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DC sniper John Allen Muhammad executed- The mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks that killed 10 in the Washington, D.C., region has been executed. A prison spokesman says John Allen Muhammad died by injection at 9:11 p.m. Tuesday at Greensville Correctional Center.
Blame game erupts over probe of Fort Hood suspect- Finger-pointing erupted between federal agencies Tuesday over Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan. Government officials said a Defense Department terrorism investigator looked into Hasan's contacts with a radical imam months ago, but a military official denied prior knowledge of the Army psychiatrist's contacts with any Muslim extremists.
Police: Man opens fire at Ore. lab, killing woman- A man opened fire with a rifle Tuesday at a drug-testing laboratory in suburban Portland, killing a female employee and wounding two other workers before fatally shooting himself, police said. The gunman and the dead woman apparently had a "relationship," Tualatin Police Chief Kent Barker said. He did not elaborate.
- Former President Bill Clinton urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass health care legislation by year's end, pointedly telling skittish lawmakers that an imperfect bill is preferable to another failure like the one he and the party endured in 1994.
US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions- A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has al-Qaida ties.
White House: Obama weighs 4 options in Afghanistan- President Barack Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday, while military officials said the choices involve several ways the president could employ additional U.S. forces next year.
Police: NY school gunman upset over GI treatment- A 42-year-old father of an Army veteran upset by the treatment of U.S. military personnel sneaked a disassembled shotgun into a middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom, then held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot, police said.
- Police said an East Texas man has outsmarted himself in trying to get a quicker response from officers to an alleged assault. Tyler police said 38-year-old Mark Anthony Johnson called 911 on Monday night and reported that he'd just committed a homicide and was armed with a weapon.
- Vin Scully said Tuesday he will continue in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers through the 2010 season, then decide whether he will walk away.
Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group's Shockwave.com Sets Site Record With Near 1 Million Game Plays of Self-Published 'Carrie the Caregiver 2: Preschool'
Nickelodeon Kids and
Family Group's Shockwave.com's "Carrie the Caregiver 2: Preschool", the latest
edition of the site's wildly popular casual game, has become the top selling
downloadable game on the site since its initial release on
"Shockwave is drawing from MTV Networks' success with the creation and
management of IP across multiple media and applying it to the casual games
industry," commented
Shockwave will extend its downloadable games publishing business with several more titles in 2008 which are unique and appeal to the site's audience of primarily women 18 to 49. These games will be distributed to a variety of gaming portals and other MTVN online properties in addition to Shockwave.com.
"Carrie the Caregiver 2: Preschool" is currently available exclusively on
Shockwave (http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/carriethecaregiver2.jsp) and
will become available on additional portal distribution partners in October.
The original "Carrie the Caregiver" game became an instant success when it
launched in 2006, selling tens of thousands of copies, with millions of
downloads and online plays. The company then went on to launch "Carrie the
Caregiver:
According to Comscore Media Metrix, Shockwave had 4.8 million unique visitors in August. The site is fresh off of a record setting month in July with 43.9 million game plays.
MTV Networks recently committed to invest more than
About Shockwave
The Shockwave.com(TM) website (www.shockwave.com) is the world's leading destination for online games, serving a large, loyal audience the best in free interactive entertainment since 1998. Shockwave.com has a library of more than 400 games including action-packed arcade-style games, jigsaws and puzzle games, multiplayer games, downloadable games and more.
The Nickelodeon MTVN Kids and Family Group is a division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks unit. The Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group of websites include Nick.com, NickJr.com, The-N.com, Neopets.com, Shockwave,com, AddictingGames.com, Nicktropolis.com, and Noggin.com.
About MTV Networks and Viacom
MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 140 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services - MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.
Viacom, consisting of BET Networks, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures Corporation, is the world's leading entertainment content company. It engages audiences on television, motion picture and digital platforms through many of the world's best known entertainment brands, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Noggin, Nick at Nite, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, AtomFilms, Gametrailers, BET, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks and Paramount Vantage. Viacom's global reach includes more than 130 channels and over 280 online properties in 160 countries and territories.
For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com.
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