SHEPHERD, Mont. -- Some good ideas start with a stinking dog.

BOSTON -- Every month seems to bring another episode of sensitive personal information escaping into the wild because a corporate or government laptop computer is lost or stolen. A common response is a lot of hand-wringing over how the data should have been encrypted.

LONDON -- The Burberry plaid, called simply "the check" by fashion executives, is one of the world's most widely recognizable logos.

Amid decades of change in Arch Wagner's life, Montana's Boulder River Ranch was the constant.

By KRISTEN HAYS

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's government Friday vowed stern measures if violence breaks out at expected street demonstrations next week against free trade talks with the United States.

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By JEANNINE AVERSA

SAN FRANCISCO -- Electronics retailer Sharper Image agreed on Friday to stop selling personal breathalyzers and pay $1.2 million in restitution as part of a settlement regarding the devices.