4.1.04
MSNBC—Canadian judge rules that file sharing is not illegal
Wired News—Microsoft has decided not to update any of its sports titles for Xbox, hinting at a partnership with premiere sports game maker EA
CNN.com—The X prize, a $10 million bounty for the first privately funded group to send a reusable spacecraft into orbit, may be claimed this year
BBC News—Visual effects and game design studio puts itself up for auction on eBay
USA Today—NFL show-offs will now receive a 15 yard team penalty in addition to personal fines
ABCnews.com—An unknown man is calling restaurants across the country posing as a policeman and ordering mangers to strip search innocent employees or customers

4.2.04
USA Today—Bush signs bill giving rights to fetuses, paving the way for a challenge to Roe v. Wade
Wired News—Google will offer free email accounts with a gigabyte of storage space
MSNBC—Howard Stern pulls off April Fool's joke on audience by pretending that his show had been forced off the air
Yahoo! News—Simpsons voice actors on strike for more money
CNN.com—Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd will return for another season, despite his claims in December that the show was finished
CBS News—Ford unveils hybrid SUV that gets 40 mpg

4.5.04
Wired News—The US program that photographs and fingerprints foreign visitors from nations with suspected terrorist ties will now be expanded to include citizens from allies such as Britain and Japan
Salon.com—Police think Wisconsin student may have faked her abduction
ABCnews.com—Canadian mans waits nearly a year to claim a $23 million lottery jackpot
CNN.com—The San Francisco Giants will offer free WiFi access to fans in the seats
MSNBC—Flash mob uses off-the-shelf computers from over 600 participants to create an impromptu supercomputer
C|NET—Ikea founder overtakes Bill Gates to become world's richest man

4.6.04
CBS News—Bush says transfer of power in Iraq will still happen on June 30, despite escalating violence and chaos
Wired News—NASA to finally launch experiment to test theory of relativity 45 years after it was first proposed
CNN.com—Fox cancels Wonderfalls. I don't get it—do they develop edgy, well-written shows just so they can put them on Friday nights and get rid of them before they have a chance to build an audience?
Salon.com—ACLU lawsuit challenges federal no-fly list
MSNBC—Mysterious fires strike Sicilian village
USA Today—Busch Gardens in Williamsburg will use biometric hand scanners to identify season pass holders this year

4.7.04
CBS News—The proliferation of cell phones is causing problems for teh communication systems of fire and police departments
Wired News—New trials for artificial blood will not require patient's consent in some states
Salon.com—Google and Yahoo! have decided not to accept any more ads from online casinos, which have dubious legal status in the US
CNN.com—Jennier Lopez's mom wins $2.4 million playing the slots in Atlantic City
USA Today—Workers who lose their jobs to outsourcing often have to train their foreign replacements
Fox News—Woman who falsely claimed she lost winning lottery ticket is fined $1000 and sentenced to 50 hours of community service

4.8.04
Wired News—Environmental activists buy up pollution licenses so that corporations can't use them to release toxins into the air
USA Today—MoveOn.org worker will join Kerry's staff as head of online organizing
CBS News—Doctors who play video games at least three hours a week make better surgeons
Fox News—Man arrested for kicking dog like football and killing it
Salon.com—Simpsons movie in the works, but it won't be ready for at least five more years
CNN.com—AOL to produce online reality show

4.9.04
USA Today—For the first time in its history, AOL will offer some of its exclusive content to non-subscribers
CNN.com—Man will bet everything he owns on one spin of the roulette wheel
New Scientist—Some scientists think that Greenland's ice sheet will completely melt away, but it will take at least 1000 years
C|NET—Microsoft will offer discounts to Windows users who want to watch streaming video of baseball games, but Mac users will pay full price and Linux users can't see the content at all
ABCnews.com—The FAA gives approval to the first privately funded vehicle intended for eventual use in manned space flight
BBC News—Cats may have been living with humans as pets for 10,000 years

4.12.04
ABCnews.com—Man who gambled everything he owned ($135,000) on a single spin of the roulette wheel bets on red and doubles his money
Salon.com—Kids on easter egg hunt find loaded handguns near elementary school
Dive Into Mark—An in-depth critique of accessibility issues with the new Gmail free email service offered by Google
MSNBC—Second X-Files feature film in the works
CNN.com—Weird Al's parents found dead in their home
BBC News—New James Bond novels will explore the spy's teenage years

4.13.04
BBC News—A group of privately-financed Russians say they will send a manned mission to Mars within 10 years
CNN.com—Clear Channel will introduce digital billboards that can continually change their content
Fox News—Sorority members at Univeristy of Missouri urged to lie about illnesses and recent piercings in order to participate in a competitive blood drive
ZDNet—Microsoft disappointed with number of users upgrading to XP
CBS News—Cell phone use becoming common even in remote areas of national parks
USA Today—To fight grade inflation, Princeton my limit the number of A's that can be awarded by each department

4.14.04
ABCnews.com—Rare edition of Hamlet from the first printing in 1611 could net over $1 million at auction
C|NET—Maryland passes anti-spam legislation
CNN.com—Cheney earned almost as much from his Halliburton pay as he did from his salary as vice president
Wired News—California legislature has concerns about privacy in Google's new Gmail service
USA Today—NBA nullifies final rebound in Sura's triple-double, which he got by intentionally missing a meaningless shot
Fox News—California may pass law limiting the situations in which police may engage in high-speed pursuits

4.15.04
CBS News—Kerry proposes plan to exchange free college education for commitment to public service
Fox News—Americans spent an average of 28 1/2 hours doing their taxes this year
Wired News—Diesel could make a comeback in the US thanks to rising gas prices and more environmentally friendly technology
USA Today—Teen who ran over woman so he could have sex with her corpse is sentenced to 50 years in jail
MSNBC—Richard Wagner tops the list of music that's dangerous to listen to while driving
BBC News—Second face discovered on the Shroud of Turin

4.16.04
ABCnews.com—New tape, purportedly from bin Laden, offers european nations a truce if they pull their troops out of muslim countries
CNN.com—20,000 troops in Iraq who were due to be rotated home will have their tours extended at least another 90 days
Wired News—Man who invented the web is awarded the first Millenium Technology Prize
Salon.com—Bush's latest news conference contained a gross exaggeration about Libya's quantities of mustard gas. Does this guy ever know what he's talking about?
USA Today—Jesse Ventura considering a run at the White House in 2008
CBS News—Amazon joins the search engine fray

4.19.04
CBS News—Spain announces that it will withdraw its troops from Iraq as soon as possible
Wired News—Bush wants congress to renew the Patriot Act, parts of which will expire next year, but both democrats and republicans have reservations about some provisions of the law
Salon.com—Spending on tv ads has already topped $90 million for the current presidential campaign
CNN.com—Sony has developed an optical disc made of 51% paper that will be compatible with the next generation of blue laser DVD players
USA Today—Google will introduce targeted, localized ads based on IP address
ABCnews.com—Canadian bars use face recognition technology to permanently ban problem patrons

4.20.04
CNN.com—Woodward's new book alleges that Bush and the Saudis have a deal to lower gas prices before the November election to help Bush's reelection chances, but Bush's camp denies it
Fox News—New court ruling says that Clarett cannot enter the NFL draft this weekend
Wired News—Many Mac fans work for Microsoft
MSNBC—Because it cannot air new shows until late October because of postseason baseball games, Fox will instead premiere six shows this summer
C|NET—AOL ramping up Netscape staff
USA Today—Star Wars trilogy DVD will offer sneak peak of Episode III and Darth Vader's new look

4.21.04
CBS News—Muslims in Michigan city want calls to prayer to be broadcast on loudspeakers, claiming it is no different than other churches ringing bells
Salon.com—Bush spent $50 million on election ads in the month of March alone
CNN.com—Despite its box office success, Gibson's Passion will probably not air on network television because of its controversial and graphic content
Wired News—Detroit unveils high-tech parking meters that can accept credit card or cell phone payments, but some motorists find them intimidating to use
BBC News—German woman puts her daughter up for sale on eBay
MSNBC—The RIAA drops its offer of amnesty to file traders who download copyrighted music

4.22.04
CBS News—Starship's "We Built This City" named worst song ever
CNN.com—British amusement park creates ihatework site and encourages visitors to call in sick to visit their attractions during the week
Wired News—New site features QuickTime VR panoramas taken from different spots around the world on the first day of spring
Fox News—Florida school hired out students to work on road crews and kept a share of their wages
New Scientist—New credit card has built in voice-identification hardware and will require its owner to speak a password before it will allow a charge
USA Today—Shane McGowan assaulted in London pub

4.23.04
Yahoo! News—Republican senator says draft may need to be reinstated to bolster forces in Iraq
Wired News—Panel in California recommends that the state not only stop using the Diebold e-voting machines, but that they consider filing civil and criminal charges against the company
C|NET—Steve Jobs says he will not open the iPod to competing music formats
Fox News—Student threatens his highly allergic teacher with peanut butter cookies
ABCnews.com—German postal worker puts pilfered packages up for sale on eBay
MSNBC—Paris Hilton sex tape will be released after porn distributor buys rights from ex-boyfriend Rick Salomon, who owns the tape

4.26.04
ABCnews.com—Choking driver says crash with 18 wheeler saved his life by dislodging piece of food from his throat
Fox News—19 year old with TB who infected at least 56 other people is jailed after refusing to obey quarantine order
MSNBC—New machine uses power of a vortex to reduce almost any substance into an inert powder
CNN.com—Microsoft will unveil its digital music subscription service, codenamed Janus, later this year
New Scientist—Smart packaging could help make our food fresher and safer
BBC News—Computer users feel loyalty to specific machines

4.27.04
C|NET—Becuase of the increasing popularity of DVRs that allow consumers to skip television commercials, advertisers are planning to shift dollars away from television to the web
CNN.com—David Bowie copies Jay-Z by challenging his listeners to come up with mixes of his vocals over new backing tracks, and offers a prize to the best remix
Fox News—The Mona Lisa seems to be deteriorating, but Louvre officials aren't sure why
USA Today—New $50 bill includes red and blue for stars and stripes
Salon.com—Japanese hostages back from Iraq are billed $21,000 by their government for expenses related to their return home
CBS News—Low-carb buffet patrons banned after 12th serving of roast beef

4.28.04
CNN.com—15 year old high school student is questioned by Secret Service because of anti-war drawings he made in art class
CBS News—A meteorite from the moon yields a new mineral
Wired News—Google's impending IPO will make most of its employees very rich, but will its new allegiance to stockholders endanger the corporate culture?
Salon.com—For the first time ever, the IOC has purchased insurance in case the Olympic games are canceled
ABCnews.com—Sisters of female soldier killed in Iraq will not return to their units
MSNBC—Paris Hilton's parents will get their own reality show

4.29.04
USA Today—Florida town will record and run background checks on every driver who enters the city limits
Wired News—Apple unveils new version of iTunes on the first anniversary of the iTunes music store
New Scientist—Robotic road markers could make opening and closing highway lanes safer and more efficient
CNN.com—Smoking will no longer be permitted on LA beaches
CBS News—Military wants ski resort to give back howitzer guns loaned to them to help prevent avalanches
MSNBC—Shots fired at police van on set of rap video shoot

4.30.04
Wired News—Google files for its IPO but makes it clear to investors that it does not intend to abandon its quirky company policies and employee perks
Fox News—Military at work on liquid for bulletproof vest that will harden upon impact to stop projectile
Salon.com—WWII memorial opens to the public
Human Kleenex—See how much respect Bush has for other people?
Yahoo! News—Democratic senator Zell Miller thinks that state legislatures should appoint senators
CBS News—Girls getting more violent