New York Times: Facebook made oversharing with a small army of friends a mainstream activity. Now, one of its early architects is swinging in the other direction. Dave Morin, who helped build Facebook Connect and the Facebook Platform, left the company this year to start his own venture, called Path. He says it is not [...]
Washington Post: KABUL – Gen. David H. Petraeus, the coalition military commander in Afghanistan, warned Afghan officials Sunday that President Hamid Karzai’s latest public criticism of U.S. strategy threatens to seriously undermine progress in the war and risks making Petraeus’s own position “untenable,” according to Afghan and U.S. officials. Officials said Petraeus expressed “astonishment and [...]
(CNN) – British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, released this weekend after being held hostage for more than a year by pirates, said Monday they were coming to terms with the death of Paul Chandler’s father during their captivity. In a statement, the couple said they planned to return to the United Kingdom very soon [...]
Los Angeles Times: A rookie Los Angeles police officer has resigned amid allegations he illegally tapped into a law enforcement computer on behalf of a gang member who was recently convicted of murder. The officer, Gabriel Morales, 25, was seeking information on two key witnesses who testified at the gang member’s murder trial, according to [...]
The Hill: President Obama and labor unions are entering a new and difficult stretch in their relationship as the White House looks to find common ground with Republicans on issues like trade and the deficit. Unions praised Obama this week for insisting that talks continue on a free trade agreement with South Korea after negotiators [...]