SAN FRANCISCO — Google is accelerating its search engine by displaying the results as soon as users begin to type in their requests. The new “Instant Search’ introduced Wednesday means people will start to see an ever-evolving set of results in the middle of the page with each character they type into the search box.
Nye County District Attorney Bob Beckett was arrested late Tuesday night on suspicion of drunken driving after authorities in Pahrump received a report from a concerned citizen: Heidi Fleiss. The former Hollywood madam said she called the Nye County sheriff’s office about a suspicious vehicle parked on the secluded dirt road near her house in Pahrump.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — Calling her “a Lindsay Lohan wannabe,” a judge fined “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi $500 on Wednesday and ordered her to perform community service after she pleaded guilty to disturbing others on a beach in July. Her lawyer said Polizzi was under the influence of alcohol when she stumbled around the beach in Seaside Heights, using loud language that disturbed other beachgoers.
NEW YORK — CNN says Piers Morgan of “America’s Got Talent” will replace Larry King on the network’s prime-time lineup in January. Morgan, a veteran journalist who hosts a popular interview program in Britain, will do a similar show for CNN. His selection as King’s replacement had been widely expected for the past few months.