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Computer experts say mobile phones are prime targets for hacking because of the ways they connect to networks.

Hackers Convene To Find Mobile Security Flaws

This week Las Vegas saw the world's largest hacking party — and it was all legal. The gathering was designed to bring together cybersecurity experts — including the top hackers in the business — to expose vulnerabilities before criminals uncover them. The big focus this year was on mobile phones.

'Lifting,' And Lifted By, Words

Poet Ouyang Yu imagines an Olympic event in which he lifts up just one extraordinary word. "The magic of the word is that, when well lifted, it has the power to transform," Yu says.

When it comes to learning how to drive, your teen is probably as harried as you are. Research shows that scare tactics meant to instill caution, though, are less effective than kind words.

Cheer Up: It's Just Your Child Behind The Wheel

Sure, teaching your kids to drive can be nerve-wracking. New research shows that positive reinforcement goes a long way toward instilling safe driving practices.

Organization promotes healthy kids

As Hoosier parents and children prepare for a new school year, the Covering Kids and Families of Indiana program is kicking off its back to school…

Traffic In London Not So Jammed

Traffic is moving well despite fears that the Olympic Games would clog the city. The M1 highway is busy but somewhere between normal and nice, and the AP reports no problems inside London. The commute to the houses of Parliament is five minutes shorter than normal, and bicyclists are loving roads cleared of cars for Olympic races.

There's evidence the first Olympic athletes ate cheesecake, but it probably looked a lot different than this.

Fun And (Olympic) Games, On National Cheesecake Day

Some food holidays are pure marketing, but at least this one has a bit of Olympic history behind it. Some of the first Olympians were said to have dined on cheesecakes, although they sound a bit different from cheesecakes today.

Boudia wins Bronze in London

A Boilermaker is on the medal stand in London.Former Purdue diver David Boudia won the bronze medal in the Men’s Ten Meter Platform diving event along…

In <em>About Face, </em>former supermodels (including Carmen Dell'Orefice shown above) talk about what it's like to grow old in an industry that is obsessed with youth.

Getting Old Is Hard, Even (And Especially) For Models

Supermodels open up about aging in a youth-obsessed industry in the HBO documentary About Face: The Supermodels Then and Now. "I really insisted that I not be retouched in Playboy," says Carol Alt. "... I'm 49 years old, and that was the point ... I let every bump and flaw show."

Samsung Electronics Co. representatives wait to enter the Robert F. Peckham Federal Courthouse in San Jose, California on Monday.

Apple, Samsung Face Off In Court Over Alleged Patent Infringements

It's a battle of titans that could reshape the mobile landscape.

Support For Same-Sex Marriage Could Be Official Democratic Stance

Democrats are on the path to including an endorsement of same-sex marriage for the first time in their official party platform. The proposal has made it through an important Democratic committee meeting.

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