| Roman Polanski's arrest: Why the French are outraged (Time.com) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 11:07 AM PDT  Time.com - The arrest of Roman Polanski shows that a cultural divide still exists across the Atlantic. Outraged Europeans say their beloved director is the victim of puritanical American values, while U.S. authorities believe justice is finally being served
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| Khloe Kardashian has Weekend Wedding Posted: 28 Sep 2009 06:31 AM PDT  There goes the bride. Reality star Khloe Kardashian and Los Angeles Laker basketball player Lamar Odom have sealed the deal on their whirlwind romance. The couple officially tied the knot sunday evening with half of Hollywood in attendance.
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| Olympics plea: Obama's risks, possible reward Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:12 AM PDT ![]() President Barack Obama's decision to fly to Denmark to support Chicago's Olympics bid elevates the Games to an issue of national importance -- and exposes him to political risks as well as rewards at a critical point in his presidency. Obama's presentation in Copenhagen on Friday will be the first time a U.S.
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| Bank suspends dealings with ACORN housing entity (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 10:55 AM PDT ![]() Bank of America Corp. is suspending its work with the housing affiliate of embattled community organizing group ACORN. The decision comes as three Republicans in Congress ask Bank of America and 13 other financial institutions to give Congress a complete accounting of their dealings with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now or its affiliates.
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| China finds bird-like dinosaur with four wings (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 03:46 AM PDT  Reuters - Chinese researchers have unearthed the fossil of a bird-like dinosaur with four wings in northeastern China, which they suggest is a missing link in dinosaurs' evolution into birds.
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| 3 teens charged in beating death of Chicago student Posted: 28 Sep 2009 10:45 AM PDT ![]() Three teenagers have been arrested and charged as adults with first-degree murder in the beating death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert as he walked home from Chicago's Fenger High School last Thursday, the Chicago Tribune reports. The three teens were scheduled to be arraigned today. USA TODAY's Judy Keen reports from Chicago that people gathered today at the high school to remember the slain honor student and to call for an end to violence. Albert was...
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| Melissa Gilbert: From Prairie to Stage Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PDT |
| Power to Chaos -- Tracking Iran's Four-Month Slide Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:24 PM PDT  Despite defiant talk and a weekend display of military force, the world's only theocracy, Iran, begins this week's talks in real trouble
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| Daughter: Newman liked being on Nixon enemies list (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 11:25 AM PDT  AP - Paul Newman liked to joke about his trademark blue eyes, musing that if they turned brown his career might be in jeopardy, and was delighted to learn he was on Richard Nixon's enemies list, the Academy Award-winning actor's daughter said Monday.
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| Sarah Palin Memoir "Going Rogue" Due November 17 Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:43 PM PDT  NEW YORK — That was fast. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, has finished her memoir just four months after the book deal was announced, and the release date has been moved up from the spring to Nov. 17, her publisher said.
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| HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. and AMG Medical Group Team Up To Provide Low Cost Healthcare and Prescription Medications to the Residents of New York City (PR Newswire) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 07:27 AM PDT ![]() HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. , a mail-order pharmacy with some of the lowest drug prices in the nation, and AMG Medical Group, a medical group offering low cost comprehensive healthcare for the uninsured, have teamed up to offer a plan to bring more affordable healthcare to the New York City area.
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| Fame over family? Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:08 AM PDT ![]() College hoops hopefuls Ray McCallum Jr. and Trey Zeigler's dilemma: Play for one of the nation's highest-profile programs or their dads.
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| A barber shop that's cut out for the job Posted: 28 Sep 2009 01:12 AM PDT  Among the memorabilia hanging from the walls of Ken Ferro's Bridesburg barbershop are photos, letters signed by two presidents and shrines to the Sopranos, the Rat Pack and the Philly mob. And that's just a fraction of the stuff that wallpapers Ferro's, a tonsorial anchor of Philadelphia since 1909.
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| Polanski's Arrest: Why the French Are Outraged Posted: 28 Sep 2009 11:15 AM PDT  The arrest of Roman Polanski shows that a cultural divide still exists across the Atlantic. Outraged Europeans say their beloved director is the victim of puritanical American values, while U.S. authorities believe justice is finally being served
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| Okla. teen claims he was held in closet for years (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2009 10:35 AM PDT  AP - A woman was arrested after her 14-year-son told authorities he escaped from a home where he'd been kept for 4 1/2 years, spending most of his time locked in a bedroom closet, police said Monday.
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