All Stories from October 1, 2011 (Change date)
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Doritos inventor shaped the Age of the SnackOct 03, 2011 3:00 pm - Arch West, the inventor of the Dorito, died last week in Dallas. His daughter said that the family planned to sprinkle his urn with the flavored tortilla chips before bu...
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The half-dozen commands every dog should knowOct 02, 2011 8:03 am - LOS ANGELES — Your mutt isn’t destined to be a movie star, therapy dog, bomb-sniffing expert, AKC champion or working K9? No worries. He or she can still be a well-behav...
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Male hip-hop acts embrace womens’ fashionsOct 05, 2011 8:04 am - NEW YORK — The latest fashion trend in hip-hop has its male stars raiding the women’s clothing department for inspiration. Lil Wayne jumped around in skinny women’s pant...
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Review: Ooma cuts cord as free phone calls go Wi-FiOct 03, 2011 3:18 pm - There’s always been one drawback to Ooma Inc.’s Telo “Free Home Phone Service” box: the need to hook it directly via Ethernet cable to your Internet router. If the route...
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Fukushima desolation worst since NagasakiOct 01, 2011 11:38 am - Bloomberg News IITATE, Japan — Beyond the police roadblocks that mark the no-go zone around Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, 6-foot-tall weeds invade rice paddie...
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In North Korea port, investment starts to flowOct 01, 2011 8:31 pm - TOKYO — In the northeastern tip of North Korea, Chinese and Russian construction crews are racing to build transportation lines to a long-neglected port city that may be...
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Jewelers want states to replace limits on cadmiumOct 03, 2011 3:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The U.S jewelry industry wants states to overturn laws that limit the toxic metal cadmium in children’s trinkets and adopt new voluntary guidelines it help...
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T-Mobile unveils new smartphonesOct 03, 2011 3:18 pm - T-Mobile USA unveiled two new smartphones this week, the HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II, that the company says will be its fastest on its 4G network. The phones ha...
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On Milan runways, all that gliiters is goldOct 04, 2011 10:14 pm - MILAN — Milan fashion designers are investing heavily in gold, despite the recent, unexpected dip in gold prices. Gold lame, golden sequins, golden embroidery and golden...
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In Pakistan, many blame U.S. for surge in violenceOct 01, 2011 10:50 am - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Muhammad Irfan Malik is a banker, and he relies on numbers to tell the story of his daughter's death. She was 17 years and 2 months old, a college ...