Trial begins for former Izard County teacher; man accused of sexual assault, indecency, voyeurismTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:09AMMELBOURNE — The jury trial of a former Izard County teacher accused of sexual assault and indecency with male high school students began Monday.
Bharti Airtel, RIM launch BlackBerry Pearl in IndiaTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:08AMNEW DELHI, INDIA: Airtel and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone in India. Priced at Rs.21,990 the smartphone is now available at Airtel authorized channels nationally.
Police Seek Teens After Shooting Victim DiesMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:30PMIndianapolis police are looking for two teenagers after an 18-year-old shot during a fight last month dies.
MySpace: All about sex, drugs and violence for teens, study saysMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:40PM More than half of teens on MySpace discuss or post images on their profiles of sex, drugs and violence, new research shows. But another study finds that reminding kids the info is public may tame the content they publish on the social-networking site. [More]
2008: Year in ReviewMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:18AMEditor’s note: The following is a month-by-month recap of some of the top newsmaking events of 2008.
Newsweek: Using MySpace to help troubled teensMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:38AMA new study suggests that parents and health-care professionals can use social-networking sites to curb risky teen behavior.
Newsweek: Using MySpace to help at-risk teensMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:30AMA new study suggests that parents and health-care professionals can use social-networking sites to curb risky teen behavior.
Kids of the Internet age documenting their lives like never beforeMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:03AMOn a recent Saturday, 25-year-old Ramsey Mohsen of Fairway, Kan., did something at his parents’ lake house that tens of millions of computer-savvy young people are doing more and more.
Search Called Off for Local Man who Fell from Cruise ShipSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:07AMLONG BEACH -- The Coast Guard on Sunday called off its search for a Long Beach man who fell overboard from a cruise ship he was working on off the coast of Florida. Antonio Matabang, 26, fell from the Carnival Sensation Thursday night, possibly while balancing on a handrail while co-workers took pictures. His fellow workers tossed life preservers at Matabang, but it was unknown if he reached ...