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...