A city police officer accused of assaulting several women, then pulling one over in his patrol car and telling her to "shut her mouth," has resigned. Police Chief Frank Garner accepted Troy Holt's resignation Tuesday without public comment here.

*Former Gonzaga University mens basketball coach Dan Monson resigned as the coach at the University of Minnesota here.

Smile-Detecting Sony DSC-T300 Digital Camera is Super Skinny

The T-series of digital cameras is well known for being among the slimmest in the business, but the feature set on the recently released Sony DSC-T300 is anything but skinny. In fact, it's surprisingly bloated given its incredibly thin profile You start off with basics like a 10.1 megapixel sensor and an impressive 5x optical zoom courtesy of Car Zeiss Vario-Tessar. And then it gets fantastically better with dynamic scene modes, a smile-detecting shutter, a face-detecting feature, a large 3.5-inch wide aspect touchscreen, ISO 3200, image stabilization, and improved focusing at close distance. Don't want to sift through your hundreds of pictures just to see which ones include your ugly mug? This camera can search though that library by face too. Rounding out the specs are 1080p slideshow output and a Memory Stick Duo slot.

NEP Supershooters & Screenworks Build HD Future for WWE(R) On the Air ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- One of America's great entertainment stars just got brighter. NEP Supershooters and Screenworks have been working with World Wrestling Entertainment(R) for over a year on creating a new HD experience for fans at home and at WWE events around the country.

The NEP Systems Integration team and WWE management joined forces to custom design and build the new High Definition Remote Television Production home for WWE. The two new double expando units dubbed Red and Black were built to specifications as outlined by WWE's Mike Grossman, Duncan Leslie and Marty Pingree. They include a spacious new main production control room equipped with Grass Valley Kalypso switcher, 6 EVS Servers, 11 Sony HD Cams and 2 SRW VTR's along with technical management, video and graphics areas.

Boise police defend officer after ombudsman's report

Boise police are defending the actions of a fellow officer after the city's community ombudsman issued a critical report saying the officer violated the department's policy on use of force.Pierce Murphy issued the report earlier this month on a 2006 incident where two sons of Idaho state Sen. Mike Burkett, D-Boise, were cited for vandalizing U.S. flags on the Statehouse grounds.The men, Michael "Ike" Burkett and Thomas Burkett - referred to in the report only as Complainant 1 and Witness 1 - were cited with malicious injury to property. Michael Burkett was arrested for resisting after an officer forcibly put him on the ground for allegedly interfering with his investigation. Michael Burkett was not injured.Murphy's report states the officer, who has not been identified, violated department policy on the use of force and failed to properly record the incident with a digital recorder.Boise police Chief Mike Masterson and Boise Police Union representatives say they disagree with Murphy's findings.The officer properly used force and will not be disciplined, Masterson said.At issue is how to interpret a grainy, dark security camera video of the incident coupled with statements from the Burkett brothers, three Capitol security officers and two Boise police officers.

Engineered Mosquitoes Could Wipe Out Dengue Fever

Scientists at a British biotech company said they have evidence that their genetically modified mosquitoes, which are programmed for sudden, early death, can control the spread of dengue fever.

"We will be able to control dengue through controlling the mosquitoes that transmit it, especially in large urban areas," said the company's chief scientist Luke Alphey.