Lynne Spears Opens Up About Britney on Today

While promoting her new memoir, Through the Storm, on Wednesday's Today show, Lynne Spears spoke candidly about how life has been a "whirlwind" ever since daughter Britney first broke out on the scene...
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Punchless Vikings bench Jackson, turn to Frerotte as starter

The Minnesota Vikings, with an 0-2 start to the season, are turning to veteran Gus Frerotte to bring them out of the hole...
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Metallica hits No. 1, Jessica Simpson falters

Metallica's first album in five years soared to No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, while Jessica Simpson's country debut and hip-hop icon LL Cool J's label swan song faltered.

The hard rock band's "Death Magnetic" sold 490,000 copies during the week ended September 14, according to Nielsen SoundScan. But it was on sale for only three of those days, because it was released worldwide on Friday. Albums usually come out on a Tuesday in the United States, and a day earlier everywhere else...
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Reeling Mets hoping for good Knight in Washington

The New York Mets' late collapse last season has been well- documented. It seems another could be on its way for the club, which resumes a four-game series tonight against the host Washington Nationals...
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Getting In Palin’s Hair, or Close to It

While any girl or boy can, technically, grow up to be president, only Tina Fey can become Sarah Palin, at least on “Saturday Night Live.”

And even for her, that means a hairdresser, a team of wig makers, colorists and a pound of human hair...
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Schwarzenegger to Veto Budget and Other Bills

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that he would veto a long-overdue state budget, and he threatened also to veto hundreds of other pieces of legislation, as the state’s 78-day budget crisis dragged on...
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IMDb Launches Streaming Service

Already the bible on movie data, the Internet Movie Data Base has now added video streaming to its arsenal...
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Barbra Streisand Sings Support for Obama

Barbra Streisand sang and spoke out Tuesday night for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at a star-studded fundraiser in Beverly Hills, Calif...
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MTV bids adieu to 'TRL'

The suits over at MTV have decided to pull the plug on Total Request Live after 10 years on the air -- which for MTV is equivalent to maybe 200 in human years. Executive producer Dave Sirulnick says the show, which will conclude on a Saturday in November with a two-hour special, isn't gone for good, but just taking a rest -- which sounds a bit like a concerned parent telling the children at Grandpa's funeral, "See, it's kind of like he's sleeping." Apparently, MTV's new Pete Wentz-hosted FNMTV show is being touted as the next-gen TRL...
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David Petraeus hands Iraq baton to Ray Ordierno

General David Petraeus today handed over control of coalition forces in Iraq to General Ray Odierno, the imposing, bullet-headed infantryman tasked with keeping the peace in Iraq, while reducing American troop numbers...
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Romo the hero for Cowboys in MNF classic

There was never a Dallas-Philadelphia shootout like this before.

Combined points: 77. All-purpose yardage: 1,165. Lead changes: Seven. Suspense: Plenty until the final 37 seconds. That's when the Cowboys finally secured a 41-37 victory Monday night thanks to one dead-eyed gunslinger (Tony Romo) outdueling another (Donovan McNabb)...
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Maddy Albright is Mr. Right

Madeleine Albright can be referred to as Former Secretary of State, Madam Secretary, even Mrs. Albright. But sounds like our photog got the whole gender thing a little confused. That aside, Albright had high praise for Tina Fey ... Amy Poehler, not so much.
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NATO Chief Says Road to NATO 'Wide Open' For Georgia

NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says the road to joining the alliance is "wide open" for Georgia - despite Russian opposition.

He made the comment Tuesday during his visit to Tbilisi. He said the alliance will continue to expand...
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Pink Floyd's Richard Wright Dies at 65, The Recording Academy® Reacts

Pink Floyd founding member and keyboardist Richard Wright died Monday after briefly battling cancer, Reuters reports. He was 65. ET has reaction from The Recording Academy®...
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Eagles’ McNabb did everything but win

The Dallas Cowboys had seen this before: Donovan McNabb escaping a sure sack and throwing the ball underhand; McNabb sitting in the pocket for 5.8 seconds before throwing the ball for a 20-yard gain; McNabb throwing a touchdown pass and nearly another...
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Heart attack scare at O.J. Simpson trial's first day

A heart attack scare halted the kickoff of O.J. Simpson's trial Monday when a star witness clutched his chest while testifying how the Juice kidnapped and robbed him.

Prosecution witness Bruce Fromong portrayed Simpson as an angry thug who barged into his hotel room with a gun-packing posse. ...
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Jennifer Hudson's new reality: She's engaged to David Otunga

The "American Idol" contestant just got engaged Friday night -- on her birthday -- to her boyfriend (of less than a year) David Otunga, also a reality TV star. Of sorts.

You may recall David Otunga, or you may not, from his appearance last year as "Punk" in the VH1 reality show "I Love New York 2."...
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McCain-Palin Ad Says Economy in 'Crisis'

While John McCain suggests the fundamentals of the American economy are strong, his latest television ad suggests it's in "crisis" and will require "proven reformers" named McCain and Palin to fix it...
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New Britney Spears album 'Circus' due Dec. 2

As Britney Spears continues trying to reassemble the shards of her personal and professional lives, the troubled pop star will put out her next album just before Christmas, her record company announced today.

The album, “Circus,” is slated for release Dec. 2 -- that's the day she turns 27, and a little more than a year after her album “Blackout” came out. That album has sold 894,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, a far cry from her previous multimillion sellers. A new single, “Womanizer,” is due to hit the radio next Monday...
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Fey-as-Palin Wins the Early Vote On 'SNL'

"Saturday Night Live" season premieres are almost always on the shaky side, and the 34th season debut was no exception. It took off, however, like a skyrocket.

Saturday's "cold open" sketch -- a "Nonpartisan Message From Sarah Palin & Hillary Clinton" -- rose to the occasion and then kept rising, right into the stratosphere. Former writer and cast member Tina Fey, making a brief return to the show, played the Republican vice presidential candidate, with pregnant cast member Amy Poehler doing her sure-fire, time-tested Clinton right beside her...
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Remembering David Foster Wallace

It was a strange and horrible sensation seeing the headline announcing author David Foster Wallace's death as I turned a page of the Sunday paper. I gasped—a reaction I'd never had before upon receiving bad news. Perhaps some things are so surprising, and so unmooring, that we unconsciously suck in air to remind ourselves that we're still alive...
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Patriots Show Season Is Far From Lost

Bill Belichick reeled in his grin as quickly as he could Sunday night, but the brief flash of giddiness he revealed to the cameras made it clear that New England’s 19-10 victory against the Jets was among the Patriots’ most meaningful regular-season victories in recent years.
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Digital Content Wherever You Want It

How do you make digital entertainment more entertaining? A sprawling consortium of Hollywood content providers, consumer electronics companies, and Internet players said on Sept. 12 that its members are planning to develop a standard that will let consumers buy movies and other digital content once and play them almost anywhere, on any type of device, without the onerous restrictions that have hobbled the growth of digital downloads...
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Giants Win on the Road, Again

The competition for the Giants will no doubt improve as the season grinds on. Perhaps Giants fans who are concerned about their chances to repeat as Super Bowl champions can worry just a little about how the Giants led by only 7 points in the fourth quarter against a team as woeful as the Rams (0-2)...
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"The Simpson's" wins 10th best cartoon Emmy

"The Simpsons" once again claimed U.S. television's highest honor for a prime-time cartoon on Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, extending the show's record winning streak...
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'Burn After Reading' Fires Up Box Office

After several straight super-slow weekends, the box office has gotten fired up. Defying many projections, Brad Pitt and George Clooney's comedy Burn After Reading led a team of four major new releases to generally better-than-expected performances, boosting the cumulative theatrical take by nearly 34 percent over the same frame a year ago.
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Jeter ties Gehrig for most Stadium hits

Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig for the most all-time hits in Yankee Stadium with 1,269, hitting a solo home run off the Rays' David Price in the fifth inning on Sunday...
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Apple week in review: iPods, iTunes, and software, oh my!

We would completely understand if you went on a self-imposed Apple news boycott this week, as there was a lot of hype over some otherwise fairly average product releases. Still, there were some pretty interesting tidbits popping up here and there, so in case you missed it, here are the top Apple news stories for the week...
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Germany's Vettel Becomes Youngest-Ever F1 Grand Prix Winner

Sebastian Vettel in a Toro Roso on Sunday became the youngest-ever Formula One race as he took the Italian Grand Prix, beating Heiki Kovalainen in a McLaren-Mercedes into second place...
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Camera-bugged Kanye West is unlikely to face felony rap

Kanye West may have snapped on the paparazzi, but his bad boy behavior may not rise to the level of felony, a law enforcement source said.

"The thing Kanye had was a detachable flash. It's not of felony value. It wasn't worth $400," the source said. ..
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It's an opportunity - for the Patriots

Schadenfreude is all the rage.

Schadenfreude is the German word to describe the phenomenon of taking pleasure in someone else's suffering. From the moment America saw Tom Brady limp off the field last Sunday, America has been awash in schadenfreude...
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Xbox 360 Price Cut Spurs Sales

Microsoft last week was quick to remind cohorts that price drops work, days after the company slashed the price of the Xbox 360 for a second time last Friday.

According to Microsoft, retailers saw a 100 percent surge in Xbox 360 sales last weekend compared to the previous one. Starting last Friday, Xbox 360 prices were cut US$50 to $80 depending on the model...
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Did Tina Fey out-Palin Palin on 'Saturday Night Live'?

As it used to be years ago, the word "live" was appropriate.

Ever since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was announced as Sen. John McCain's running mate, people have remarked on her strong resemblance to former "Saturday Night Live" head writer Tina Fey...

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Mortgage Bailout Lowers Rates

The government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has pushed mortgage rates lower, a boon for some home buyers and for homeowners seeking to refinance, but it is not automatically going to make home loans easier to obtain...
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No survivors in Russian jetliner crash

A jet carrying 88 people crashed early Sunday morning in western Russia, killing everyone on board, an airline spokesman said.

Twenty-one foreigners were on the flight, including passport-holders from Azerbaijan, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and Ukraine, said Lev Koshlyakov, spokesman for flight operator Aeroflot Nord...
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Chrome or Explorer?

Google Inc. has introduced yet another fancy, free new product. So has Microsoft Corp.

Google's latest innovation is called Google Chrome, an open-source Web browser. Windows Internet Explorer has also introduced a new version of its Web browser, Internet Explorer 8, which is also free. Both browsers are still in public beta testing, which means they are not yet finished but are available for the public to use. Chrome was released on Sept. 5. The beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 8 was released on Aug. 27...
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Ravens-Texans Game Postponed

The NFL has postponed Monday night's Ravens-Texans game in Houston because of damage to Reliant Stadium caused by Hurricane Ike.

The game has been rescheduled on Nov. 9 in Houston...
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Legislature closer to budget vote

Sacramento legislators are predicting that the Legislature will finally agree on a state budget within the next week to 10 days - one that, despite the efforts of the Democratic majority and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, will not include a tax hike...
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New Seinfeld, Gates Microsoft ad kinda sorta makes sense

When last we saw new friends Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, in the first installment of the new Microsoft ad campaign, they were leaving a shopping mall where they'd run into each other at a discount shoe store. Now, a week later, the second "episode" from ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky has arrived, and Jerry and Bill have ventured farther into the featureless heart of suburbia: They've moved in with a deeply average family....
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Shields dominates Yanks in Game 1

ames Shields had a dominant start and the Rays came out swinging Saturday afternoon in the first game of a day-night doubleheader won, 7-1, by the Rays in front of a crowd of 54,088 at Yankee Stadium...
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Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance

Barack Obama has pulled out of his scheduled appearance on Saturday Night Live due to Hurricane Ike.

The Democratic presidential nominee's spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, told the Associated Press that Obama didn't feel like it was appropriate after the storm made landfall in Texas...
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Tina Fey 'likely' to play Sarah Palin on 'SNL'

Tina Fey was "likely" to play Gov. Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," said a person close to NBC's sketch comedy show.

Fey is "likely" to return to her former show Saturday to play the Alaskan governor and Sen. John McCain's running mate, a person close to the show told The Associated Press on Friday night. The person requested anonymity because the decision has not been announced officially...
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Bush says consumers won't be gouged on gas after Ike

Federal and state officials will make sure consumers don't get gouged by gas price increases in the wake of Hurricane Ike, President Bush said Saturday...
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First Look: iPhone 2.1

The most significant feature changes in iPhone 2.1 come in the device’s iPod application. For one thing, in most views when displaying a list of tracks, the iPod app borrows a page from Apple’s Remote application, showing the artist and album in smaller text underneath.
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Virginia Anti-Spam Law Overturned, Spammer Walks

The Virginia Supreme Court today struck down a state anti-spam law, saying the statute violated the First Amendment right to free and anonymous speech. The decision also tossed out the conviction of a North Carolina man once described as one of the most prolific spammers...
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Why'd Ya Do It, Guys?

Back in the day, actors Al Pacino and Bobby De Niro could set a movie projector afire. "The Godfather." "Dog Day Afternoon." "Mean Streets." "Taxi Driver." "Serpico." "Raging Bull." It was frightening.

This was the golden age of American cinema, when there was enough leftover energy in the air that you could make a buddy-cop movie in Gotham without either of the two and still come up with "The French Connection."..

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Examining Chrome's Source Code

In this article, Neil McAllister decided to take a peek under Chrome's hood and view it through the eyes of the developers who will improve and maintain it in the coming years. It seems Google's open source browser currently has much to offer prospective hackers — provided they use Windows...

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Facebook Politics?

In late August, John McCain’s Facebook page featured a martial semi-profile of the candidate emblazoned with the slogan, “Country First: The Official Home of John McCain on Facebook.” In early September, the slogan was replaced by “The Ticket for America.” A new image showed McCain and Sarah Palin companionably joined by Photoshop, apparently, given how inorganic the pose seemed...

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Official Says Georgian Policeman Shot Dead Near Rebel Region

A Georgian policeman has been shot and killed near the breakaway province of Abkhazia.

Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said the policeman was shot and killed Saturday when shots were fired from the direction of a nearby Abkhaz-controlled checkpoint...

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Peyton Manning all business as first game approaches

I’m not sure Peyton Manning cracked a true smile during his 15 minutes or so with the media on Wednesday.

For Colts fans, this is a good sign.

For Bears fans, not so much.

Manning’s poker face means he’s immersed in his normal weekly routine. He’s dialed in, almost to a playoff-time, no-nonsense level.

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Biden Acknowledges Palin's 'Great Night'

Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for vice president, praised his rival Sarah Palin for "a great night" and a "very skillfully delivered political speech" but criticized her for not focusing on key issues such as health care and the economy.

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'90210' spin-off includes more diverse characters

On Tuesday night I found myself tuned into the two-hour season premiere of the new "90210" that aired on The CW Television Network. I hadn't planned on watching, despite the weeks of hype leading up to it. Being part of the generation that grew up with the original "Beverly Hills, 90210," I was initially disgruntled that the television powers that be would even think of undermining the legacy of my beloved drama.

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Easiest Task for Palin May Have Been Speech

Gov. Sarah Palin could not have asked for a better setting for her solo debut on the national stage: an audience enthralled with her selection as Senator John McCain’s running mate even before she walked on stage to a roar of approval, after three days in seclusion with some of the country’s most skilled political counselors to write, hone and practice her speech.

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Duchovny in Rehab

David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation center for sex addiction, The Associated Press reported. Mr. Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character on the Showtime show “Californication,” did so voluntarily, according to a statement on Thursday from his lawyer, Stanton Stein...

Denver scores 18 unanswered to down Cardinals

Darrell Hackney was 17-of-26 passing for 208 yards and a touchdown, while Keary Colbert had five catches for 105 yards and a score to lead the Denver Broncos in a 28-14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the final preseason tuneup for both teams...

Karadzic Declines to Plead at War Crimes Court

Radovan Karadzic faced a judge on Friday for the second time since his arrest and quickly seized the chance to demonstrate his defense strategy....

Obama vows to keep 'American promise alive'

Barack Obama accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night with a scathing assessment of John McCain and a searing indictment of the Bush administration, promising to repair "the broken politics of Washington" and preside over a more prosperous and equitable America...

Sorkin to Write Facebook Movie

Aaron Sorkin is writing a movie about the online social networking site Facebook, Variety reported. Mr. Sorkin, a playwright and screenwriter and the creator of the television series “The West Wing,” has also set up a page for himself on the site. The film will focus on the evolution of Facebook, which was created at Harvard in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. It now has 60 million members and has been valued by some estimates at more than $15 billion. Scott Rudin will produce the film for Columbia Pictures...

Michael Phelps: The Greatest Athlete On Earth

He's won more Olympic gold medals than any other athlete in history, and has broken enough records to set the high-water mark for an entire generation of swimmers. He's captured the world's attention, the hearts of teenage girls and the envy of the best athletes on Earth. The distance between his outstretched fingertips is 6' 7" - the same as a bald eagle's wingspan. His massive hands and size 14 feet help propel him through the water like paddles.

His name is Michael Phelps, and he's the greatest Olympic athlete that ever lived...

Michael Lohan: Lindsay's 'Out of Control,' Sam Ronson's to Blame

Fathers and daughters have their disagreements. But usually their shouting matches play out on opposite sides of a locked bedroom door, not through the press.

Of course, Michael and Lindsay Lohan must be used to this by now. On Wednesday, in the latest chapter of their years-long estrangement, she told "Access Hollywood": "He's out of control. ... I want him to stop hurting and talking to the media about the people I love."...

Coen brothers' spy comedy divides Venice critics

The Coen brothers' latest film, the madcap comedy "Burn After Reading", has sharply divided the critics, unlike last year's acclaimed "No Country For Old Men" which won four Oscars including best picture.

Caution likely at EU summit on Russia

When it comes to action over Georgia, Russia has the European Union over a barrel. In fact, 1.2 million barrels.

That's the how much Russian crude is pumped westward everyday down the Druzhba pipeline to fuel Europe's economies.

This hard economic reality explains why Monday's emergency EU summit will struggle to produce much more than a slap on the wrist for Russia, despite Europe's exasperation over Moscow's invasion of Georgia and backing for its two separatist regions to break away...

U.S. Economy: Growth Faster Than Initially Estimated on Exports

The U.S. economy expanded faster than previously estimated in the second quarter, helped by a surge in exports that will probably wane as Europe and Japan head toward recessions. ..

Internet Explorer gets makeover

Microsoft has released the second "beta" or test version of its latest browser Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).

It remains unclear when a final version of the program will be shipped, with the test version currently available for download...

Knight arrested

Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested yesterday in Las Vegas on drug and assault charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife, police said. Police responding to a report of a car hitting a curb near the Las Vegas Strip said they found Knight standing over his longtime girlfriend with a knife in his hand. He is accused of having the drugs ecstasy and hydrocodone when arrested. The 43-year-old founder of Death Row Records was being held on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription, and battery domestic violence...

Giants tap the Rockies

Bengie Molina and Pablo Sandoval hit back-to-back homers to give San Francisco the lead, and the Giants pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in the finale of a three-game set...

Democrats choose Obama in historic acclamation

Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration...

Actress MacKenzie Phillips arrested at LAX on drug possession charges

Actress MacKenzie Phillips was arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine and heroin by Los Angeles airport police this morning after the narcotics were discovered during a screening by federal security staff, authorities said.

"During a secondary screening process she was found in possession of what appeared to about a small amount of heroin and cocaine," said Los Angeles Airport Police Sgt. Jim Holcomb. "She was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and transported to the airport station."...

'Misleading' U.K. iPhone Ad Pulled

The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority has banned an iPhone ad because the agency said the claim that the handset can access "all parts of the Internet" is misleading due to the lack of Flash and Java support...

‘Will to live’ kept mom pinned in truck alive 5 days

It was Amber Pennell’s indomitable will to see her two young children again that sustained her for five days in the wreckage of a pickup truck that hurtled down a deep, hidden ravine in western North Carolina, according to the rescuer who found her...

Rap star Dr Dre's son found dead

The 20-year-old son of rap star Dr Dre has been found dead at his family's home in Los Angeles.

The body of Andre Young Jr - who was named after his father - was found by his mother...

Stocks strengthen on durables

Stocks pointed to higher open Wednesday, as a better-than-expected durable goods report offset a jump in oil prices.

After drifting in negative territory for most the morning, futures were higher less than a half hour before the markets open, indicating that stocks could climb after the opening bell rings...

Mozilla's 'Ubiquity,' A Command Line For Web 2.0

Mozilla on Tuesday released prototype software called Ubiquity that aims to make it easier to combine data in the Web browser.

"Ubiquity treats extending the browser like writing Web sites," explains Aza Raskin, head of user experience at Mozilla Labs, in a blog post. "... With search, users type what they want to find. With Ubiquity, they type what they want to do."...

Golf Tour’s Rule: Speak English to Stay in Play

Concerned about its appeal to sponsors, the women’s professional golf tour, which in recent years has been dominated by foreign-born players, has warned its members that they must become conversant in English by 2009 or face suspension...

FAA says communication breakdown delayed flights

Mass flight delays caused by an electronic communication failure at a Federal Aviation Administration facility drew new criticism for an agency that has been scrutinized over air traffic controller staffing levels and inspection standards for its ground-based equipment...

NASA Images Show Gamma Ray Bursts Across Milky Way

NASA researchers yesterday released images collected by a new telescope studying high-energy gamma rays. A combined image from 95 hours of the telescope's initial observations showed bursts of gamma rays glowing across the plane of the Milky Way...

Number of Americans without health insurance falls

Thanks mostly to expanded government health coverage for children, the number of people without health insurance fell in 2007 for the first time since President Bush took office, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday...

Mugabe 'to form government alone'

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says he will form a new government despite stalled power-sharing negotiations with the opposition, state media reports...

A nice turn by Sox

When Alex Rodriguez strode to the plate in the seventh inning, the bases full and a rookie on the mound, the four-run Yankee deficit must have been echoing in his ears. With one good stroke, Rodriguez could lift his team, lift its playoff hopes, lift the 55,058 (always) ready to boo their third baseman.

All it took was two pitches...

Microsoft Adds Privacy Tools to Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft today spelled out new privacy tools in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) that some have dubbed "porn mode" in a nod to the most-obvious use of a browser privacy mode.

A privacy advocate applauded the move, calling it a "great step forward," while rival browser builder Mozilla Corp. said it is working to add similar features to a future Firefox...

Mets blow 7-run lead, lose to Phillies in 13th and fall out of 1st place

The Mets collapsed again.

This time, they squandered a seven-run lead to the Phillies, not a seven-game lead. And while it wasn't fatal, it again cost them first place...

Madonna courts controversy again over McCain video

Madonna has always reveled in controversy and with the recent launch of her concert tour, "Sticky & Sweet," the 50-year-old pop star has kicked up a new fuss by comparing John McCain to Adolf Hitler...

Telescope puts never-seen objects in view

A new space telescope, launched less than three months ago and now flying in orbit 350 miles above the Earth, is detecting powerful bursts of mysterious energy from stars and galaxies far beyond the Milky Way, an international team headed by a Stanford...

Tropical Storm Gustav dumps rain on Haiti

Tropical Storm Gustav dumped torrential rains on Haiti on Wednesday, and forecasters warned it could regain hurricane strength once it moves out to sea...

Clinton Delivers Emphatic Plea for Unity

With her husband looking on tenderly and her supporters watching with tears in their eyes, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton deferred her own dreams on Tuesday night and delivered an emphatic plea at the Democratic National...

August is the cruelest month for NFL player injuries

New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora is driven off the field after being injured during the second quarter of Saturday night's exhibition against the New York Jets...

Paula Actually Looks Forward to Newbie Judge

Yesterday, the Internet was buzzing that Paula Abdul didn't approve of American Idol’s decision to hire a fourth judge, songwriter Kara DioGuardi...

Southwest to Cut Nearly 200 Flights Early Next Year

Southwest Airlines Co., which had resisted the kinds of capacity cuts being made by other carriers, will eliminate nearly 200 flights early next year as it struggles with high fuel costs and a weakening economy...

Zimbabwe Parliament Opens to Jeers and Arrests

President Robert Mugabe opened Zimbabwe’s Parliament on Tuesday to rambunctious heckling from opposition lawmakers, just hours after the police arrested three more of them, bringing the total to five...

Barack Obama's agenda so far is a no-show

This week's Democratic convention sought to relaunch Barack Obama's presidential campaign by doing three things: Healing the party's internal rift, showing voters who Obama is, and spelling out more clearly what he would do as president...