Navy releases name of sailor killed aboard Norfolk-based aircraft carrier

My ex-husband was on the Guadalcanal before they retired it. He was in Derest Storm back in 1992. He alos was a flight deck director for some years. I would hear of the stories of how the long days when they would go...

A solution to replace space shuttle for ISS, 10 russian Soyuz-ST carrier rock...

Ariane european Space transporter gets a second heavy load rocket the russian Soyuz-ST.  First start 2010 from French Guyana Kourou (North south-america) The rocket will be able to get freight into space or, the...

Senate Antitrust Committee on SMS Prices: "WTF? $$$"

The US Antitrust Subcommittee is taking a closer look at price fixing for mobile services, as all the major US carriers doubled their price for delivery of text messages."In a letter, US Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) has...

Eyewitness: Russian troops pull back

"All morning, the Russian soldiers had been standing listlessly around the checkpoint at Igoeti, just 35km (22 miles) from Tiblisi. As they cradled their rifles and chatted to local villagers, it seemed they were in no hurry to go. Then suddenly, at around noon, the first...

Manufacturing Demand: Actors Hired to Queue for iPhones

While the North American market clamored for its iPhones, Polish demand has been, well, slightly softer. In order to generate buzz, Orange, the mobile carrier tied to the iPhone in Poland, hired actors to stand in...

Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...

FAA proposes $7.1 million fine against American

In some news that the airline industry could do without, the FAA has proposed a massive $7.1 million fine against American Airlines, saying that "American Airlines knowlingly flew planes that needed saftey repairs"....

Mailman longs to wear kilt on the job

A 6-foot-tall, 250-pound mailman is lobbying to wear a kilt on the job, but so far with little success. The National Letter Carriers' Association rejected his idea in July despite impassioned claims of chafing,...

Caught on camera: The horrific moment a mother and baby were hit by a car... ...

Lucky but dumb, that for sure. The woman definitely breaking a rule by not walking on zebra cross."A baby girl was flung 10ft through the air after her mother was hit by a car as she held the child in a carrier...

JetBlue offers free trip to nowhere from JFK

If you want to help JetBlue test their new bag check and security system at JFK Airport, which is set to open in September, then you can now sign up for their trial, where you won't get to go anywhere, but you do get...

More airlines charges are ahead for summer travellers

As if it isn't already really expensive to fly now, another US airline, JetBlue Airways, is now going to start charging customers for pillows and blankets.This isn't all new news, as I flew on Zoom Airlines not two...

Glitch hampers iPhone launch

"NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple Inc.'s new iPhone went on sale Friday to eager buyers worldwide, but there were problems getting the phones to work. ...

Turkish Airlines starts Viet Nam operations

Turkish Airlines opened its Viet nam representative office in Ha noi Monday and named the Huong Giang Aviation Service Company as its general agent in the country."The carrier will joint Vietnam airlines and Thai...

US carrier moved to Arabian Sea

Abraham Lincoln, the US aircraft carrier has been moved from Gulf to Arabian Sea to reinforce air strike in Afghanistan. In recent time there has been steep increase in the violent incidents in Afghanistan.   "A US aircraft carrier has moved to the Arabian Sea to...

THE CLINTON BODY-COUNT

"DEAD BODYGUARDS Maj. Gen. William Robertson,Deputy Commanding General, V Corps, Europe Col William Densberger,V Corps Chief of Operations and Plans Col. Robert Kelly,V Corps Chief of Intelligence Spec. Gary Rhodes, Crew Chief died: 2/23/93 - All were killed when...

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