Names and faces in business

"Helen DeVos Children's Hospital hired Dr. James Chamness as a sleep specialist and Dr. Karen Thompson as a pediatrician."

I Was OJ's Accomplice

One of the weirdest stories/shows/situation ever."I Was OJ's Accomplice By Citizen Correspondent Harmon Leon Date Posted: 10/27/08 Reader Rating: “We really can't mention the murders,” dryly explains the...

Wall Street Has Bossed Washington, DC Around Like They're Hired Flunkies

"Dr. Byrne commented: "This bailout is necessary to save the bacchanal that is our US financial system. However, at the core of the administration's plan is the assumption that Wall Street is worth saving. It is...

Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes

Gov. Sarah Palin proves to be good to her friends and unforgiving to her enemies."Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes Heath Family, via Associated Press The Wasilla City Council, with Sarah Palin, the future governor and vice-presidential nominee, at the...

Lawmakers vote to subpoena Palin's husband, aides

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, several aides and phone records in their investigation into Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, setting up what one senator called a "branch-versus-branch...

Man loses fight to keep painted flag on garage door

If he had just put the ol' Maple leaf next to it, he'd be ok. " MONTREAL _ A Quebec superior court told Theodore Antonopoulos last week that he had to remove the large Greek flag painted on his garage door. ...

MI5 seeks gay spies in attempt to expand its recruiting base

M15, the British equivalent of the CIA, has instituted a new policy of actively seeking gay men and women as new recruits. The agency says its part of a wider mission to attract more diverse recruits from throughout society rather than just selecting people from Oxford or...

Sir Alan Sugar Tells Miliband: "YOU'RE FIRED!" in Newspaper Rant

Sir Alan Sugar in an astonishing rant in the SUN newspaper declares that Prime Minister Gordon Brown should "kick out" his silent enemies, a clear reference to pretender to the PM title, David Miliband.   "...

Radovan Karadzic gets a jail make-over

War criminal Radovan Karadzic has gotten himself a new make-over in jail to return him to the familiar coiffured figure that terrorised tens of thousands of people.His disguise (hideous I might add) helped him...

British treatment of asylum seekers never been worse

Diane Abbott has recently become more known for her  safe sofa media pundit role of late than for her championing of the underdog that she was once famous for so good to see her pushing on this abuse of...

Google trying to take privacy seriously

"This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary (the same on that affected CNET earlier last month) was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before...

AT&T's iPhone Count Down

"To prepare, AT&T--the exclusive wireless carrier for the iPhone in the U.S.--has created an informational Web site and videos, upgraded its network and hired extra staff. "We are doing everything possible to make customers' purchasing experience quick and convenient,"...

Ghost-Written Journalism: "Hey, I Wrote That!"

There's a great discussion going on this morning about intellectual property and reporting, and this throws an interesting spin on it: What happens when the original article is itself an unattrbuted...

Woman sets goons on driver she loved

In another bizzare incident in Delhi, a women first fell in love with her driver and when he left her, she retaliated badly. " A 35-year-old woman became so attached to her driver that she allegedly hired goons to throw acid on him after he had left the job to ply his own...

Report: GE getting out of appliance business

"General Electric Co. plans to auction off its appliances business, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.GE has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to run an auction for the appliance division, according to the newspaper, which quoted unidentified sources. The sale could...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from