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David Tyree and Ike Hilliard retire as NY Giants (AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:28:02 GMT
AP - Former first-round draft pick Ike Hilliard and Super Bowl hero David Tyree have retired as members of the New York Giants. |
Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup (AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:27:51 GMT
AP - BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but stressed the commitment to make things right is the same as ever. |
Berlusconi split with ally erodes once-comfortable majority (AFP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:26:50 GMT
AFP - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi saw the erosion of his once comfortable majority in parliament Friday as 32 lawmakers defected in support of the prime minister's estranged longtime ally. |
Bill Clinton emerges on Chelsea's NY wedding eve (AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:15:23 GMT
AP - The secret of Chelsea's wedding is officially over. |
Greece turns to military to restore fuel supplies
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:13:43 GMT
Greece said Friday it will use military trucks, navy vessels and commandeered fuel tankers to restore gasoline supplies cut by a strike that has hurt the country's industry and vital tourism trade at the height of vacation season. |
Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan (AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:08:52 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama on Friday heralded the recent turnaround for U.S. automakers, arguing that thousands of jobs and increased production vindicate his unpopular decision to bailout the industry. |
Recovery loses speed as consumers turn cautious (AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:05:58 GMT
AP - The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment. |
| Tokyo's "oldest man" may have been dead for decades
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:04:00 EDT
Police have found the mummified body of a man believed to have been Tokyo's oldest man, who may have in fact died some 30 yeas ago, officials at the city's Adachi Ward said. |
Who will be judged fit to be the 'Idol' judges? (AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:59:33 GMT
AP - Don't call it "American Idol." Call it "Extreme Makeover: 'Idol' Edition." |
| Vote: Who would make a good 'Idol' judge?
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:58:24 GMT
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| Daughters: Alleged baby killer was secretive
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:57:08 EDT
A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period was secretive but always supportive of her family, two of her daughters said in a local newspaper report published Friday. |
July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US (AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:56:33 GMT
AP - NATO announced Friday that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. |
Serial killer Pickton denied new trial (Reuters)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:56:10 GMT
Reuters - Canada's highest court refused on Friday to grant a new trial for serial killer Robert "Willie" Pickton, who was convicted of killing drug addicts and prostitutes and butchering their remains at his pig farm. |
| Michael Jackson album to feature 10 new songs
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:53:17 GMT
At the time of his death Jackson reportedly left hard drives filled with unheard music, much of it recorded during the King of Pop's '80s peak. |
| Syrian, Saudi leaders in Lebanon for summit
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:47:28 EDT
The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia arrived in Lebanon on Friday, a visit intended to ease a heatening political crisis in the religiously diverse and combustible nation. |
Who'll be deemed fit to judge 'American Idol'?
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:46:48 GMT
Don't call it "American Idol." Call it "Extreme Makeover: 'Idol' Edition." The composition of the judges' panel seems to be changing by the minute, in flux like a lunch counter during the noon rush. |
Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes (AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:44:52 GMT
AP - A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about 2,000 homes. Most of the displaced residents were allowed to return as the threat eased. |
| Kenya's Prime Minister likely won't commit troops to AU force
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:36:30 EDT
Kenya's Prime Minister says his country probably won't commit troops to an expanded African Union force for Somalia, but he's leaving the door open to "review." |
Syrian-Saudi leaders urge Lebanese to avoid violence (AFP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:36:13 GMT
AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah on Friday urged Lebanon's rival factions to avoid violence after an unprecedented joint visit to defuse a tense political situation. |
Italy speaker refuses to resign, deepens crisis (Reuters)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:35:56 GMT
Reuters - The influential speaker of Italy's lower house refused to step down on Friday after being censured by his own party, and said his supporters could vote against the government of former ally Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. |
Slideshow: Slideshow: The week in celebrity sightings
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:32:14 GMT
Jessica Biel and Quinto Jackson promote "The A-Team" in Germany, Carrie Underwood performs on TODAY, Mark Wahlberg gets his star and more. |
| Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:11:53 EDT
Wildfires in central Russia have destroyed around 1,000 homes, left five people dead, and prompted Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to call on local officials to resign, Russian news agencies reported Friday. President Dmitry Medvedev has called out the army to help. |
| Kabul rioters burn SUVs, yell 'Death to America'
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:54:52 GMT
Afghan police fired shots on Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting the deaths of civilians in an accident reportedly involving a U.S. Embassy vehicle, officials said. |
| Imports slow second-quarter growth (Reuters)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:38:50 GMT
Reuters - Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010. |
| Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:36:46 GMT
Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday. |
| July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:35:46 EDT
Three U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts in southern Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago. |
| Official: Outside supply could meet Iran's nuclear fuel needs
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:33:05 EDT
The head of Iran's atomic energy agency says the country's desire for enriched uranium could be met by an outside source, semi-official media reported Friday. |
Video: Tanning addiction a growing problem
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:28:11 GMT
Dermatologists warn of the dangers of addiction to tanning beds, reflector blankets and roasting in the sun. WNBC's Tom Llamas reports. (NBC News Channel) |
| Iran: West taints cigarettes with pig blood
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:26:55 GMT
Cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy, an Iranian official claimed Friday. |
| White House: Don't post more secret war papers (AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:25:44 GMT
AP - The White House is imploring the website WikiLeaks not to post any more classified documents about the Afghanistan war, saying U.S. national security and Afghan lives are at risk. |
| Newsweek: The end of 'Idol'?
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:24:08 GMT
After 10 long years of big-footing its way through pop culture, it looks like "American Idol" has sung its last note as the country's No. 1 TV show, music ("music"?) source, Broadway feeder school, and all-around entertainment distraction. |
| Lawyer: Lindsay Lohan looking forward to 'light at end of tunnel'
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:18:58 EDT
Jail hasn't exactly been easy for her, but Lindsay Lohan is getting through it by focusing her attention elsewhere. |
| J.Lo signs 'Idol' deal?
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:14:43 EDT
Jennifer Lopez has inked a deal to join "American Idol's" judging panel for its upcoming 10th season, an industry source tells People. |
Bullock wants out of Gulf restoration video
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:14:37 GMT
A spokeswoman for Sandra Bullock says the actress wants her parts of a video promoting Gulf Coast restoration removed until she learns whether oil companies influenced it. |
| Drew Carey: How I lost 80 pounds
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:12:00 EDT
Drew Carey has been known as a loveable, teddy-bear type as far back as his long-running sitcom "The Drew Carey Show." But, he says, being big was a burden -- and he had to make a change. |
| 4 vets positive for hepatitis after St. Louis clinic visit
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:11:56 GMT
Four veterans treated at the St. Louis VA Medical Center's dental clinic have tested positive for hepatitis, but further testing is needed to determine if inadequately sterilized dental equipment is to blame. |
House begins debating oil spill bill (Reuters)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:10:36 GMT
Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives began debating legislation on Friday to reform the oil industry's offshore drilling practices in response to the BP oil spill. |
| Disney to sell Miramax for over $660 million
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:08:49 GMT
Walt Disney Co. has agreed to sell Miramax, the studio behind such films as "Trainspotting" and "No Country for Old Men," for more than $660 million to Filmyard Holdings LLC. |
| Daydreams really can take you far away
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:07:38 GMT
Just how distracting daydreams can be depends on where exactly your wandering mind takes you, a new study suggests. |
Afghan police fire shots to quell protest after accident (Reuters)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:05:16 GMT
Reuters - Afghan police fired shots on Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting the deaths of civilians in an accident involving a U.S. embassy vehicle, police said. |
'Runway' hopefuls get to work before unpacking
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:39:36 GMT
I get the sense the show is trying to shake things up what with the crazy opening challenge and the extra half hour, which so far seems like a good idea. |
Underwood: Married life ‘a lot like dating life’
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:26:45 GMT
The chart-topping country star said that she and her new husband, hockey player Mike Fisher, are too busy to see each other much, but “understand each other’s lives." She also weighed in on the current shakeup in “American Idol” judges. |
25 dead as forest fires rage across Russia
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:22:23 GMT
Forest fires raged across Russia on Friday, destroying villages, surrounding one southern city and killing at least 25 people, including three firefighters. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin consoled survivors at one smoldering village and urged officials to redouble their efforts against the blazes. |
Reports: Kara DioGuardi also gone from 'Idol'
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:13:25 GMT
Deadline Hollywood and TMZ reported Thursday that DioGuardi, 39, was given the ax — the same day Ellen DeGeneres announced she is leaving the show after just one season |
U.N. rights body tells Israel to end Gaza blockade (Reuters)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:57:05 GMT
Reuters - Israel must lift its military blockade of the Gaza Strip and invite an independent, fact-finding mission to investigate its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a United Nations rights body said on Friday. |
| Ellen DeGeneres exits 'Idol'
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:51:07 EDT
Ellen DeGeneres is calling it quits after spending one season with the Fox hit "American Idol," according to a statement from the star and the network. |
| China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief (Reuters)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:40:36 GMT
Reuters - China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. |
| 'Schmucks' not appetizing
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:35:04 EDT
Groucho Marx famously declined to join any club that would accept him as a member, a shining example that would have scuppered this supper club farce long before Steve Carell and Paul Rudd signed on. Which would have been a mixed blessing: "Schmucks" ain't pretty, but you'll probably laugh anyway. |
| Review: 'Charlie St. Cloud'
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:26:02 EDT
Zac Efron may be the prettiest young actor in movies today -- he's like a preppy update of Shaun Cassidy in his teen-dream prime -- but he also demonstrates that looks will get you only so far. |
No help for unemployed buying COBRA coverage?
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:43 GMT
Dose of reality: A provision in federal law called COBRA allows certain people who lose their jobs to keep their employer-provided health insurance coverage, if they pay for it. |
| Women's hormone cream can screw up your kids, pets
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:16 GMT
The hug of a middle-aged woman might affect nearby kids and pets in alarming ways -- and it has nothing to do with menopause mood swings. |
Caterers dish up more cases of food poisoning
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:16:52 GMT
New figures from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that illnesses from reported outbreaks of food poisoning linked to catering outpace those from restaurants or home cooking. |
GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season (AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:57:18 GMT
AP - Republicans wanted an election-season ethics case against Democratic powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel of New York. And now, it looks like they have one. |
Poisoning scare hits U.S. Embassy in Paris
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:02:53 GMT
Two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Paris were being given medical tests Friday after handling a suspicious package and reporting feeling "unwell," officials said. |
| If not Ansel Adams, then who took garage-sale photos?
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:57:17 EDT
The mystery is deepening over who created 65 glass photographic plates bought at a California garage sale for $45 by a man who believes they were created by famed nature photographer Ansel Adams. |
| London saddles up and rides
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:23:49 EDT
Six thousand matching black, silver and blue bicycles hit the streets of London as the city launches its ambitious public bike sharing scheme. |
Swedish ex-police chief convicted of sex crimes
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:19:20 GMT
A former Swedish police chief known for his lectures on gender equality and sexual harassment was convicted on Friday of rape and other sex crimes and sent to prison. |
5 soldiers killed in land mine attack in India
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:41:49 GMT
Separatist rebels triggered a land mine Friday that killed at least five paramilitary soldiers and wounded 41 others in India's remote northeastern state of Assam, where a deadly separatist insurgency has long raged. |
| My first and last bullfights: Artistry, courage, slaughter
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:33:27 GMT
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Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:15:08 GMT
Soldiers have killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since a military offensive against organized crime began in 2006. |
| 430 killed in Pakistan's deadliest flood
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:38:33 GMT
Bad weather has hindered rescue efforts in Pakistan, where flooding has claimed at least 430 lives. The death toll has surpassed that of a 1929 deluge, which killed 408. |
| July is deadliest month for U.S. in Afghan war
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:09:34 GMT
Six U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 66 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war. |
Bangladesh garment workers riot over new wages
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:06:45 GMT
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers took to the streets, burning cars and blocking traffic, police said, in a protest against the minimum wage rate, police said. |
US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez closes for security
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:52:15 GMT
The U.S. closed its consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday pending a security review, an unexpected decision that comes months after drug gangs killed three people tied to the consulate. |
Jennifer Lopez reportedly close to joining 'Idol'
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:36:43 GMT
Lopez is close to signing a deal to join Fox TV's hit singing contest as a judge, a person familiar with the negotiations said late Thursday. |
Ellen simply failed as an 'American Idol' judge
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:17:49 GMT
When she was picked to be Paula Abdul’s replacement, it seemed like an inspired choice. But it didn’t work out quite as planned, and her decision to quit is the best resolution for everyone. |
Mexican army kills kingpin in drug war coup (Reuters)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:44:29 GMT
Reuters - Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President Felipe Calderon's war against drug cartels but one that is unlikely to end spiraling violence. |
| Mexican drug lord killed
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:36:41 EDT
Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was killed Thursday during a military raid in a suburb of Guadalajara, Mexico, sources with knowledge of the operation told CNN en Espanol. |
| Gates: Leak probe may go beyond military
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:24:22 GMT
A criminal probe into the leak of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Pentagon officials said. |
Michael C. Hall spills 'Dexter's' secrets
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:28:25 GMT
Exactly how is Julie Benz returning this season on "Dexter"? Is she a ghost à la Harry? And what's with all the guest stars? The actor and his wife and co-star help reveal some answers. |
Ellen DeGeneres quits as 'Idol' judge
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:03:52 GMT
The comedian is dancing off "American Idol" after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel. |
| Army's suicide rate tied to rise in risky behaviors
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:20:59 GMT
An Army report on the record number of soldier suicides says the trend is part of a rise in risky behavior, including drunk driving and drug abuse. |
| Obese patients shown to lose weight on Orexigen
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:14:29 GMT
Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. |
| Protein in urine can forecast kidney disease
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:13:52 GMT
Doctors may be able to watch for kidney injury and protect patients by looking for protein in urine, researchers reported on Thursday. |
| Prostate cancer 'cell of origin' identified
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:09:35 GMT
For researchers, a key to studying any cancer is finding its "cell of origin." Now scientists at the University of California at Los Angeles say they've found just that -- a specific type of cell that gives rise to prostate cancer. |
| Man clears land mines he laid
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:49:15 EDT
Maneuvering slowly through grassy Cambodian terrain, a caravan of 20 men and women is on a search-and-rescue mission. Dressed in military fatigues, they are guided by a fearless leader who calculates every step and ensures the safest path for his comrades. |
Taliban hinder NATO push to build government
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:27:25 GMT
This strategic valley on the outskirts of Kandahar is on its third government boss in eight months. The first quit out of fear and frustration. The Taliban assassinated the second. |
| WordPress 3.0.1
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:38:47 +0000
After nearly 11 million downloads of WordPress 3.0 in just 42 days, we’re releasing WordPress 3.0.1. The requisite haiku: Three dot oh dot one Bug fixes to make you smile Update your WordPress This maintenance release addresses about 50 minor issues. The testing many of you contributed prior to the release of 3.0 helped make [...] |
| Lohan hopes to postpone rehab after jail
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:29:34 GMT
The actress' lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, told People on Tuesday that Lohan wants her to let the judge know the actress doesn't want to go to rehab immediately and wants to see her family first. |
| Study: Gestational diabetes likely to recur
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:18:33 GMT
Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study. |
| 'Gossip and innuendo' surround ABC exec's resignation
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:03:23 EDT
Steve McPherson quit his job as ABC Entertainment president this week amid "gossip and innuendo" that "goes with the territory," his lawyer said Thursday. |
Scoop: Obama on 'View' stirs up Snookigate
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:03:08 GMT
While many were relieved that he was blissfully unaware of one of “Jersey Shore’s” resident rabble-rousers, he has at least heard of her because he name-dropped her in a speech last spring. |
| Secondhand smoke may be hurting kids' grades
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:15:56 GMT
Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong students suggests. |
| Synthetic, legal pot sending smokers to ER
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:09:20 GMT
An herb and chemical blend dubbed K2 that is sold legally in the U.S. as incense but produces a marijuana-like high when smoked is landing a rising number of people in emergency rooms, doctors said. |
| FDA warns of pneumonia risk with IV antibiotic
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:51:00 GMT
U.S. health officials warned Thursday about the risk of pneumonia with Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc's flagship antibiotic. |
| Chris Klein extends his stay in rehab
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:48:37 EDT
Following his second DUI arrest, actor Chris Klein voluntarily checked into a treatment facility, and after more than 30 days, has decided to extend his stay, according to his rep. |
'Dinner for Schmucks' doesn't have much bite
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:42:44 GMT
Steve Carell infuses his hapless character with humor and humanity, but this remake seems more interested in easy, broad slapstick. |
9 natural cures you can trust
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:33:00 GMT
Cocoa for high blood pressure? Massage for depression? That's right. Doctors say these and other alternative remedies really work to help heal our everyday ailments. |
Video: Healthy mouth, healthy body?
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:24:19 GMT
NBC’s chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman highlights the importance of oral health and answers viewers’ questions. (Today Show) |
| Can a vasectomy kill a guy's sex drive?
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:44:32 GMT
Can a vasectomy dim a guy's enjoyment of sex? Also, how does a young woman in a rural area without any resources find a safe way to come out and enter the "lesbian scene"? |
Lisps come and lisps go — like Sally Draper's
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:42:21 GMT
Besides notable absences including guys like Sal, Ken and Paul, Sunday’s season premiere of “Mad Men” was missing one more beloved character: Sally Draper’s lisp. |
Video: Go with your gut: Bacteria the key to weight loss?
- Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:02:25 GMT
The key to losing weight could lie within the bacteria in your digestive system. KXAS' Meredith Land reports. (NBC News Channel) |
More 'Runway' doesn't mean a better 'Runway'
- Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:27:14 GMT
Despite the fact that show mentor Tim Gunn routinely reminds contestants to never overdesign, “Runway” itself plans to ignore that bit of conventional wisdom when it returns Thursday night. |
| Katie Holmes on the red carpet
- Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:24:55 EDT
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| PHP 4 and MySQL 4 End of Life Announcement
- Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:01:46 +0000
Our approach with WordPress has always been to make it run on common server configurations. We want users to have flexibility when choosing a host for their precious content. Because of this strategy, WordPress runs pretty much anywhere. Web hosting platforms, however, change over time, and we occasionally are able to reevaluate some of the [...] |
| 100 Million Plugin Downloads and Counting
- Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:48:34 +0000
WordPress 3.0 Thelonious passed 3 million downloads yesterday, and today the plugin directory followed suit with a milestone of its own: 100 million downloads. The WordPress community’s growth over the years has been tremendous, and we want to reinvest in it. So we’re taking the next two months to concentrate on improving WordPress.org. A major [...] |
| Summer of WordCamp
- Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:19:45 +0000
It’s been summer for about a week now. Whether you’re on vacation or burning the midnight oil, attending a local/nearby WordCamp is a great way to spend a weekend. Meet other WordPress users, developers, designers & consultants, learn a little something, maybe share a little of your own experience and knowledge, and break bread (or [...] |
| WordPress 3.0 "Thelonious"
- Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:26:36 +0000
Arm your vuvuzelas: WordPress 3.0, the thirteenth major release of WordPress and the culmination of half a year of work by 218 contributors, is now available for download (or upgrade within your dashboard). Major new features in this release include a sexy new default theme called Twenty Ten. Theme developers have new APIs that allow [...] |
| 3.0 RC3
- Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:49:38 +0000
A weekend present, in haiku: Last call; final bugs Itch, scratch, contort; calmly wait For now: RC3 That’s right. What will hopefully be the final release candidate, RC3, is now available for download and testing. Plugin developers: test your plugins! |
| Expanding the Theme Review Experiment
- Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:06:11 +0000
When I was a kid my dad used to practice his typing skills (on a real typewriter no less) with the phrase: Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. For some reason that has stuck with me all these years. Today I’m going to rephrase and [...] |
| WordPress 3.0 Release Candidate
- Fri, 28 May 2010 02:35:04 +0000
As Matt teased earlier, the first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 3.0 is now available. What’s an RC? An RC comes after beta and before the final launch. It means we think we’ve got everything done: all features finished, all bugs squashed, and all potential issues addressed. But, then, with over 20 million people using [...] |
| Lucky Seven
- Thu, 27 May 2010 23:04:04 +0000
Has it really been seven years since the first release of WordPress? It seems like just yesterday we were fresh to the world, a new entrant to a market everyone said was already saturated. (As a side note, if the common perception is that a market is finished and that everything interesting has been done [...] |
| WordPress 3.0, Beta 2
- Thu, 06 May 2010 21:05:35 +0000
Following the successful post-WordCamp San Francisco code sprint, we are now ready to release the second beta of WordPress 3.0. Things to test: Revised menu user interface Changes to the WordPress exporter and importer to make it more flexible Already have a test install that you want to switch over to the beta? Try the [...] |