him out of the team's game at Denver on Monday night. Clark nearly died following a game in Denver two years ago because of a ...Read More

Hey, Tony! Tony Grossi answers your Cleveland Browns questions

Fri, Nov 6th, 2009 | Sports, Top Stories |

Hey, Tony! Tony Grossi answers your Cleveland Browns questions John Kuntz/The Plain DealerIt probably won't be a surprise that Eric Mangini is the focus of many, many questions this week from Browns fans. Tony Grossi does his best to answer each one.Hey, Tony: I've never seen an organization where ...Read More

Bears' Hester sits out practice again

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | Sports |

Chicago Bears wide receiver Devin Hester missed practice for the second straight day after suffering an ankle injury against Cleveland last week. Hester, the team leader in receptions (35) and receiving yards (454) also sat out Wednesday's practice with the injury. ...Read More

Brandon Spikes now will sit out entire Vanderbilt game

Wed, Nov 4th, 2009 | Sports |

GAINESVILLE, Fla. Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes is removing himself from Saturday's game against Vanderbilt because he doesn't want to be a distraction after last week's attempted eye-gouging incident. Spikes, Coach Urban Meyer and defensive coordinator Charlie Strong collectively decided to elevate ...Read More

Sarah Palin to Sit Down with Barbara Walters

Wed, Nov 4th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

Sarah Palin to Sit Down with Barbara Walters Barbara Walters will sit down with former Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for a five-part series of ABC News interviews to begin airing on "Good Morning America" Nov. 17, the morning her highly anticipated book "Going Rogue: ...Read More

AT&T Takes Verizon to Court Over 'There's a Map for That' Ads

Wed, Nov 4th, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech |

AT&T Takes Verizon to Court Over 'There's a Map for That' Ads Verizon Wireless has been bashing AT&T and its products lately, in both its "There's a map for that" adssnarking about AT&Ts 3G coverage and the "Droid does" campaign that says the iPhone is a bag of limitations. Now AT&T is ...Read More

Hey, even the FBI gets telemarketing calls

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009 | U.S. |

Hey, even the FBI gets telemarketing calls Yep, it's true. Even the G-men who are trying to track down criminals get calls from those pesky telemarketers. Buried in a 160-page report by the U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine was a little nugget that the Federal Bureau ...Read More

Mass. Senate Democrats have a pair of sit-downs

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | U.S. |

BOSTON — After talking past each other, the Democrats vying to succeed Sen. Edward Kennedy are sitting down face-to-face. In a pair of meetings Monday, Martha Coakley, Michael Capuano, Stephen Pagliuca and Alan Khazei will discuss their political differences. The first is ...Read More

Oprah to sit down on show with Sarah Palin

Tue, Oct 20th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

Let's see. What will Oprah Winfrey ask Sarah Palin four weeks from now when the two sit down for the first time? Levi? Bristol? Letterman? McCain? Or . . . maybe this: When will you announce your run for president? Viewers had ...Read More

Hey, AT&T: Where's The iPhone Tethering?

Thu, Oct 8th, 2009 | SciTech |

AT&T is still working to make good on its promise to deliver all the features for Apple's iPhone that Apple says can be supported.When Apple first unveiled the iPhone 3G S, among its listed capabilities were MMS functionality as well ...Read More

A hop on Honda U3-X gets you on the move

Mon, Sep 28th, 2009 | SciTech |

TOKYO -- Honda's new "personal mobility" device looks like a unicycle, but all you need to do tozip around on it -- sideways as well as forward and back -- is lean your weight in the directionyou want to go.The ...Read More