A nine-year-old girl, who went missing as she was allegedly abducted by her grandmother, was tracked down by police using Google's Street View on the internet and a mobile phone signal.

Natalie Maltais went missing on Saturday after her grandmother Rose M. Maltais, 52, did not return with her following a weekend away, the officials based in Athol, Massachusetts said.

A leading budget carrier in the Philippines, Cebu Pacific, announced free domestic seats to its loyal patrons on Christmas.

In a statement, Cebu Pacific said the promo will run from December 25 to 26 or until its 100,000 seats have been sold out and travelers can use their tickets from February 1 to March 18, 2009.

To upgrade airport security equipment, the Transportation Security Administration is selling advertising spaces on plastic bins, carts and stainless steel tables where passengers place their bags for screening.

TSA spokesman Sterling Payne said it is part of a 12-month experiment which would permit the placement of advertising materials in selected airport items at 14 American airports including Los Angeles, Denver and Seattle-Tacoma. For the sold ad spaces, TSA already raised $435,000 which it used to purchase new checkpoint gadgets.

Thousands of used picnic tables are up for sale on eBay by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for $15 to the general public or $10 to non-profit organizations.

All wooden picnic tables are being sold in 'as-is' condition. The tables cost $300 new and are being replaced by cheaper, heavier, harder to vandalize models.

The California legislature approved on Thursday a bill that prohibits texting while driving. Adult violators would be fined $20 for first offense and $50 for subsequent offenses.

But it needs the signature of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who earlier vowed not to sign any legislation until the state budget is approved.