| No end in sight for housing slump Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:00 am PDT  The Christian Science Monitor - Home prices are now at 2005 levels. Full Story | Top |
| Many states seen facing water shortages Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:44 pm PDT  AP - An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn't have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York's reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year. Across America, the picture is critically clear — the nation's freshwater supplies can no longer quench its thirst. Full Story | Top |
| Potter is a lefty, says French philosopher Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:48 am PDT  AFP - Harry Potter is a left-winger and the seven books by J.K. Rowling are a diatribe against Thatcherite Britain, a French philosopher said Friday on the day of the last novel's publication in French. Full Story | Top |
| Spears' mother plans parenting book Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:07 pm PDT  Reuters - As lawyers for Britney Spears and her ex-husband fought a court battle over custody of their two young sons, a publisher said on Friday that the pop star's mother is writing a book about parenting. Full Story | Top |
| Product combines workstation, treadmill Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:02 pm PDT  AP - A number of employers apparently are willing to let their workers walk. Steelcase Inc. says many companies have expressed interest in its newest product, which combines an office workstation with a treadmill so workers can burn calories while earning a paycheck. Full Story | Top |
| Cold spot could be relic of Big Bang Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:03 am PDT  Reuters - A cold spot in the oldest radiation in the universe could be the first sign of a cosmic glitch that might have originated shortly after the Big Bang, British and Spanish scientists said on Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| Shatner not aboard for new 'Star Trek' Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:30 pm PDT  AP - The original Capt. Kirk is disheartened he won't get to boldly go anywhere with his old pal Spock in the new "Star Trek" movie. While Leonard Nimoy is reprising his role as the pointy-eared Vulcan in next year's science-fiction flick, William Shatner is not on board as Kirk. Full Story | Top |
| Toying with doll lands man in hoosegow Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:38 pm PDT AP - A man was arrested after a government agent allegedly found him in an office building restroom lying next to an inflatable, anatomically correct doll with his pants down. Craig S. McCullough, 47, was charged Wednesday with indecent exposure, a misdemeanor. Full Story | Top |
| Baby seats recalled due to head injuries Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:50 am PDT  Reuters - Some 1 million foam baby seats sold by Target Corp, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other large retailers are being recalled because of reports of young children falling out of the seats, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| Rice taps Clinton, Carter for Middle East advice Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:27 pm PDT  Reuters - Anxious not to repeat mistakes of past Middle East peace-making, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has turned to former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for tips ahead of her own conference this year. Full Story | Top |
| Army to review Iraq contracts for fraud Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:53 pm PDT  AP - A team of specially trained investigators will hunker down in an Army office north of Detroit on Monday to begin poring over hundreds of Iraq war contracts in search for rigged awards. Full Story | Top |
| China to spend 14 billion dollars on polluted lake clean-up Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:26 pm PDT  AFP - China will invest 14 billion dollars to clean up its third-largest freshwater lake, which has been devastated by the unchecked waste from factories, state media and an official said Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Boiled nuts help protect against illness Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:45 pm PDT AP - For lovers of boiled peanuts, there's some good news from the health front. A new study by a group of Huntsville researchers found that boiled peanuts bring out up to four times more chemicals that help protect against disease than raw, dry or oil-roasted nuts. Full Story | Top |
| Miss England told to fatten up Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:23 pm PDT  AP - A British beauty queen says she was told to pack on pounds for the upcoming Miss World competition — an unexpected request, considering she's not rail-thin. "I was a little bit shocked," Miss England Georgia Horsley said Friday in an interview on NBC's "Today" show. Full Story | Top |
| Calif. residents face weeks of hardships Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:29 pm PDT  AP - With the worst of the wildfires dying down, many Southern Californians lucky enough to find their homes still standing could nevertheless face hardships for weeks to come, including polluted air, no electricity and no drinking water. Full Story | Top |
| Bear bites Alaska woman on the buttocks Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:00 pm PDT AP - A volunteer at the Eagle River Nature Center is recovering after being bitten by a brown bear sow. Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials say Sarah Wallmer was bitten on the buttocks on the Crow Pass Trail, about a mile from the nature center. Full Story | Top |
| Swinging Singles Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:10 pm PDT Time.com - Golf's Swinging Singles Full Story | Top |
| Italian mobsters in widespread decline Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:14 pm PDT  AP - In early 2004, mob veteran Vincent Basciano took over as head of the Bonanno crime family. The reign of the preening, pompadoured Mafioso known as Vinny Gorgeous lasted only slightly longer than a coloring dye job from his Bronx hair salon. Full Story | Top |
| Woman charged in 'Internet Revenge' case Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:16 pm PDT AP - A 34-year-old woman has been charged with using the Internet to try to get revenge on an old boyfriend by breaking up his marriage. Pilar Stofega has been charged with second-degree harassment and breach of peace and released on ${dlvDollarSign}2,500 bond. Full Story | Top |
| Medical call reveals 'disgusting' house Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:48 pm PDT AP - Police arrested a husband and wife after finding them and their 9-year-old daughter living in an "absolutely disgusting" house, according to court documents. Full Story | Top |
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