Dow Jones Drops 500 Points

I don't know how much Dick Cheney's incident really has to do with this. China's market roller-coaster is the far more likely culprit."Stock tumbled across the board Tuesday, with the Dow industrials sinking more than 500 points at one point, after declining markets in China...

Tracking your car by cell and e-mail

"Here's something that might appeal to your fretful or data-loving side: a service that alerts you if your car is stolen — or being driven too fast by the teenager who borrowed the keys. Among the nearly 70 emerging technologies on display this week at the DEMO conference...

Easy-to-Make Nanosensors For Cancer & Other Bioterror Attacks

"One of the most compelling promises of nanotechnology are tiny detectors that could instantly screen for hundreds of toxins or pathogens. Bundled into small handheld devices, these sensors could provide fast alerts of bioterror attacks. They could also be used to quickly and...

MI5 to send out terror alerts via email

"Subscribers entering their email address will receive a message with the words ''MI5 news update'' whenever there is a change on the website. This could include a warning that the threat of an attack is higher or lower, though given the number of alleged plots under...

Company develops virtual meal technology

"Harvey Bumpus doesn't like to eat alone. But his wife died more than a year ago and his family is scattered across the country. Most nights, he heats up a simple meal of oatmeal or hot dogs and eats alone. "I don't have much choice," said the 82-year-old retired correctional...

The Silver Lining

" From Brussels Journal, This is the concluding paragraph of Konraad Elst'€™s review of the late Anwar Shaihk€™s "Islam and Terrorism."   " The one silver lining to the dark cloud of Islamic terrorism is that it alerts non-Muslim societies to the specificity of...

FBI: Dynamite found in luggage - CNN International

" Pennsylvania student not involved in terrorism, U.S. officials say The dog who detected the suspected explosives is shown off by his handler for a local television reporter. YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Houston (Texas) Continental Airlines...

Annan plans Mideast trip to push Lebanon cease-fire - CNN International

" push Lebanon cease-fire U.N. troops in an armored carrier patrol in southern Lebanon Wednesday. RELATED • Expert: Lebanon needs $1B • 'What happened to my Lebanon?' WATCH Browse/Search Lebanon slow to rebuild (2:57) The wrong Nasrallah (03:04) Hezbollah hideout...

20-year term for power grid plot - CNN International

" Australian sentenced for scheme targeting nation's electricity supply SPECIAL REPORT •Timeline: Chasing al Qaeda •Timeline: Al Qaeda attacks •Timeline: Bin Laden's messages • Graphic: U.S. intelligence • Special Report YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Australia...

US, EU: Stop Sri Lankan violence - CNN International

" Anti-war Buddhist monks march for peace in Colombo. WATCH Browse/Search Military planes hit a Sri Lanka orphanage, claiming it was a rebel site (1:42) RELATED • Fresh fighting in Sri Lanka • Sri Lanka says 35 rebels killed • Fierce fighting in Sri Lanka...

How To Set-Up Google WiFi Service

"Google launched it's free WiFi network in Mountain View weeks ahead of schedule. Google says the timetable was moved up in part because of demand and people wanting to be testers.We found one of those testers and its true, David Kessen couldn't stop raving about the free...

Japan protests after Russia firing - CNN International

" Tokyo calls in diplomat to protest incident in disputed waters Russia's acting ambassador in Tokyo, Mikhail Y. Galuzin, leaves the Japanese Foreign Ministry Wednesday. YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Japan Russia Treaties and International Organizations Fishing or Create Your Own Manage...