LOS ANGELES – Fate can be cruel.The judge presiding over adult filmmaker Ira Isaacs’ U.S. District Court trial on charges of distributing criminally obscene videos depicting bestiality and defecation on Tuesday found himself taking heat for his personal Web space, which contains…...

MONTREAL, CANADA — Affiliate program Braincash.com has added a new consumer trial program that pays referring webmasters a minimum of $25 per $2.95, console-free trial-membership sale regardless whether users continue as full-fledged members. Current affiliates may elect to...

CUPERTINO, CA — Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new iPhone that is less expensive and faster than the original. The company hopes the change will make the gotta-have geek accessory more accessible for average users.Like its predecessor, the new iPhone will run on AT&T’s...

CANOGA PARK, CA — The Free Speech Coalition and mortgage banker and broker LoanCarpenter (LC) have teamed to offer FSC members customized services in the personal and commercial mortgage arenas.LC is affiliated with a national mortgage bank that provides services in all 50...

ZILLAH, WA — A casino owner’s request for an adult-entertainment license has the local population worrying Zillah, a town of 2,660 in Washington’s wine country near Yakima, will overtake Las Vegas on the “Sin City” quality of life scale.“I don’t want people to drive by on...

CANOGA PARK, CA — The U.S. Department of Justice has issued proposed regulations for 18 U.S.C. §2257A, the new counterpart to the federal age-verification and recordkeeping act applicable to those who produce images of simulated, as opposed to actual, sexual...

PASCO, WA — Robbing adult shops is becoming quite the craze – and a 27-year-old Benton County man apparently didn’t want to miss out on being one of the hip criminal crowd, even if it meant robbing his own employer.Stan E. Turnridge isn’t working for Elmo’s Adult Books and...

ROMANIA — With gasoline prices climbing the charts worldwide, mass transit is becoming increasingly popular – and perhaps also increasingly eccentric. Police in Bucharest are investigating stories about a mysterious and entrepreneurial woman who strips down to her underwear...

WASHINGTON, DC — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s plan to provide free high-speed internet access that blocks “offensive” content has drawn fire from free-speech advocates and wireless service providers who fear censorship and signal...

TAMPA, FL – Adult video producer Max Hardcore was convicted Thursday on 10 federal counts of distributing obscenity. He faces jail time and stiff fines, but the jury decided he will not have to forfeit his Altadena, CA, home.His company, MaxWorld Entertainment, also was found...