Austin (Chicago, Illinois)

AT&T begins offering smartphone-controlled home security system

2013-04-26 09:21:00

AT&T, looking to take home security into the future, has begun offering "Digital Life," a new service that allows AT&T customers to control various parts of their homes with their smartphones or tablets. The AT&T "smarthome" service allows users to...

Oklahoma earthquakes linked to injection wells

2013-03-27 14:26:00

HOUSTON -- Oklahoma’s largest-recorded earthquake was�triggered�by injection wells used by the oil and gas industry, according to a report released this week. The Tuesday report in the geoscience�journal Geology is the latest scientific evidence...

Colorado players shouldn't expect a 'Big Howdy' Texas welcome

2013-03-21 12:58:00

AUSTIN, Texas -- The NCAA selection committee did not put a regional favorite in the Austin games for the tournament’s second and third round this weekend. Only two of the eight teams playing at the Erwin Center are less than 1,000 miles away....

Start-up Sunday: Qloo, a 'cultural discovery' search engine

2013-03-17 10:31:00

If you are like me and spend hours trawling the Web to find the next best restaurant, travel destination or book, you might want to take a look at Qloo, a new "cultural discovery platform" that aims to make searches more personal and easier. The New...

SXSW 2013: Kendrick Lamar convinces a capacity crowd at AMH

2013-03-16 13:28:00

This post has been corrected. See below for details. At the Austin Music Hall on Friday night, Sway Calloway of MTV�delivered a grand introduction for the night’s headliner, Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean bring fresh sounds to L.A....

Though going blind, E.J. Scott keeps looking ahead, moving forward

2013-01-11 18:15:00

E.J. Scott makes his way through life with a swagger and a white cane. He is not an athlete in the traditional sense of those whose exploits appear on these pages. But what he achieved recently is Blake Griffin-esque. He rose above the rest and...

Basketball: Wednesday's scores

2012-12-27 09:12:40

Holland Taylor of 'Two and a Half Men' bringing 'Ann' to Broadway

2012-09-24 13:49:00

Holland Taylor is familiar to many TV viewers for playing the randy grandmother on the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men." In recent years, the Emmy-winning actress has been busy traveling the country in her one-woman stage show "Ann," based on the life of...

Melvins to attempt Guinness World Record on U.S. tour

2012-06-05 16:37:44

SXSW: Silicon Beach HipSwap offers delivery, celebrity wares

2012-03-13 11:33:00

Want to sell stuff on Craigslist, but the idea of a blind meet-up gives you the heebie jeebies? Los Angeles-based HipSwap has the solution. The Silicon Beach start-up announced at South by Southwest this week the seven-city launch of its website and...

AT&T's 4G LTE enters 11 new markets, including Los Angeles

2012-01-05 16:36:50

Zola Jesus' 'In Your Nature' gets remixed by David Lynch

2012-01-05 16:36:23

From left: Austin Hudson-Lapore's mother, Laurie Hudson; father, Gregg LaPore; and sister, Aidan Hudson-Lapore speak outside Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on the University of Chicago.

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Chicago Bears kickers Robbie Gould (9) and Austin Signor (2) roll two large balls on the field during special teams drills at the Chicago Bears mandatory minicamp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest.

2013-06-12 00:00:00

Edward Donovan as he was released by police at the Austin Police Station on June 5, 1939, in Chicago. Donovan was a married man and father of two, who Neary called her sweetheart. Friends said she never suspected that Donovan was married.

2013-06-06 14:09:42