Giants among the Lilliputians

"CAMDEN, S.C. — While the political class was focused on the meaning of pigs wearing lipstick, a few fortunate South Carolinians were riveted by the meaning of valor. The occasion was a celebration of four of the state’s living recipients of the Medal of Honor—Charles...

Homeless Get Cleaned Up With Free Haircuts For DNC

They care."The City of Denver has been working to make sure everything is in tip-top shape for all the visitors coming to town for the Democratic National Convention, and now a local salon is helping in that effort.It seems to be a first -- don't move the homeless, clean them...

Furama Resort Danang becomes VN’s leading resort

" The five-star Furama Resort in the central city of Danang has won the “Vietnam’s Leading Resort” title for 2008 by the World Travel Awards, the most prestigious awards programme in the international travel industry.A total of 800 nominated companies and organisations...

25 New Stars in Walk of Fame Next Year

Thursday, June 19, 2008The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's Walk of Fame Committee chose twenty-five sidewalk star recipients for next year. The recipients were ratified by the board of directors on...

Happy spamiversary! Spam reaches 30

"Thirty years ago next week, Gary Thuerk, a marketer at the now-defunct computer firm Digital Equipment Corporation, sent an email to 393 users of Arpanet, the US government-run computer network that eventually...

FBI Identifies Recurring Fraudulent E-mail Scam

" The FBI has recently developed information indicating cyber criminals are attempting to once again send fraudulent e-mails to unsuspecting recipients stating that someone has filed a complaint against them or their company with the Department of Justice or another...

Debit cards for 20,000 welfare clients in BC

An interesting idea.  Would a loaded card be a dangerous item to carry around in sketchier areas though?"The B.C. government plans to issue direct-debit cards to more than 20,000 welfare recipients who don't...

Laureate Award Recipients Shocked To Recieve The Award

"Five artists at the top of their chosen fields have received the prestigious Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award tonight. Pianist Michael Houstoun, dancer Sarah-Jane Howard, entertainer Moana Maniapoto, theatre director Colin McColl, and ceramicist Merilyn Wiseman...

Four Transplant Recipients Contract H.I.V. from an Organ Donor

"Four Transplant Recipients Contract H.I.V. By DENISE GRADY Published: November 13, 2007 Four transplant recipients in Chicago have contracted H.I.V. from an organ donor, the first known cases of the virus being spread by organ transplants in 22 years, The Chicago Tribune is...

Gore and UN panel win Nobel prize

"Climate change campaigner Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee cited "their efforts to build up and disseminate knowledge...

“Hsuicide” note fingers Obama

"Yesterday, the WSJ reported that Norman Hsu, prominent fundraiser for embattled Dem frontrunner, Hillary Rodham Clinton, had apparently Fed-Exed a suicide not to several people and organizations just after jumping bail. Today’s twist in the Hillary Clinton-Norman Hsu...

Thousands of student loan borrowers forced to default

Everywhere you go you find college students completely unhappy with their lack of money, difficulty in finding a job and struggling to pay back loans."Student activists say the federal government is denying Canada's most desperate student-loan recipients relief from sky-high...

How can we help empower your business?

VerticalResponse provides powerful email marketing tools that enable companies of all sizes and technical abilities to effortlessly create and manage sophisticated email & direct mail campaigns. Tens of thousands of businesses worldwide depend on us to drive revenue,...

Drug Felons Illegally Receiving Welfare Benefits

"State officials say a preliminary investigation has found that more than 1,000 convicted drug felons in Marion County may be illegally receiving state welfare benefits. Convicted drug felons are not allowed to receive welfare benefits. The recent investigation by the state...

Yahoo! Launches Group Texting Site

"Yahoo! is getting in on the group text messaging biz with the launch of their new site, Mixd. TechCrunch was tipped off to the site'€™s existence today but we have not been able to determine how long it has been live. Mixd allows users to set up groups and text or share...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from