U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday wrote the obituary on the debate over where he was born when the White House took the unusual step of releasing Obama’s long form birth certificate.

VIEW THE LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE

The larger story, however, may not be what was or was not contained in Obama’s official birth record, but rather, the actions of the businessman who compelled the President to take the extraordinary action…

Ron Paul (R-TX) announced on Tuesday that he has formed an exploratory committee to consider a possible run for the White House in 2012.

Paul ran unsuccessfully as a Libertarian in 1988, and again as a Republican in 2008.

“Today, I’m announcing that I did file for an exploratory committee with the FEC to run for president on the Republican ticket,” Paul said at a press conference in Iowa…

The October evening my teacher and I had chosen to visit him turned out to be a resplendent one. The sun was gently settling in the western sky as gray clouds, playfully drawing pictures of obscure objects, tinted the distant horizon. A seasonal breeze spoke softly to us, reminding us that we would soon need our autumn jackets.

As we pulled into Uncle Lew’s driveway, we couldn’t help but notice the pieces of time that speckled his yard…

One victim and two attackers are not loving it today after an alleged vicious beating was captured on video at a McDonald’s franchise in Baltimore, Maryland.

The three-minute video shows a 14-year old and 18-year old female punching the 22-year-old victim in the face, pulling her hair, and shoving her to the ground…

In a report presented this week at a California technology conference, two computer programmers revealed that Apple’s iOS 4 operating system is secretly compiling and storing location data on devices such as iPhones, 3G iPads and any computer to which they are synced.

The researchers, Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden, were initially interested in data visualization and what information was accessible on the Apple devices. This led them to the discovery of a hidden backup file on a Mac, which they explained during the Where 2.0 conference on location technology…

A device which can recover hidden and deleted data from more than 3,000 mobile phones and GPS devices is drawing fire from the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.

The UFED Physical Pro extraction device, sold by Cellebrite, has been used by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for several years as a “mobile forensics solution” capable of retrieving phone book details, text messages, call history, deleted text messages, audio recordings, and video pictures and images, according to the manufacturer…

I was fortunate to have a chance to walk down memory lane with one of my favorite BlogTV broadcasters, Wicked Uncle Ernie. “Wic”, as he is affectionately known to his fans, was influenced by music all of his life. He is adept at creating his own songs and plays a variety of instruments…

An analyst with Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said on Monday that despite the U.S. dollar’s preeminent place among world currencies, unless policymakers agree on solutions to immediate fiscal challenges, the nation could lose its ‘AAA’ credit rating.

As a result of the U.S.’ mounting debt and deficit problems, S&P revised its outlook on the long-term credit rating from stable to negative…

A class action lawsuit filed by six women against retail giant Wal-Mart alleges the company created a culture of gender bias by more than 500 managers in thousands of stores across America.

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments from attorneys representing the women and Wal-Mart…