Grad Student Tracks His Online Moves, Looks To Sell Data

You know you're being tracked by marketers online. But instead of fighting it, a grad student in New York decided to sell his personal data directly.

It wasn't hard to get hold of Federico Zannier. His phone number and email are right on his website. For a couple of bucks, I could have learned a lot more about him.

Stay-At-Home Dads, Breadwinner Moms And Making It All Work

The next time you see a father out shopping with his kids, you might need to check your assumptions.

"I'll get the, 'Oh, look, it's a dad! That's so sweet!' "says Jonathan Heisey-Grove, a stay-at-home father of two young boys in Alexandria, Va., who is pretty sure the other person assumes he's just giving Mom a break for the day. In fact, he's part of a growing number of fathers who are minding the kids full time while their wives support the family and who say societal expectations are not keeping up with their reality.

No. 1s: The Latest Greatest Of All Time

The Great Gatsby is on the screen again, re-opening the perennial debate about whether or not it is the great American novel. Or was that Huckleberry Finn? Or are we still waiting for the great American novel? Is the title vacant, like most recent Tour de France championships? In the arts, the argument over the great American novel is a rather unusual great fuss about the greatest. In most disciplines there simply doesn't seem to be a passion to constantly assess who's No. 1. Except, except ...

Except in sport.

Governor's Chef Trial Set for Three Weeks Before Election

Craig Carper in News

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Margaret Spencer has scheduled the trial of former Executive Mansion chef Todd Schneider for October 15th through October 18th, just three weeks before this year's election for Governor.

Accused Attacker of Goochland Teacher Goes to Trial June 18

John Ogle in News

The Henrico man charged with attacking his former girlfriend, a teacher, outside of Goochland Middle School in December will go to trial next month.

Children’s Museum Offering Internships

John Ogle in News

The Children’s Museum of Richmond is looking for a few good high school students for its Junior Internship Program.

Richmond Police Search for Clues in Triple Shooting

Charles Fishburne in News

Two men remain in critical condition following a 3:00 am Monday shooting incident in 400 block of East Broad in Richmond that resulted in one death. 

Navy Launches First Unmanned Jet From Aircraft Carrier

Charles Fishburne in News

The United States Navy says it has successfully launched an unmanned aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier. 

Acting in "Red" Will Win You Over, Says Critic

Joan Tupponce in Theater Reviews

Free lancer Joan Tupponce reviews "Red" at Virginia Rep.

Justice Department Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records

The Associated Press is protesting what it calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion into its gathering of news. The target of that wrath is the U.S. Justice Department, which secretly collected phone records for several AP reporters last year. The AP says it's caught in the middle of a Justice Department leak investigation.

The scope of the Justice Department subpoenas is what gives David Schultz, a lawyer for AP, pause.