ASPEN, Colo. - A threat that shut down this resort town on New Year's Eve was real: Police said Thursday that four packages in holiday wrapping held dangerous bombs made of gasoline and cell phone parts and came with notes warning of "mass death."

January

Got a new cell phone for Christmas and don't know what to do with the old one? Since May of 2007, the East Aurora American Legion Post 362 has been collecting used cell phones and accessories. They are then forwarded to a recycling center in Michigan, which creates funds to purchase AT&T phone calling cards. These phone calling cards are then distributed to American troops serving in Iraq, ...

A look back at 2008 provides a sweeping view of the year just past, a vista wide enough to hold great triumph as well as great loss.

(Washington, DC) -- The election of America's first African-American President topped the political news in 2008. The now former Illinois Democratic Senator Barack Obama won a resounding victory over Arizona Republican John McCain in November's presidential election.

After a year of extensive testing of cell phones and smartphones, which models turned out to be the best of the best?

The following is a month-by-month accounting of the big news stories to flash across the pages of the Times-Standard in 2008: January Jan.

Got a new cell phone for Christmas and don't know what to do with the old one? Since May of 2007, the East Aurora American Legion Post 362 has been collecting used cell phones and accessories. They are then forwarded to a recycling center in Michigan, which creates funds to purchase AT&T phone calling cards. These phone calling cards are then distributed to American troops serving in Iraq, ...

The year 2008 brought ups and downs that trickled down into every facet of every city across the country. Burnsville was no exception. It faced its own challenges. Many new people have entered the spotlight while familiar faces remain.

The sound of your voice could one day help power your cell phone thanks to a breakthrough described in the journal Physical Review B. Researchers say they boosted the performance of "piezoelectric" materials, which produce electricity from ...