Google has launched version 9 of its , which features Chrome Instant search, a speed enhancer that loads Web pages as you type a URL. Other notable upgrades include WebGL support for hardware-accelerated 3D graphics, as well as access to Google's new .Chrome users don't have to do anything to upgrade to version 9, which…

LONDON (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for restraint in Egypt Thursday and said the transition of power should start now."There have been calls for transition, very orderly, peaceful transition. If a transition needs to be taken, the sooner the better .. The transition should begin now," Ban told a news conference in…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Ben Hansbrough scored 25 points and Carleton Scott had 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 9 Notre Dame to its fifth straight win, 76-69 victory over Rutgers on Sunday.The Irish (19-4, 8-3) reclaimed sole possession of second place in the Big East behind No. 4 Pittsburgh and will host…

ARLINGTON, Texas – Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers have one first down and have punted twice on their first two possessions in the 2011 Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers.The Packers got 23-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers to Donald Driver on their first possession, but that was their only first down before punting.The…

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire in a two-hour border clash on Friday that killed two Cambodian soldiers and a Thai villager, the latest in an ancient feud over land surrounding a 900-year-old Hindu temple.The fatalities were the first in the militarized border area since a Thai soldier was shot dead a…

BOSTON – Rajon Rondo scored 11 of his 26 points in the third quarter when the Boston Celtics capitalized on Orlando's cold shooting to take charge and go on to a 91-80 win over the Magic on Sunday.Boston led 46-43 at halftime and stretched that to 70-55 with 3:36 left in the third quarter. At…

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback; E-Ebook1. "Tick Tock" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) (F-H)2. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)3. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)4. "Marrying Daisy Bellamy" by Susan Wiggs (MIRA) (F-P)5. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House) (NF-H)6. "The Girl…

LOS ANGELES – She was a cover girl, had a bit part in a popular 1970s TV show and was an icon of car culture. "Gypsy Rose," an award-winning Chevy Impala admired for its elaborate floral paint job, was known in the world of cruising lowriders as one of the most tricked-out muscle cars of…

NEW YORK – Stocks swung between small gains and losses on Friday after a report said the unemployment rate fell last month but that new jobs remain scarce. The government said the unemployment rate in January dropped to 9 percent, the lowest rate since April 2009 and a sharp fall from 9.4 percent in December.…

Working across state agencies to improve information and access for businessesAnnapolis, MD (Vocus/PRWEB) February 03, 2011 Governor Martin O’Malley today met with 80 business owners, entrepreneurs and developers at Baltimore-based DAP Products, Inc., to launch “Business in Maryland Made Easy,” an economic development initiative and part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to improve the conditions…