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Craigslist removes adult services section

A screen shot on Saturday from the opening page of Craigslist's website for Hartford, Conn., features a "censored" logo over what used to be the adult services section.Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website, a week after a group of state attorneys general complained about illegal ads promoting prostitution.


10 products for a relaxing Labor Day weekend
If you have an extended break this Labor Day weekend to relax, these products could help you do just that. But be warned that extreme relaxation can result in extreme laziness.

Cosmic Log: Why the N.Z. quake is no Haiti

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few major casualties. Why the difference?Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few major casualties. Why the difference?


Killzone 3 makers run into unexpected challenges going 3-D

Where do you put the blood splatter? It's just one of the surprising questions the developers at Guerrilla Games have found themselves trying to answer as they've worked on the 3-D shooter "Killzone 3."Where do you put the blood splatter? It’s just one of the surprising questions the developers at Guerrilla Games have found themselves trying to answer as they’ve worked on the 3-D shooter “Killzone 3.”


Donkey Kong returns with both retro and modern flair

The king of the video game apes is keeping one giant foot in the past and one in the present in his forthcoming game. But will "Donkey Kong Country Returns" be able to please both old-school and new-school fans?The king of the video game apes is keeping one giant foot in the past and one in the present in his forthcoming game. But will “Donkey Kong Country Returns” be able to please both old-school and new-school fans?


Is the grand design within our grasp?

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than a decade ago, British physicist Stephen Hawking said there was a 50-50 chance that a unified "theory of everything" would be discovered within 20 years. Now he explains why he thinks the theory has been found.Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: More than a decade ago, British physicist Stephen Hawking said there was a 50-50 chance that a unified “theory of everything” would be discovered within 20 years. Now he explains why he thinks the theory has been found.


Cheers to Dance Central — the cure for two left feet

Just as "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" have created legions of rock 'n roll gods, the forthcoming motion-controlled game "Dance Central" will soon create an army of dancing queens and kings.Just as “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band” have created legions of rock ‘n roll gods, the forthcoming motion-controlled game “Dance Central” will soon create an army of dancing queens and kings.


Babes, bullets, bombs! Duke Nukem makes a comeback

Game icon Duke Nukem will wield his over-the-top guns and attitude yet again. After more than a decade of delays, "Duke Nukem Forever" will debut on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game systems in 2011.Game icon Duke Nukem will wield his over-the-top guns and attitude yet again. After more than a decade of delays, “Duke Nukem Forever” will debut on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game systems in 2011.


Chinese satellites bump during secret maneuvers
A Chinese satellite may have intentionally nudged another spacecraft during secretive space maneuvers in near-Earth orbit, according to analysts.

Want to play with Kinect? Bring a sweat rag!

Playing video games by moving your body rather than by pressing buttons on a controller is sweaty, sweaty work.Playing video games by moving your body rather than by pressing buttons on a controller is sweaty, sweaty work.


Texas opens inquiry into Google search results
Google says Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is investigating whether its Web search rankings are fair.

Puppy-tossing girl tracked down by cops

This latest example of all-too-human behavior, originally posted on LiveLeaks, became the subject of international outrage this week, hot on the heels of the "Cat Bin Lady of Britain." This latest example of all-too-human behavior, originally posted on LiveLeaks, became the subject of international outrage this week, hot on the heels of the “Cat Bin Lady of Britain.”


Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit
Google has settled a lawsuit alleging privacy violations in connection with its Buzz social networking service, according to a court document filed on Friday.

Top 10 summer sky objects to see before fall
As the summer night sky draws near its close, there are still some cosmic objects that may beckon skywatchers equipped with a small telescope, binoculars or their own two eyes.

NASA advises Chile on trapped, isolated miners

Dr. Michael Duncan, NASA's deputy chief medical officer, left, accompanied by other experts, speaks during a press conference outside San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, on Friday.A team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves.


Video: Bullets fly in Mafia II

Sept. 2: You follow one wiseguy's rise to power from a lowly hood to mob boss taking control of an entire city. (msnbc.com)You follow one wiseguy’s rise to power from a lowly hood to mob boss taking control of an entire city. (msnbc.com)


Mystery of the floating octopus solved

A female argonaut octopus uses her shell to capture air to control her buoyancy.As far back as Aristotle, naturalists have wondered why the females of a strange group of octopuses sport a thin, papery shell when plenty of their tentacled cousins are essentially naked, letting all their slime hang out.


Amazon may be headed for another bad drought
Drought has cut Peru’s Amazon River to its lowest level in 40 years and it is already below the minimum set in 2005, when a devastating dry spell damaged vast swaths of South American rainforest in the worst drought in decades.

Google gets bedbugs
Even the search giant isn’t immune from the problem, discovered in its New York offices.