A Fort Lauderdale 911 operator took the call. "They are beating my son!" a woman screamed. "They are going to kill my son!" "Ma'am, slow down. Who is beating your son?" the operator responded. "The poliiiice!" The words were an agonized wail. "I tried to talk to them, and the...

Google already faces antitrust charges from Europe's competition authorities. Now, the American search giant may be the target of a series of new civil lawsuits that claim Google abused its market dominance to favor its own services over those of its rivals.