Beginning in 2002, Texas began saving blood samples collected from infants tested for birth defects. The Texas Civil Rights Project filed suit in 2009 over a claim blood samples were improperly collected and stored without parental consent and samples were used for scientific research. A settl... Read more...
Willie D, a rap icon from The Geto Boys, has been sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison after he was convicted on wire fraud charges stemming from the false sale of Apple iPhones. Willie D, real name William Dennis, was caught in a sting operation in May 2009 after fronting a compan... Read more...
Still think a music career is an easy path to a blinged-out life? Don't believe the hype. A whole lot of folks have to get paid before the musician does. The Root traces the money trail. If you thought the life of most musicians was comparable to the blissful and blinged-out existences of Kan... Read more...
U.K. music bodies the BPI and PPL are hailing the success of a joint legal action which has resulted in prison sentences for the father and son team behind a operation selling pirated music to clubs in north-east England. Labels body the BPI and neighboring rights collecting society PPL claimed t... Read more...
A proposed $23 billion bailout of America’s educational system fell short of the support needed to save hundreds of teacher jobs. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, (D-WI) cancelled last Thursday’s committee meeting after realizing they would not be able to muster the... Read more...
It's an effort astronomers liken to "listening to one hundred million radios, each tuned to a different channel." It's the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and it's no simple task. That’s why Dr. Jill Tarter, director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), is asking ... Read more...
AstraZeneca has completed a deal to pay $520 million to settle federal investigations into marketing practices for its blockbuster schizophrenia drug, Seroquel, the Attorney General, Eric Holder, said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. “AstraZeneca paid kickbacks to doctors as part of an... Read more...
After a tough 2009, the head of French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent thinks it is too early to be optimistic despite growing signs consumer spending is on the rise. Having just watched a presentation of the maison's austere collection for next autumn and winter, YSL Chief Executive Valerie... Read more...
More than 1m baby slings made by Californian company Infantino are being recalled in the US and Canada after reports of three deaths involving them. US and Canadian consumer watchdogs announced the recall along with Infantino of two infant carriers, the SlingRider and Wendy Bellissimo. The US ... Read more...