June 16, 2011

Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is home from the hospital less than six months after she was shot in the head in an assassination attempt. Giffords has amazed many with her recovery thus far, but she is still struggling to speak and walk and needs daily intensive therapy. It’s not known if Giffords will ever recover enough to resume her duties in as a member of Congress. Source Link

Don’t expect any live TV coverage of the court battle between actor Charlie Sheen and the producers who fired him from his starring role in the series “Two and a Half Men.” A judge has ruled that Sheen’s legal dispute must be handled through private arbitration rather than a public trial. Sheen has been replaced on the top-rated series by actor Ashton Kutcher. Source Link

The first Google laptops are hitting stores today. Without an operating system like Windows or Macs, the so-called Chromebooks do all of their work online through web applications. Without having to power a hard drive to store programs and data, the Chromebooks can go a full workday on one battery charge. But they need an Internet connection at all times to be functional. Source Link