
Oct 22 - By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press Writer
The fight between Monster and Vermonster has been settled.

Oct 12 - By John Curran, Associated Press Writer
Forget David and Goliath. This fight's between Matt and Monster.
Sep 2 - By Associated Press
The former president and chief operating officer of the online job services company Monster Worldwide has been sentenced in New York to two years in prison for stock options fraud.
Jun 18 - By Associated Press
In a June 16 story about a North Carolina college student accused of stealing traffic barrels to make a sculpture, The Associated Press misreported the name of the company that owns the barrels. It is Hamlett Associates, not Hamlin Associates.

Jun 16 - By Barbara Rodriguez, Associated Press Writer
When Joseph Carnevale chopped up three stolen orange and white traffic barrels from a construction site to create a massive sculpture of a roadside monster thumbing a ride, the North Carolina college student said he saw it as a form of street art.
May 18 - By Associated Press
Monster Worldwide Inc., which runs the Monster job search Web site, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle federal civil charges that it secretly backdated options for its executives and employees.
May 14 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
An odd creature has apparently washed up on New York's coast, sparking claims that it may be another so-called "Montauk Monster."
May 12 - By Associated Press
The former president and chief operating officer of Monster Worldwide has been convicted in New York of wrongfully backdating millions of dollars' worth of employee stock option grants.
Feb 4 - By Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer
For the second time in less than 18 months, the job-search Web site Monster.com was breached, along with USAJobs.gov, which Monster's parent company runs for the federal government. And yet Monster might suffer little fallout — because the overall state of computer security is so bad anyway.

Feb 4 - By Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer
Never mind the 40-foot snake that menaced Jennifer Lopez in the 1997 movie "Anaconda." Not even Hollywood could match a new discovery from the ancient world. Fossils from northeastern Colombia reveal the biggest snake ever discovered: a behemoth that stretched 42 to 45 feet long, reaching more than 2,500 pounds.

Nov 2 - By DAVID KOOP, Associated Press Writer
Beneath the tourist gondolas in the remains of a great Aztec lake lives a creature that resembles a monster — and a Muppet — with its slimy tail, plumage-like gills and mouth that curls into an odd smile.

Jan 20 - By Michael Ventre, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
MoviesOK, so the clever “Blair Witch”-style promotional campaign is finally over. We don’t have to watch little clips of a cell phone video and a mysterious monster anymore. Now we can watch an entire 85-minute feature film of a cell phone video and a mysterious monster. The reviews are in and they’re mostly positive. The audiences have lined up dutifully to shell out their entertainment dollar. “Cloverfield” has set records for the weekend. And you know what’s coming next, don’t you? Imitators. Between now and next year, there will be at least 10 to 15 scary stealth campaigns to hype new monster movies. So get in on the ground floor now of this monster mash before you get eaten alive. (Paramount Pictures, in theaters now)
Nov 21 - By Associated Press
You wouldn't want to use it to carve a Thanksgiving turkey, but if you need to push a cuticle, measure a tire tread, clean a golf club or adjust a bicycle spoke, this is the knife for you.

Oct 14 - By Associated Press
Six friends went to a fishing tournament looking to catch some grouper. They caught an 844-pound shark instead.
Aug 29 - By Associated Press
Monster Worldwide Inc., a major online job-search site, said Wednesday it was beefing up its security measures following a significant data breach this month.

May 31 - By Ben McConville, Associated Press Writer
The Loch Ness monster is back — and there's video. A man has captured what Nessie watchers say is possible footage of the supposed mythical creature beneath Scotland's most mysterious lake.
Feb 14 - By Pat Milton, AP Writer
A former senior vice president of the company that runs the Monster job search Web site pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and fraud charges.
Nov 20 - By Associated Press
Throbbing throttles, pumping pistons and traction action ground to a halt as a longtime lover of monster trucks married her sweetheart in a dirt arena, amid rowdy spectators and crushed cars.
Sep 8 - By Bo-Mi Lim, AP Writer
In what has become South Korea's all-time box-office hit, a man and his somewhat dysfunctional family go on a perilous quest to save his daughter after authorities ignore their calls for help. They wind up fighting a man-eating mutant spawned by the U.S. military dumping toxic chemicals into Seoul's major waterway.
Apr 25 - By May Wong, AP Technology Writer
Seagate Technology LLC is beefing up the capacity of its hard disk drives to a whopping 750 gigabytes, offering consumers of digital media more storage for their computers than ever before.