Teachers in Trouble, Parents Ignored — Part I
I have written several columns about clashes between educators and parents, a subject that rarely gets much attention because it is so personal. Those involved are often reluctant to give details. Over the last few years I have been saving material on some particularly interesting cases in which parents feel school officials froze them out of the process of dealing with their children’s teachers.

Lights Off: First Native iPhone Game
Lucas Newman and Adam Betts have released the first native iPhone game called Lights Off.

US troops care for Iraqi baby rescued from garbage
In the nine months since she was born, tiny Fatima Jubouri first lost her father, then gunmen killed her mother and uncle and she was left alone and uncared for in a pile of garbage in Baghdad.

iPhone bill unboxed by i-Justine
For those new iPhone owners who have been wearing that touchscreen keyboard out by sending as many texts as your thumbs can muster, you’ve probably been greeted by an unexpectedly large box from your neighborhood carrier.

‘Pull ’em up or pay up’ is new law in Mansfield
Anyone caught wearing sagging pants who exposes his or her underwear will be subject to a fine of up to $150 plus court costs, or face up to 15 days in jail.

Wal-Mart misses view and cuts full-year forecast
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world’s largest retailer, reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit and cut its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday, saying its customers remain under economic pressure.

LIE DETECTOR - NEW FOX GAME SHOW EMBARRASSES LIARS
FOX is shooting a game show proving the old adage that it doesn’t pay to lie.
Or does it?

A Taste of Whimsy Wows the French
“Ratatouille,” the animated Hollywood movie starring a rat who overcomes all odds to become a chef in a venerable Paris restaurant, is defying stiff odds itself. Its Aug. 1 premiere in France drew the fourth-highest opening day attendance in French movie history.
Reviewers, viewers and even the country’s top chefs — famous worldwide for mega-egos — are gushing over the movie’s technical accuracy and attention to culinary detail.

BeliefWatch: Reincarnate
In one of history’s more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission.

How search engines rate on privacy
In the last few months, the search engine business has experienced its own version of cutthroat competition: a privacy policy war, with Google, Ask.com and Microsoft vying to outdo one another in protecting their users’ personal information.

Nokia admits mobile battery issue
Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile phones after reports of overheating while charging.

Overdose drama of girl who had 14 cups of espresso
A teenage waitress overdosed on caffeine after drinking 14 shots of espresso.
Jasmine Willis, 17, could hardly breathe and was taken to hospital with a high temperature and heart palpitations.