East Coast Earthquake hits Virginia aftershocks Washington DC New York

East Coast Earthquake hits Virginia aftershocks Washington DC New York

East Coast Earthquake hits Virginia aftershocks Washington DC New York. 5.9 earthquake hits Virginia with aftershocks in Washington DC and New York.
* Huge earthquake felt across the East Coast, from Toronto to South Carolina
    * Damage reported in Virginia, while building evacuated for fear of collapse in New York and         Washington
    * The White House and the Pentagon among buildings evacuated
    * Fears of Fukushima-like nuclear disaster because old nuclear plant a few miles from epicentre
A huge earthquake ripped through the East Coast of America this afternoon, causing terrifying tremors from Washington D.C. to New York.

Buildings in the major cities throughout the north east - including the Pentagon and the White House - had to be evacuated with the 5.9 magnitude earthquake, which originated in Virginia, shaking areas from as far north as Toronto, Canada, and as far south as Anderson in South Carolina.

Giants Fan Beating Suspects

Giants Fan Beating Suspects

Giants fan beating suspects. The two suspects accused of brutally beating a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium are due in court to face charges of assault and other counts.Twenty-nine-year-old Louie Sanchez and 30-year-old Marvin Norwood are scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning in a Los Angeles courtroom. A judge is also due to hear requests from their attorneys to reduce their $500,000 bail.

Apple Sues Amazon Over App store

Apple Sues Amazon Over App store

Apple sues Amazon over 'Appstore' name, alleging trademark infringement
Apple has filed a lawsuit against Amazon accusing the Web retail giant of copyright infringement over the name "app store."

The complaint, filed Friday, is over the name of Amazon's new store for mobile phone applications: It's called "Amazon Appstore."
Apple calls its iOS app store "App Store" and alleges that the Amazon Appstore name is too close -- illegally close -- to its trademark.

"Recently, Amazon has begun improperly using Apple's APP STORE mark in connection with Amazon's mobile software developer program," Apple said in its complaint. "Amazon has also taken actions which, on information and belief, evidence Amazon's intent to improperly use Apple's mark in connection with Amazon's mobile software download service. Amazon's present and intended uses are unauthorized and unlawful."

Amazon has yet to officially launch the Amazon Appstore, which is set to sell apps for Google's Android mobile operating system and be integrated into Amazon.com. Amazon began accepting developer submissions to its Amazon Appstore developer portal in January.
Officials at Amazon were unavailable to comment on the lawsuit Monday.


Apple's suit said Amazon had not responded to any of Apple's company-to-company complaints over the Appstore name.

Italian Couple Accused of Using Butter as Murder Weapon

While butter sometimes gets a bad rap for its effects on cardiovascular health, it isn't often that the creamy spread is accused of being an accessory to murder. However, a stick of butter was allegedly the weapon of choice for a Sicilian couple looking to bump off the woman's ex-husband. The Italian paper Corriere della Sera reports that the lovers used the butter to suffocate Calogero Lo Cocco, 40, thinking that the dairy product would melt in the man's esophagus before his death was investigated. According to the AFP, the pair told the police that Lo Cocco arrived drunk at their house and attacked them. When they tied him up in self-defense, he unexpectedly collapsed and died.