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HONOLULU – President Bush has asked his defense and interior secretaries to look into designating Pearl Harbor and other historic World War II sites in the Pacific a national monument. A May 29 presidential memo to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said such status could offer …

SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) issued fixes for nine security flaws, including four meant to keep hackers from breaking into computers through Web pages, during a regularly scheduled update Tuesday. Microsoft gave the four Web browsing-related patches its most severe “critical” rating. The updates affect many versions of Windows, Windows …

Country singer Tim McGraw hauled a rowdy fan out of the audience and up onto the stage during his Washington concert on Tuesday. Video shot by a fan at the concert shows McGraw shouting “Get rid of this guy,” summoning security and helping arriving crew members to haul him onstage. …