'Fifty Shades' book is too hot for some library shelves Published: Thu, May 10, 2012 Public libraries in several states are pulling the racy romance trilogy “Fifty Shades of Grey” from shelves or deciding not to order the best-seller at all, saying it's too steamy or too poorly written. Even in the age of e-books and tablets, banning a book from a public library still carries weig Read More

Gags for military chaplains, round two Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 Every now and then, bishops write letters for their priests to read to the faithful during Mass. In 1996 the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services sent a letter to its chaplains instructing them to urge their flocks to back the "Project Life Postcard Campaign" in support of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban... Read More

Hackers strike at MasterCard to support WikiLeaks Published: Wed, Dec 8, 2010 LONDON (AP) — Hackers rushed to the defense of WikiLeaks on Wednesday, launching attacks on MasterCard, Swedish prosecutors, a Swiss bank and others who have acted against the site and its jailed founder Julian Assange. Internet "hacktivists" operating under the label "Operation Payback" claimed... Read More

China insists firms respect censorship Updated: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 BEIJING - China welcomes foreign Internet companies working in China, but they must respect and abide by the country's laws, including those on expression, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The comments by ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao followed remarks Tuesday by Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin... Read More