RIAA pays File Sharer $107,951

That single mother who got sued by the Recortind Industry Association of America has won the battle, getting a rather large payout in the process. Though the RIAA won a few high-profile cases, it looks like the courts are souring on the whole sue-your-customers approach to...

Single Mother Wins $108,000 Against RIAA

Every nerd's personal hero, Tanya Anderson, was awarded $108,000 by an Oregon federal magistrate who succesfully fought a lawsuit filed by the recording industry against her. Accusing the (Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) of using threats and intimidation to...

Barista Donates Kidney to Customer

This is perhaps a step beyond what Starbucks bosses had in mind during USA-wide retraining. A longtime Starbucks employee found out that one of her regular customers was suffering from kidney failure and had...

Stealth bomber crashes at Andersen AFB (Guam)

Update:  USAF grounds B-2 fleet pending crash investigastion "a B-2 stealth bomber crashed at Andersen Air Force Base this morning. The incident happened at around 10:45am Saturday, as information we've...

President Yudhoyono receives EC delegation

"After the meeting, a joint statement between Indonesian government and the European Commission would be signed by President Yudhoyono and his EC counterpart Jose Manuel Barosso. In addition, a memorandum of...

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