Tech giants offer ideas on charging readers onlineNEW YORK — Some of the world's most prominent technology companies are offering suggestions to publishers on how they can charge readers for news online.

Top US copyright cop opposes Google book dealSAN FRANCISCO — The nation's top copyright official has joined the mounting opposition to a class-action settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.

Charged Maine man now accused of vandalizing carPORTLAND, Maine — A Lewiston, Maine, man charged last month with selling stolen tractors on eBay is facing a new charge of criminal mischief. Matthew Theriault, 25, was indicted on charges of wire fraud and lying to an FBI agent. As a condition of his release, he promised not to commit any new crimes. Eleven days later, he was seen parking a truck behind the car of a man who had been in a dispute with Theriault's father, then quickly leaving.

Facebook to let users tag friends in status postsNEW YORK — Facebook will soon let users "tag" their friends in their posts, similar to how they already can with photos.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala's IT sector will generate as many as 200,000 jobs in the next five years, state Chief Secretary Neela Gangadharan said Thursday.