Microsoft to let PC users turn off IE Web browser

SEATTLE — A single check box deep in the guts of the next version of Windows is giving Microsoft watchers a peek at how the software maker plans to keep European antitrust regulators from marring a crucial software launch. Windows 7, the successor to the much-maligned Vista, isn’t expected to reach consumers until next year, [...]

Prosecutors charge man, 27, in Ill. pastor shooting

When the stranger walked down the center aisle in the middle of the service, Pastor Fred Winters — welcoming as always — stepped forward to greet him, police said. But after the two exchanged a few words the visitor pulled out a pistol and started shooting, according to Illinois State Police Director Larry Trent. The [...]