Twin Towers Photo
Click here to see how your purchase can benefit firefighters
|
White Hat (wít hât) n. A benevolent hacker who identifies a security weakness or bug in a computer system or network, but instead of taking malicious advantage of it, fixes the problem before it can be taken advantage of by others.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iraq sets timetable for transfer
AMMAN, Jordan -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday his country's security forces will soon take responsibility for defending their country, and he and President Bush, after meeting here, said they have agreed to expand U.S. training of Iraqi forces and to transfer military control faster.
New rules compel firms to track e-mails
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies will need to keep track of all the e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents generated by their employees thanks to new federal rules that go into effect Friday, legal experts say.
Hezbollah Demonstrators Gather to Topple Lebanese Government
BERIUT, LEBANON - Tens of thousands of supporters of Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim party with its own militia, headed toward militarized central Beirut to mount demonstrations aimed to overthrow the pro-Western government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Soldiers equipped with machine guns, armored vehicles and barbed wire set up barricades to guard government buildings against takeovers.
Report sparks changes at pharmacy chains
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The nation's largest drugstore chains say they are working to better protect patient privacy after an investigative TV report turned up sensitive information about hundreds of customers in trash bins in cities around the country.
Typhoon mudslides sweep hundreds to their death in Philippines
LEGASPI, Philippines (AFP) - A devastating torrent of mud and volcanic ash triggered by typhoon rains has swamped villages and swept at least 388 people to their deaths.
Phoenix Airport to Test X-Ray Screening
PHOENIX (AP) - Sky Harbor International Airport here will test a new federal screening system that takes X-rays of passenger's bodies to detect concealed explosives and other weapons.
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a doctor makes a medical check-up for a baby who was born with her legs joined together at the Children's Hospital in south China's Hunan Province Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006. The baby, who had a rare congenital defect known as 'mermaid syndrome', was sent to the hospital on Nov. 12, three days after her birth. Doctors are preparing to make operations to part her legs. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Long Hongtao)
Scientists examine corpse of former Russian spy
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists will examine the
corpse of a former Russian spy on Friday to try to discover
when and how he ingested a fatal dose of radioactive material.
Litvinenko’s death, Gaidar’s poisoning and Politkovskaya’s murder may have the same roots
FBI Joins Investigation of Poisoned Spy
U.S. warns of possible Qaeda financial cyber attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has warned U.S.
private financial services of an al Qaeda call for a cyber
attack against U.S. online stock trading and banking Web sites
beginning Friday, officials said on Thursday.
Study: U.S. workers prefer PPOs, HMOs
NEW YORK - People with employer-sponsored health coverage choose to enroll in traditional plans over consumer directed products, which have been touted as a way to lower health care costs, according to a survey released Friday.
Morgan Freeman releases new movie on Web
NEW YORK - Just two weeks after "10 Items or Less" opens in theaters Friday, it'll be available for digital download from Clickstar, a company that Morgan Freeman's production company and Intel have founded to bring small movies to those who live far from boutique cinemas.
ElBaradei says use carrot and stick on North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) - The international community needs to
offer incentives to North Korea rather than just apply pressure
for it to return to six-party talks aimed at dismantling its
nuclear program, the head of the U.N. nuclear agency said on
Friday.
Mexico's Calderon takes power, faces fierce protest
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Felipe Calderon took power as
Mexico's president on Friday and pleaded for an end to months
of unrest led by leftists who claim he stole July's election
and have vowed to block him from taking the oath of office.
Iraq army to take over in 2007 as Italian troops head home
BAGHDAD (AFP) - The last Italian troops in Iraq headed home as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said his forces could take over the battered nation's security by June 2007.
IAEA chief says North Korea nuclear sanctions not enough
TOKYO (AFP) - Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, has called for flexibility in talks with North Korea and Iran, saying that sanctions alone were not enough.
Pope leaves Turkey after reaching out to Muslims, Orthodox Christians
ISTANBUL (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI has left Turkey after a momentous visit in which he reached out to Muslims and Orthodox Christians while standing firm on key issues such as papal authority and Europe's Christian roots.
Eurozone unemployment eases to 5-and-a-half year low in October
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The unemployment rate in the 12 nations sharing the euro slipped in October to a five-and-a-half year low of 7.7 percent from 7.8 percent in September, the EU's Eurostat data agency has said.
Robot to penetrate deep inside Cheops pyramid
CAIRO (AFP) - A robot archaeologist is to be sent deep inside Egypt's largest pyramid in a bid to solve secrets revealed by a first foray more than four years ago, antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass said.
Pope makes historic mosque visit, prays with Mufti
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue
Mosque on Thursday, only the second Roman Catholic Pontiff to
take such a step, and prayed silently in another gesture of
reconciliation to the Muslim world.
Study: U.S. workers prefer PPOs, HMOs
NEW YORK - People with employer-sponsored health coverage choose to enroll in traditional plans over consumer directed products, which have been touted as a way to lower health care costs, according to a survey released Friday.
More Current & Breaking News >>
|
|
|
Head of DCF is fined $80,000
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Department of Children and Families Secretary Lucy Hadi must pay $80,000 for failing to remove mentally ill inmates from the Pinellas County Jail, a judge ruled Thursday.
Human errors found in vote test
ORLANDO SENTINEL / AP
SARASOTA - Discrepancies in the first round of testing of Sarasota County's touch screen voting machines were the result of human error, not problems with the devices, state elections officials said Thursday.
To restore or destroy?
BAY NEWS 9
DUNEDIN - The Fenway on the Bay Hotel has stood tall in Dunedin since 1925. Although it's been transformed during the years into a college and then a university, today it's shut down and rundown and some residents said the building doesn't belong there anymore.
Mom in hit-and-run out on bail
TAMPA BAY'S 10
TAMPA - A 26-year-old mother is free on bond after being arrested for running over a man as she drove her 10-year-old daughter daughter to school Thursday morning. Police say Lurvin Calderon was driving under the influance and took off after hitting a 50-year-old man at the intersection of Hanna Avenue near Nebraska in Seminole Heights.
Woman arrested for stalking prominent Tampa attorney
WTSP
TAMPA – Attorney John Fitzgibbons is used to dealing with high profile cases and female criminals. His name and face has been plastered all over national news since the Debra LaFave case unfolded.
Pipe bomb found in Polk County
BAY NEWS 9
The Florida State Fire Marshal's Bomb Squad responded to a pipe bomb near the intersection of Galloway Road and Linda Street in Polk County Friday morning.
Asst. State Atty. caught exposing self in park
BAY NEWS 9
An assistant state attorney for the Pinellas County State Attorney's Office is accused of being caught with his pants down in a public park. The three-day undercover operation into activities at Taylor Park in Largo may have cost 36-year-old Fred Andrew Taylor his job.
Gator attack victim in critical condition
TAMPA BAY'S 10
LAKELAND, FLORIDA — Police say a 45-year-old man was naked and high on crack cocaine when he was rescued by four deputies from the jaws of a nearly 12-foot alligator. Adrian Apgar is in critical condition with an apparent broken right arm, leg injuries and his left arm hanging by a tendon. Listen to 911 call
Police find 21 sexual videos on sergent's PC
BRADENTON HERALD
BRADENTON - An internal affairs report by the Bradenton Police Department says investigators found 21 videos of nude women and other sexual content on a now fired sergeant's computer.
Two words bring suspension, then student's dad files suit
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
ST. PETERSBURG - They were two words, uttered by a teenage school boy and overheard by an Asian-American teacher. "Ching chong."
Four Tampa men convicted as members of Gambino crime family
TAMPA BAY'S 10
TAMPA - A federal jury in Tampa has found four men guilty of various crimes related to the Gambino Mafia family. Ronald J. Trucchio (Ronnie One-Arm), Steven Catalano, Kevin M. McMahon, and Terry L. Scaglione were found guilty of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") statute.
Hogan takes $25-million home off the market
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
BELLEAIR — Hulk Hogan’s mansion, once on the market for $25-million, is no longer for sale. Not only that, the Hulkster said Wednesday he really didn’t leave the area.
Relief from high insurance rates?
BAY NEWS 9
Hurricane season ends today and only two out of the season's nine tropical systems made landfall in Florida this year. Neither Tropical Storm Alberto nor Ernesto could muster enough strength to cause damage.
Police search for two Fort Meade runaways
BAY NEWS 9
The search continues for two Fort Meade children who police now believe ran away Wednesday night at about 8:30. The boys were last seen on Polk Avenue.
Owner says 'Green Mamba' will return
Doug Rose stands in his garage with what's left of his Green Mamba jet car. This nose section is one of the larger pieces left intact after the car and its trailer were stolen from his apartment complex in Tampa. The car minus its engine was recovered late Tuesday.
Florida boot camp staff charged in teen's death
MIAMI (Reuters) - Eight former staff members of a Florida juvenile boot camp have been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 14-year-old boy whose beating by guards was captured on videotape, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Police say Tampa man tortured and killed cats with a blow torch
TAMPA BAY'S 10
TAMPA - Tampa Police have arrested a 30-year-old man accused of killing neighborhood cats using a propane torch. The investigation is still continuing, but Richard A. Wyatt is in jail for Animal Cruelty.
D-13 audit results argued
BRADENTON HERALD
SARASOTA - A test expected to help restore public confidence in Sarasota County's electronic voting machines instead raised more questions Tuesday.
Hillsborough deputy hit by drunk driver
BAY NEWS 9
A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy is recovering after being hit by a drunk driver early Wednesday morning. The incident happened at the intersection of Windhorst Road and Highview Road in Mango.
Hands shoot up for vacant council seats
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
TAMPA - One by one, they walked to the lectern and talked about careers, honors and passion for public service. They flattered, they joked, they bragged.
Recent Tampa Bay & Florida News Headlines:
Leavitt says he's not interested in leaving USF
MSNBC
Teen drug use continues to decline, survey says
TAMPABAY.COM
22 died on Florida highways during Thanksgiving holiday period
BRADENTON HERALD
Charges possible in Tampa boy's death
WFTS
Jury: doctor not guilty
BAY NEWS 9
Florida tourism down slightly so far in 2006
IHT / AP
One in 10 Hillsborough residents now in new flood zone
WTSP
Two More Pinellas County Inmates Die
NORTH COUNTY GAZETTE
A little focus, a lot of motion
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
|
|
|
|
|
|
