As the recession peels away thousands of Sonoma County jobs, welfare caseloads and costs are rising at an unprecedented rate, county officials say. Payments to needy county residents – including food stamps, general assistance, cash grants and in-home services – totaled $12.8 million in April, up more than 30 percent …

A royal chauffeur was suspended Sunday over allegations he gave undercover reporters a tour of Queen Elizabeth II’s luxury limousines and other sensitive areas of her Buckingham Palace home in exchange for money. More: continued here

NEW YORK (AP) — The online marketplace eBay is eliminating some upfront fees to attract more sellers who occasionally auction items. More: continued here

At Dean Bender Chevrolet, employees waited in anticipation for the 3 p.m. FedEx delivery, said owner Dean Bender. The delivery person showed up on time, carrying only one small package. More: continued here

Undercover reporters have exposed an alleged major Buckingham Palace security breach after being given access to the Queen’s limousine fleet by a royal chauffeur for £1,000. More: continued here

FedEx driver Jay Hoover looks forward each year to participating in the Franklin County Make-A-Wish Truck Convoy, an annual event that raises money to grant wishes for county children with life-threatening illnesses. More: continued here

AP Technology NewsBrief at 5:25 pm EDTTMCnetEBay wins court fight against L'Oreal in UKLONDON (AP) _ A British court on Friday ruled that Internet marketplace eBay is not liable for bogus beauty products sold on its Web site, dealing a blow to cosmetics company L'Oreal's campaign against the …AP Technology …

CrunchGear Google working on picture-based captcha to save us from ourselvesCrunchGear, NYby Nicholas Deleon on May 24, 2009 You'll recall that, about a year ago, we decided to make captchas—those things you find on Web sites at login that require you to decipher and type words or numbers—our raison d'etre. Two …

'For philatelist, stamps are a window to the world'Indian Express, IndiaAll the information about stamps is now available on the Internet. Philatelists keep getting the latest information through Internet and remain busy in the sale and purchase of stamps. Many of them have lost the zeal. In the early 80s, people …

Australia stamps its mark on M&A leaguesFinancial Times, UKBy Peter Smith and Sundeep Tucker in Sydney Australia lacks a financial capital to rival New York, London or Tokyo but the country's ranking as one of the world's most vibrant capital markets has been underlined by a surge in equity issues and …