Along with Latin, Greek is probably the language that most influenced other languages around the world. Many English words derive directly from Greek ones, and knowing their origin and meaning is important.

The Schwarzenegger administration is considering advertisements on freeway signs used for Amber Alerts and other emergencies.

The last time we saw Sony's 0.3mm OLED prototype, it was encased in lasers and protected by deathbots in an underground prison of doom. This time around, Sony is showing off the razor-thin display for all at CEATEC to see, and they went all bendy on us.

John McCain and Barack Obama urged Congress Tuesday to redouble efforts to save a financial system bailout and proposed increasing federal deposit insurance to $250,000 as part of it. President Bush warned that failure to move now would inflict "painful and lasting damage" to the economy.

Stocks staged a partial rebound early Tuesday after their biggest sell-off in years, though financial markets remained troubled a day after lawmakers rejected a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector. A key rate that banks charge to lend to one another shot higher, a tightening of the availability of credit that could spill through the economy.

A private research group says Americans' confidence in the economy unexpectedly improved in September.

NASA extended the mission of the busy Phoenix lander on Monday, saying it will operate until it dies in the cold, dark Martian winter.

This bailout was a terrible idea. Here's why.

I've made a selection of cool Wolverine images and at the end of the post there is a sweet trailer from the movie. It totally rocks. I hope you all enjoy this! Cheers!

There will be an "exodus" of music artists from MySpace in a row over the website's new music download service, a record label boss has warned.

To celebrate my new Iphone and the fact that darkness is looming over me. I´ve done this: An induction powered yoyocharger for Apple.

German police arrested two terrorist suspects on board a Dutch airliner Friday, minutes before it was due to take off from Cologne-Bonn airport for Amsterdam. A police spokesman said a Somali man aged 23 and a 24-year-old German born in Mogadishu were escorted off the KLM Flight 1804 at 6:55 am (0455 GMT).

China’s three astronauts have spent their first day in orbit preparing for the mission’s spacewalk.

Iranians chanted "Death to Israel" as a group of Islamist students unveiled a book mocking the Holocaust in an annual parade on Friday to show solidarity with the Palestinians.

Senate Democratic leaders unveiled their $56 billion economic stimulus package on Thursday, less than an hour before leaving to meet President Bush at the White House to continue the fragile negotiations on the financial rescue bill.

US President George W Bush told Israel's prime minister in May that the US would not back an attack on Iran, a UK newspaper has reported.

President George W Bush has said that legislators will "rise to the occasion" and pass the Wall Street rescue plan.

Beaks here… "Any problem on Earth can be solved with the careful application of explosives." And any problem movie in Hollywood can be rescued with one confidently cut trailer. Though I’ve had my doubts about Bryan Singer’s VALKYRIE, they have completely vanished for the time being.

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Tonight is closing night film at Fantastic Fest was CITY OF EMBER with director Gil Kenan in attendance and a surprise appearance by Bill Murray