Ovarian cancer, which is known as the silent killer because it's so hard to detect in early stages, killed 15,000-plus women in the US last year. But now, doctors are a step closer to developing a way to screen for it. [Us News & World Report] Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams, who just got engaged...

San Francisco Chronicle journalists are trying to talk investors into buying the foundering daily newspaper and restructuring it as a nonprofit, writes the SF Appeal. Who are the ink-stained wretches courting? The editorial workers would invest some of their own money, a Guild representative told th...

Craigslist has seen a "spectacular" drop in Erotic Services listings since it began implementing various verification methods in 2008, the company said this week. In five major cities across the US—Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Seattle, and Los Angeles—the drop has ranged between 90 and 95...

Frankly, Sheriff Dart’s actions mystify me,� stated Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster in a blog post.  Buckmaster is referring to a lawsuit that was filed against the company. By adding measures like phone verification and credit card authorization, Craigslist claims that erotic services have been ...

I found two items today in Bulldog Reporter of interest. One, Craigslist is being sued by Cook County, Illinois for allegedly being the biggest source of prostitution in the country. The other is about the Seattle PI, owned by Hearst, shutting down as a daily and considering going to an online only ...

E!’s latest foray in reality television fuckery Candy Girls debuted last night and I was not impressed at all. The show follows “a high end agency” that represents some of the “hottest video vixens” in the hip-hop industry. Please notice the use of quotation marks and t...

For those listeners of the Spark Minute on Green 960 or 910 KNEW in San Francisco, you’ve found the summary of all the follow up information and reports you heard on air for the week of 3/9/09. The number one spot for prostitution: Nevada or Craigslist? The market for used games, online and offlin...

“With Craigslist there is no need for pimps,” said a 35 year old sex worker in San Francisco. Chicago Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart agrees with her and is accusing Craigslist as being one of the largest sources of prostitution in the country. His office claims that Craigslist’s erot...

Filed under: Computers Craigslist, Internet purveyors of random junk, big and small, is facing yet another lawsuit pertaining to its "Erotic Services" section. While previous lawsuits have focused on the site's inability to sufficiently monitor and remove ads soliciting sex, the new suit alleges tha...

CNET NEWS -- Mar 6 -- Chicago Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on Thursday sued the popular Internet classified service, accusing Craigslist of being one of the largest sources of prostitution in the country. Dart said that the kind of sex services being advertised on Craigslist frequently involves mino...