IRVING, Texas, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Some teenagers drive with their legs and jump out of moving cars, but the top driving distraction is talking on cell phones, Texas researchers have determined.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a law banning motorists from reading, writing or sending a text message while driving a vehicle.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Teen rail enthusiasts are using the Internet to express grief for the Los Angeles Metrolink engineer who befriended them and died in a deadly train wreck.
ROME, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The Italian Supreme Court has ruled against Telecom Italia's attempt to fire an employee who sent more than 12,000 private text messages from his work phone.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A Chicago businessman has scored a $7 million victory against a firm that used text messaging to advertise a sale on its Web site.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Drivers in Chicago may soon be unable to text-message while operating a vehicle due to safety considerations, public officials say.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Analysts say releasing Sen. Barack Obama's vice presidential choice in a text message will help his campaign gather cell phone numbers.
CHICAGO, July 29 (UPI) -- A proposed Illinois law banning text-messaging while walking across intersections points out a serious problem, say backers.
JACKSON, Miss., July 24 (UPI) -- Two school districts in Mississippi announced they have adopted rules against text messaging and Internet social network chatting between students and teachers.
BOSTON, July 21 (UPI) -- Lawmakers in at least 14 U.S. states say they are contemplating laws to ban motorists from typing text messages on cell phones while on the road.
BRUSSELS, July 16 (UPI) -- European travelers should soon see the costs of text messaging home cut at least in half say authorities.
LONDON, July 11 (UPI) -- A survey suggests British women often judge the character of prospective mates based on their text messaging abilities.
SULTAN , Wash., July 8 (UPI) -- Authorities in Snohomish County, Wash., said incriminating text messages led them to arrest two suspects and charge them with first-degree murder.
TORONTO, July 8 (UPI) -- Plans by two of Canada's three biggest telecommunications companies to impose fees for incoming text messages have been met with howls of anger.
BALTIMORE, June 10 (UPI) -- Teens who use their cell phone excessively are more prone to disrupted sleep, restlessness, stress and fatigue, Swedish researchers said.
