UPDATED 3:04 p.m., Tues., June 12: ALLIANCE -- The hostage has escaped from Thiele Pharmacy in Alliance. Ray Hielscher, who was locked down in a nearby Radio Shack, said he saw the hostage run out of the pharmacy. Hielscher said he heard gunfire as the man ran out. He said the man grabbed his arm. At least he's safe, he said. As of about 6:30 p.m.CST, Hielscher said, the shooter was still barricaded in the pharmacy. The standoff at the pharmacy was preceded by an earlier slaying, local authorities say. Witnesses say a tank-like vehicle is moving into position in downtown Alliance, and the Chamber of Commerce has been evacuated. A second law enforcement officer, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT team, was shot while trying to get into position, according to the newspaper. The patrol said the trooper is expected to survive. See more here: Hostage escapes; body found; 2 officers shot in Alliance area … Continue reading →

RIDGEWOOD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In support of its mission and vision to establish the .Health new generic top-level domain (gTLD) as a safer and more secure online namespace for global health stakeholders, DotHealth, LLC is pleased to announce it has applied to Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the exclusive rights to operate the .Health top-level domain registry. DotHealth has the support of health sciences industry organizations throughout the world because of its commitment to providing a safe and secure online namespace, using distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) threat mitigation and compliance monitoring services. .Health will improve users ability and confidence to discover, access and utilize health-related information and resources in a trusted and secure environment, says Andy Weissberg, CEO of DotHealth. With increased adoption of the Internet and its expanded role in strengthening healthcare systems worldwide, we believe that a broad and diverse range of registrants will value .Health as an attractive solution for promoting and delivering their products and services. To ensure that launch and operations of the .Health registry are aligned with the needs and interests of health stakeholders, DotHealth has secured affirmations of policy support from numerous health sciences industry organizations throughout the world, including: the National … Continue reading →

By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Proposals for Internet addresses ending in ".pizza," ''.space" and ".auto" are among the nearly 2,000 submitted as part of the largest expansion in the online address system. Apple Inc., Sony Corp. and American Express Co. are among companies that are seeking names with their brands. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced the proposals for Internet suffixes, the ".com" part of an Internet address, in London on Wednesday. There were 1,930 proposals for 1,409 different suffixes. The bulk came from North America and Europe. If approved, the new suffixes would rival ".com" and about 300 others now in use. Companies would be able to create separate websites and separate addresses for each of their products and brands, even as they keep their existing ".com" name. Businesses that joined the Internet late, and found desirable ".com" names taken, would have alternatives. From a technical standpoint, the names let Internet-connected computers know where to send email and locate websites. But they've come to mean much more. For Amazon.com Inc., for instance, the domain name is the heart of the company, not just an address. The expansion will allow suffixes that … Continue reading →

UPDATED 3:04 p.m., Tues., June 12: ALLIANCE -- The hostage has escaped from Thiele Pharmacy in Alliance. Ray Hielscher, who was locked down in a nearby Radio Shack, said he saw the hostage run out of the pharmacy. Hielscher said he heard gunfire as the man ran out. He said the man grabbed his arm. At least he's safe, he said. As of about 6:30 p.m.CST, Hielscher said, the shooter was still barricaded in the pharmacy. The standoff at the pharmacy was preceded by an earlier slaying, local authorities say. Witnesses say a tank-like vehicle is moving into position in downtown Alliance, and the Chamber of Commerce has been evacuated. A second law enforcement officer, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT team, was shot while trying to get into position, according to the newspaper. The patrol said the trooper is expected to survive. Originally posted here: 2nd officer shot; hostage still in Alliance pharmacy … Continue reading →