Breaking News!

I get “Breaking News” alerts on my mobile device via Yahoo!

There are two options for these alerts:

• Associated Press “Greater frequency. Wide range of breaking news stories.”
• Reuters “Fewer alerts. Focus on the biggest news stories.”

I signed up a while back for the Reuters option, but it’s not very often that I actually get “alerted.”

The past week, I have gotten three alerts though. An unusual amount of activity. Here are the past three stories “big” enough for Reuters to issue a mobile alert:

* (Reuters) California judge says he agrees with jury’s death penalty sentence against Scott Peterson.

* (Reuters) Authorities say Atlanta courthouse shootings suspect in custody-Fox News.

* (Reuters) Judge issues warrant for Michael Jackson’s arrest after he fails to show for trial today.

`*sigh*`