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Texas executes 67-year-old man after 3 decades on death rowTexas executed Lester Bower Jr. Wednesday for a quadruple murder he maintained he didn't commit, making him the oldest prisoner executed in the most active death penalty state since the punishment was reinstated in 1982. The execution of the 67-year-old man, who was convicted of killing four men mor... 'It's brilliant for world football': Key reactions to Sepp Blatter's resignationLONDON — Many thought it would never happen, but the self-confessed mountain goat that keeps on going and going and going eventually stopped and quit. See also: Finally: Sepp Blatter quits as FIFA president Sepp Blatter resigned as president of FIFA Tuesday, announcing the news at a hastily or... The Moscone Center's WWDC makeover has begunSAN FRANCISCO — We still have a few days to wait before Apple's World Wide Developer kicks off but the company is already hard at work preparing the city's Moscone Center for the event. Workers suspended on scaffolding outside of Moscone West were hard at work Wednesday applying the Apple logo... Windows 10 with Bing could make way for cheaper Windows gadgetsIt looks like Microsoft is doubling down on a strategy to get Windows 10 running on a billion devices. Like it did with Windows 8, the software giant will introduce a low-cost version of Windows 10, at least according to an allegedly leaked slide. Windows 10 with Bing is apparently aimed at device... Big-time Twitter investor: Google should buy TwitterChris Sacca, one of Twitter's earliest investors, argued Wednesday that Google should buy Twitter. “It’s an instant fit," Sacca said during a CNBC on-air appearance, calling a Twitter acquisition a "fantastic use" of Google's cash. See also: Early Twitter investor joins crowd of people c... Sepp Blatter's not gone yet. Qatar 2022 is FIFA's real test of reformThe world has rejoiced and danced on his figurative grave, but just how dead is Sepp Blatter as an influencer within FIFA? We still have to see what plays out over the next several months, but the future of the planned 2022 World Cup in Qatar will perhaps be a better litmus test of how much change ... Southwest's huge flight sale still won't help you save on a summer getawayPlane tickets for under $100? If that deal seems too good to be true, that’s because it is. Southwest unveiled a 72-hour long sale on Wednesday that will allow customers to snatch up seats on domestic flights for slashed prices — but the sale won’t help anyone looking to book a sum... Russia, plagued by soccer scandals, says everything's going to be fineMOSCOW — Full steam ahead. That's the message Kremlin officials here put out Wednesday in an attempt to quell Russians' fears the country would lose its bid to host the World Cup in 2018 after the resignation of FIFA President Sepp Blatter, even as the FBI investigates Russia's, along with Qat... Lonely hedgehog just wants a hug in Oculus Rift's new VR movieThe Oculus Story Studio team has taken the wraps off its second virtual reality storytelling experience called 'Henry,' an animal character-driven environment that immerses the viewer in a cartoon-like world of wonder for the Oculus Rift Directed by Ramiro Lopez Dau, who worked on animated movies in... Stephen Curry: My daughter gives me something to play and live forJust when you thought your heart was already full of love for 2-year-old Riley Curry, this happens. The adorable daughter of the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry has stolen the spotlight at several post-game interviews lately, but nothing was more aww-inducing than when Curry delivered a heartfe... |