The Boy Scouts of America will release 20 years of files today naming 1,200 scout leaders and volunteers accused of sexual abuse between the years 1965 and 1985, and providing details of the allegations, The Daily News reported. Names of the victims will not be released, in the so-called "perversion files."
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Traffic Low for Online Video Chat Service 'Airtime' Despite Top Firms' Backing, According to AppData
Despite a splashy, star-studded coming out party in June and funding from celebrities and big name venture capital firms, the video chat start-up Airtime appears to be struggling, based on information published in The New York Times today. "So far its traffic appears to be little more than a trickle," reporter Jenna Wortham wrote.
Boy Scout 'Perversion Files' Released Detailing 20 Years of Sexual Abuse
The Boy Scouts of America released over 15,000 pages of records yesterday detailing 20 years of sexual abuse complaints directed at 1,247 scout leaders. The organization fought the courts in an attempt to keep the records, which span 20 years from 1965 to 1985, confidential. Names and addresses of the victims, who number in the thousands, were redacted from the documents.
'Emmanuelle' Star Sylvia Kristel Dies at 60, Among Netherlands' Biggest Movie Stars (VIDEO)
he Dutch star of the 1974 erotic hit sensation "Emmanuelle" passed away in her sleep Wednesday night at age 60, according to a statement made by her agent, Features Creative Management, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Electric Battery Maker A123 Bankruptcy Filing Highlights Difficulties of Emerging Industry
Waltham, Massachusetts-based electric car battery manufacturer A123 Systems Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported. The company's collapse has been called a setback for the Obama administration's efforts to foster a domestic market for electric vehicles running on U.S.-built batteries.
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President Barack Obama has made a comeback, according to a CNN/ORC international poll of 457 voters who watched the nationally televised presidential debate on Tuesday, as reported by Bloomberg News.
Goldman Sachs reported a strong third quarter this year, more than doubling its revenue to $8.35 billion, from $3.59 billion last year, exceeding the expectations of Wall Street analysts, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
A 96 year-old farmer in India claims to be the world's oldest dad, twice over. Ramjit Raghav, a 96 year-old farmer in India, credits his healthy lifestyle as a vegetarian teetotaler and a healthy sex drive, for his status as the world's oldest father, according to The Times of India.
New home construction in the U.S. jumped in September to its highest level in four years, reported Bloomberg Businessweek, based on Commerce Department data released Wednesday.
In a 35-page complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, the agency accuses Jersey City, N.J.-based hedge fund Yorkville Advisors of misrepresenting the value of its assets and lying about performance, The New York Times reported.
Citigroup Inc. announced on Tuesday that CEO Vikram Pandit, 55, who has held the post since the eve of the financial crisis in 2008, is stepping down.
Kennebunk police have now disclosed the names and addresses of the first 21 defendants in the Maine Zumba prostitution scandal, the Portland Press Herald reported.
After months of negotiations, Australia's Nine Entertainment television network, one of the country's biggest and best known, has agreed to swap more than $3 billion in debt for equity, Reuters reported Wednesday.
The rumored Apple media event scheduled for Oct. 23 is real, according to a Reuters report today. Although an Apple spokeswoman is still being tight-lipped about the agenda, the expectation is that the event will launch, or at least confirm, the existence of a smaller, less expensive version of the iPad.
