More than one billion people are expected to mark Earth Day Wednesday.
Created by United States senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970, Earth Day’s reach has spread around the world and is now marked in about 175 countries.
Freddie Mac Acting Chief Financial Officer David Kellermann, 41, was found dead early today in his home in the Washington suburbs, police said.
It’s Ben & Jerry’s 31st birthday, also known as Free Cone Day. From noon to 8 pm today, run by your nearest Ben & Jerry’s to grab a free scoop in a flavor of your choice.
Julie Chen’s baby is on the way due October 4th and will join Les’ three adult children from a previous marriage – Adam, Michael and Sara.
Boston cops on Monday night branded a 22-year-old medical student engaged to be married as the “Craigslist Killer” who murdered a pretty New York masseuse and attacked at least two other escorts in hotels.
Lynn Nottage’s harrowing tale of survival set against the backdrop of an African civil war, won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for drama on Monday.
Not the race — it remains at 26.2 miles for its 113th edition Monday — but the event that traditionally takes over the Boston streets on Patriots Day has spilled into the weekend with a fun run and competitive miles designed to keep the captive running community busy.
NICK MALIS has been invited back to talk about his Cute Things sites once again. Please tune in if you can. His interview airs on Sunday morning, April 19th, 2009 between 8-9 AM on the East Coast and 6-7 AM on the West Coast. All you central and mountain time people, check your local listings.
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President Obama finally named the U.S.’s first chief technology officer on Saturday morning during his weekly radio and Internet address.
Aneesh Chopra, currently Virginia’s secretary of technology, will soon join his former colleague Vivek Kundra, the national chief information officer, on a team tasked with using technology to make government more efficient.