Reporters at the Chicago Tribune say they believe the marketing department in recent weeks solicited subscribers’ opinions on stories before they were published, a practice they said raises ethical questions, as well as legal and competitive issues.

Google Inc. is making half a million books, unprotected by copyright, available for free on Sony Corp.’s electronic book-reading device, the companies were set to announce Thursday.

Kate Winslet pulled off the expected Sunday night, winning the Academy Award for best actress for her quietly powerful performance in “The Reader.”

Kate Winslet has won the best-actress Academy Award for the Holocaust-themed drama “The Reader,” while best-picture favorite “Slumdog Millionaire” has cruised to seven Oscars, including best director for Danny Boyle.

Kate Winslet won the supporting-actress prize Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role as a former concentration camp guard in “The Reader.”

As in 2002’s “The Hours,” director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare’s last pairing, “The Reader” has the flawless production values and sheen of prestige that make it easy to admire, yet an emotional detachment that makes it difficult to embrace

Jack Reader, who spent nearly 50 years in NFL officiating and worked two Super Bowls, has died. He was 82.

Sony Corp. unveiled a new e-book reader Thursday with a built-in light and a touch-sensitive display, features that set it apart from Amazon.com Inc.’s competing Kindle reader.

With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own online bookstore.On Thursday, Sony will provide a software update to the Reader, a thin..

Amazon.com Inc. is expected to unveil its long-awaited e-book reader at a media event Monday in New York, according to CNet Networks Inc.’s technology news site.Word of the Kindle, as the device is called, made its way onto blogs more than a year ago,...