Financial news service Bloomberg was updating its obituary file on Steve Jobs and accidentally sent that death notice yesterday over the wire to its subscribers.

There has been much concern expressed from liberal political blogs, pundits and on forums about the lack of Convention "bounce" for Obama in the polling for the last few days. Today Gallup allays some of that concern by showing the long awaited "bounce"

Initial reports yesterday claimed that John McCain had chosen his vice presidential running mate, which he is expected to announce Friday at 12 a.m. ET in Dayton Ohio. Today John McCain refuted those reports claiming he has not chosen his candidate yet.

A violent murderer, kidnapper and rapist was handed the death penalty following the Idaho trial involving the bludgeoning deaths of a family and the kidnapping of two young children, one of whom was murdered.

The global chess game continues. The U.S. plans to deploy an advanced radar system along with supporting troops in Israel. Russia is in negotiations to deploy front line advanced systems in Syria.

Hillary Clinton was the last speaker at the Democratic Convention last night and gave a speech aimed at her supporters, specifically the supporters that were not satisfied with Barack Obama. Reactions to Clinton's speech were mixed.

Gustav, a tropical storm at present, may become an extremely dangerous hurricane next week as the storm enters Gulf of Mexico. Latest forecasts predict Gustav will grow into a Category 3 hurricane by Sunday.

NASA has reported that the laptops at the International Space Station (ISS) are infected with a virus that steals passwords and login information. NASA is investigating the source of the virus attack.

Israeli scientists are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and unveiling it online to preserve the 2,000-year-old documents, in order to make them available for the public and researchers.

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association plans to develop the world's largest cricket stadium on the outskirts of Chennai, one of the biggest metros in India.

Canada's Prime Minister has cancelled the Governor-General trip to Beijing for the Paralympics fuelling election speculation.

Congressman Dennis Kucinich gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention where he urged his fellow Americans to “wake up” before it is too late.

A British data processing firm sold a computer belonging to the company that contained private details of millions of bank customers on its hard drive. Luckily, it ended up with an IT manager who notified the authorities before any misuse occurred.

In her speech tonight New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a passionate call for party unity at the Democratic National Convention, offering unequivocal and undeniable support for Barack Obama. The Obama camp was hoping for exactly that speech.

The religious unrest in India's Orissa state has taken a deadly direction as a nun was killed when Hindu hardliners torched an orphanage run by Christian missionaries. A priest was seriously injured in the attack as well.

Margaret Thatcher, who had ruled the British politics in the eighties, is suffering from dementia, says her daughter. According to Carol Thatcher, she even struggles to remember her husband's name.

Authorities have arrested two men in Colorado and have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday at 4 pm, to speak about reports of a possible assassination plot against Barack Obama

While the Democratic National Convention is kicking off its first day with multiple speakers preparing to speak to the crowds inside, protesters outside the Pepsi Center are complaining about feeling like prisoners as heavily armed police surround them.

When the DNCC opens it's national convention, the GOP hopes to counter the heavy press coverage that the Democrats are guaranteed to warrant this week by holding events that will immediately counter messages made during the Democratic National Convention.

During a fundraiser in Sacramento, California, John McCain told the crowd that his wife Cindy McCain is on her way to war-torn Georgia, where she will meet with officials, including Georgian President Mikheil Sakaasvili.