jim buckmaster

Craigslist received a joint letter from 17 state attorneys general demanding that its adult services ad section be shut down. It's the states' latest move against a part of the site that allegedly touts prostitution and child trafficking.

Ever since a Boston medical school student was charged with murdering one woman and robbing two others he met through craigslist.com, pressure has been mounting on the free classified Web site to crackdown on its sexually-oriented listings which are seen as fronts for prostitution. Illinois...