| Johnny Depp Back for New Pirates of the Caribbean Movie Posted: 12 Sep 2009 07:10 AM PDT  Shiver me timbers! Another Pirates of the Caribbean is coming. To announce the big news, Johnny Depp sailed onstage upon a pirate ship at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday to announce the upcoming fourth installment of the Disney franchise ...
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| Semenya withdraws from race amidst gender questions Posted: 12 Sep 2009 08:56 AM PDT ![]() Caster Semenya, the 18-year old at the center of one of the biggest gender scandals in sports history, withdrew from a weekend race in South Africa amidst unconfirmed reports that her gender tests have revealed that she has both male and female sexual organs.
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| Thousands of downtown D.C. protesters blast Obama (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 07:11 AM PDT  AP - Tens of thousands of protesters fed up with government spending marched to the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, showing their disdain for the president's health care plan with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" and "I'm not your ATM."
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| Is the 'Madden Curse' real? Posted: 12 Sep 2009 12:00 PM PDT  Troy Polamalu is yet another NFL star injured after gracing the cover of John Madden's video game.
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| Thousands Rally in Capital to Protest Big Government Posted: 12 Sep 2009 08:35 AM PDT  Thousands of protesters arrived in Washington to demonstrate against the White House and Congress for what they say is an intrusion of government.
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| Gilead Sciences to Present at Three Upcoming Investor Conferences (Business Wire) Posted: 11 Sep 2009 01:55 PM PDT ![]() FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced today that the company will be webcasting its corporate presentation at three upcoming investor conferences: the 2009 Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference in New York, the ThinkEquity 6th Annual Growth Conference: G6 in San Francisco and the Banc of America Merrill Lynch Global Healthcare Conference in London.
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| Dangerous staph germs found at West Coast beaches (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 11:38 AM PDT  AP - Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with this problem.
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| UK troubled by anti-Islam rallies, counterprotests (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 08:35 AM PDT  AP - Violent clashes between anti-Islam demonstrators and Muslim counter-protesters in English cities are worrying the government, with one British minister comparing the disturbances to 1930s-era fascist incitement.
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| US penalizes Chinese tires, infuriating Beijing (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 07:10 AM PDT ![]() President Barack Obama's decision to impose trade penalties on Chinese tires has infuriated Beijing at a time when the U.S. badly needs Chinese help on climate change, nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea and the global economy.
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| Brian Ross: "Taxpayer March" - Real Outrage or McCain-Palin White Angst II? Posted: 12 Sep 2009 06:43 AM PDT ![]() Are we seeing the dividends of John McCain's 11th hour attempt to use white fear and anger to launch himself into the Oval Office? The "Taxpayer March" that is expected to draw between 2,000 and 200,000 people to the streets of Washington D.C. represents a hodge-podge of interests from Birthers to Bailout Bashers to Health Care Hysterics. See the story at Politico.com. Like those aerial cam shots of schools of sharks swarming off of some eastern seaboard town, today cameras will get to watch what happens when the GOP scrapes up a smorgasbord of screw-loose-sharks and dumps a bucket of polit
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| Tracy Raver: Baby Photographer Explains How She Gets The Shot (VIDEO) Posted: 11 Sep 2009 09:43 AM PDT ![]() Tracy Raver's photos of babies--particularly sleeping babies--are adorable. The Nebraska-based photographer appeared on the Today Show Friday, September 11. Raver shoots portraits of babies at rest and in all sorts of positions. Full-bellies and a warm studio go a long way in coaxing the babies to sleep. Raver spoke to Meredith Vieira. WATCH: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Read more: Portraits, Infants, Sleeping Babies, Nebraska, Toddlers, Photos of Sleeping Babies, Photography, Tracy Raver, Portraiture, Home News
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| Garrison Keillor Out Of Hospital After Stroke Posted: 12 Sep 2009 07:43 AM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS -- Humorist Garrison Keillor has been released from Mayo Clinic's Saint Marys Hospital after suffering a minor stroke earlier in the week. Keillor spokesman David O'Neill released a brief statement Friday night saying Keillor left the Rochester hospital earlier in the evening. O'Neill said Keillor was on his way back to his St. Paul home "and is in great spirits." The 67-year-old Keillor had said he felt ill on Monday morning and drove himself to a St. Paul hospital, then was transferred to Mayo Clinic. Keillor said he still plans to start his new season of "A Prairie Home Compa
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| Susan Boyle records breathtaking version of 'Wild Horses' (IrishCentral) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 08:49 AM PDT ![]() Susan Boyle has surprised her millions of fans by recording the Rolling Stones classic "Wild Horses" for her debut album.
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| W.H. wants concrete actions from Iran (Politico) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 02:58 PM PDT  Politico - The Obama Administration and its allies will insist that Iran's vague offer to open negotiations be followed quickly with concrete actions to slow or halt its nuclear program, a senior administration official said.
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| Toxic Waters: Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost to Health Posted: 12 Sep 2009 01:58 PM PDT  In the past five years, companies and workplaces have violated pollution laws more than 500,000 times. But the vast majority of polluters have escaped punishment.
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