May 30 - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates unveils the Microsoft Surface, a tabletop computer that reacts to touch.The 30-inch display screen is mounted under a plastic tabletop and will initially cost $5,000 to $10,000. It will, at first, only be available in select hotels, casinos, and T-Mobile stores in November.
Jan 23 - What began as a US housing problem mushroomed into a crisis that shook stock markets around the world.The global nature of this week's stock market plunge debunks the theory that foreign investors are immune because the U.S. economy is "decoupled" from Europe and Asia. Quite the contrary, says Goldman Sachs International vice chairman Robert Hormats: "It's a recoupling of sorts."
Jan 9 - Nuremberg zoo's last surviving polar bear cub is spending some time away from its mother Vera, after one of the zoo's female polar bears ate her own cub.The German zoo bowed to media and public pressure and decided to hand rear the polar bear cub.
Jun. 27 - Early reviews reveal that the iPhone has more features than many popular U.S. handsets, and reveal some of its weaknesses.iPhone testers complain about the relatively slow AT&T Edge network. But the list of issues didn't stop there.Laura Wells reports.
Feb. 22 - At ten weeks of age, little polar bear "Flocke" (Snowflake) is starting to grow into the the predator she was born to be. Zoo keepers looking after her stated the 16-pound bear was trying to shred everything in reach, using her teeth and claws.
June 9. - In Wisconsin, at least three homes were washed away-- into the rapid currents of Lake Delton-- one of the areas of the midwestern U.S. hit hardest by flooding.
May 13 - An American philanthropist who once owned part of the Chaiten Volcano contemplates clean up. American millionaire Doug Tompkins, who for years owned the volcano, and now runs a foundation working to protect it.Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
May 12 - Myanmar receives US aid as the death toll rose to nearly 32,000.The United Nations says the death toll could top 100 thousand. Fred Katayama reports from New York.
A patient dies after reportedly waiting in a New York emergency room for nearly 24 hours. Surveillance footage shows a doctor reportedly checks but walks away, then a reported nurse apparently looks for a response, but there is none. The patient allegedly died a short time later.
Fred Katayama reports from New York.
Jun. 30 - WALL-E was at the top of the box office on its opening weekend, giving Disney's Pixar its latest number one hit.Pixar continues its winning streak with the successful release of WALL-E. Its creativity and risk taking have given it a unique perch at the top of Hollywood. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Jul 2 - Betancourt was among 15 captives rescued from leftist guerrillas by Colombian troops posing as aid workers. rescue was a huge coup for popular President Alvaro Uribe, an anti-guerrilla hard-liner who has used billions of dollars in U.S. aid to put the rebels on the defensive.
Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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