YouTube tightens rules on sexually suggestive videos Google's YouTube may be a fun Web site to visit, but the company hopes to make it a little less, um, titillating. The company this week announced new rules to better control sexually suggestive content on its popular video-sharing site.
Federal authorities filed civil and criminal charges Thursday against bankrupt Silicon Valley financier William "Boots" Del Biaggio III, alleging he bilked banks and private investors in a series of schemes that raised tens of millions to pay off gambling debts.
A federal judge in San Jose has opened the door for hundreds of thousands of people to press claims that they were victimized by a company used by Santa Clara and dozens of other counties to collect on bad checks.
Three suspects in the Tracy torture case were charged with multiple felonies for allegedly using a belt, a knife and baseball bats on a 16-year-old boy who said he was held captive in a Tracy home for 15 months.
Wish Book: A dinner for seniors at St. James Senior Center Norma Aquino wanted to be a classical singer, but her father had other plans for her voice. Obediently, she went to law school in her native Philippines. It was there she met and later married her classmate Gustavo Aquino.
Giants complete deal for shortstop Renteria The Giants continued to spend in a frozen free-agent market, signing Edgar Renteria to a two-year, $19.5 million contract after the five-time All-Star shortstop passed a physical.
YouTube tightens rules on sexually suggestive videos Google's YouTube may be a fun Web site to visit, but the company hopes to make it a little less, um, titillating. The company this week announced new rules to better control sexually suggestive content on its popular video-sharing site.
Gun club, police chief indicted in boy's Uzi death SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Three men, including a small-town police chief, were indicted Thursday on involuntary manslaughter counts in the gun-fair death of an 8-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi that a prosecutor said he never should have been allowed to handle. Full Story
Lil Wayne leads Grammy noms with 8, Coldplay 7 Lil Wayne — the most prolific, ubiquitous and successful performer on today's music scene — was the most rewarded by the Recording Academy on Wednesday, receiving eight Grammy nominations including album of the year for "Tha Carter III.
Opinion: Don't count out capitalism The nastier this recession gets, the more people will talk about the discrediting of markets and the failure of deregulation. So the next time the Dow dives off a cliff, splash your face with ice water and remember two things: This end-of-capitalism talk is bunk, and it distracts us from the debate we should be having. The real question is how to manage the necessary shift in the balance of our mixed economy. Outlandish though it may sound now, red-blooded capitalism must be part of the answer.
USC, UCLA add color to the game L.A.'s rival college coaches Pete Carroll and Rick Neuheisel have found some common ground days before the USC-UCLA match: both teams will wear home jerseys in Saturday's showdown.
Jennifer Hudson says she's honored by Grammy nods NEW YORK—Jennifer Hudson says she's honored to be a Grammy nominee. The Oscar-winning actress and singer, who has been in seclusion since the killings of her mother, brother and nephew, was nominated Wednesday for four Grammy awards for her self-titled debut album. Full Story
