Johns Hopkins Installs Gunshot Detection System

The Large Hadron Collider will remain shut down until early summer as a major helium leak is repaired at a cost of $21 million.

Google’s $125 million settlement with book publishers and authors is now a step closer to finalization thanks to a preliminary approval yesterday by a judge.

Irate e-mails from Hewlett-Packard executives over Microsoft’s Windows Vista are just one aspect of a class-action suit against alleged Microsoft deception.

Soccer icon Diego Maradona joins the ranks of models and public officials to have Internet search companies in Argentina censor results of their names.

A false report of gunfire on Thursday triggered Virginia Tech’s emergency alert system, but not everyone got the messages.

LG, Sharp and Chunghwa have pleaded guilty to setting flat-screen TV prices artificially high—yet another development that may mean cheap electronics this holiday season.

Two groups of scientists have uncovered new planets in unprecedented ways, paving the way for a more in-depth search for life outside our solar system.

Prosecutors in the case against cyberbully Lori Drew will likely be forbidden to reference the suicide of Drew’s 13-year-old victim during the trial.

The online classified ad site is now requiring that anyone posting ads in its “erotic services” category provide more personal info. But will this keep the illicit sex trade away?

The new House will be without three champions of the space program at a time when several recent events have challenged NASA’s primacy.

California voters have approved a $9.95 billion bond that will help finance the construction of a high-speed train.

NASA has announced that the Hubble telescope is once again producing its stunning images, but an overdue repair is delayed until May.

Several Internet companies have signed on to the Global Network Initiative in an effort to stem Internet control in countries like China.

Google’s $125 million settlement with book publishers and authors may change the way people access books. But is it really a win-win for everyone?

Adults are monitoring teen driving habits with cameras in an effort to help reduce automobile crashes.

The arrest of a Japanese woman who killed the online version of her virtual husband shows how the line between reality and fantasy can become blurred.

A new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project raises questions about the value of “connectedness” that comes with increased use of the Internet and cell phones by families.

The New York Police Department is accepting photo and video tips from citizens on a Web site called Crime Stoppers, as police around the country embrace the Internet and text messaging.