| Van Jones and the W.H. casualty list Posted: 06 Sep 2009 07:05 AM PDT  He is the first to leave this admin. not to go quietly.
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| Controversy over fiery remarks fells Obama adviser (AP) Posted: 06 Sep 2009 11:10 AM PDT ![]() The White House environmental adviser under fire for inflammatory statements made before he joined the administration resigned after what he called a "vicious smear campaign against me."
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| Arms dealer's arrest exposes Iran's smuggling (AP) Posted: 06 Sep 2009 06:58 AM PDT  AP - The arrest of a reputed arms dealer known as "The Field Marshal" is the latest success in a global cat-and-mouse game between federal agents and a network of shadowy business figures trying to smuggle weapons and equipment to Iran from the country most determined to stop them: the United States.
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| Chargers LB Merriman arrested in domestic call (AP) Posted: 06 Sep 2009 10:47 AM PDT ![]() San Diego Chargers star outside linebacker Shawne Merriman was arrested Sunday and accused of choking and restraining his girlfriend, reality TV star Tila Tequila, as she tried to leave his suburban home. Tequila, 27, signed a citizen's arrest warrant, charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment, San Diego County Sheriff's Lt.
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| Stunning NFL trade Posted: 06 Sep 2009 08:30 AM PDT  The Patriots deal five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Richard Seymour right before the first game.
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| Melanie Oudin stuns Maria Sharapova Posted: 05 Sep 2009 03:47 PM PDT ![]() Melanie Oudin defeats Maria sharapova in a marathon match at 2009 US Open Tennis Championship.
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| Temper, temper: Tiger Woods slings his club into the bushes Posted: 06 Sep 2009 11:10 AM PDT ![]() This is why it's a good idea to always keep your temper, particularly if you're one of the most famous athletes on the planet: during the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, a fan caught Tiger Woods hitting an errant tee shot, then slinging his club into the nearby brush.
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| Thousands of civilians flee battles in NW Pakistan (AP) Posted: 06 Sep 2009 12:07 AM PDT  AP - Thousands of civilians have fled Pakistan's northwest Khyber tribal region where the latest military offensive killed 33 more suspected militants Sunday.
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| Cougar caught in Seattle being released in wild (AP) Posted: 06 Sep 2009 08:35 AM PDT  AP - A cougar that apparently had lived in Seattle for more than two weeks and forced the city's largest park to close was captured early Sunday and returned to the wild, state wildlife officials said.
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| Man hangs self as horrified ex watches on Web cam Posted: 06 Sep 2009 10:23 AM PDT ![]() Deputy inspector Carlos Court says 26-year-old Simon Venegas was chatting with his former girlfriend when he pointed his camera at a tree in a courtyard of his house.
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| Flu suddenly slams campus Posted: 06 Sep 2009 03:52 PM PDT  Just 10 days into the fall semester, a U.S. college sees 2,000 possible cases of swine flu.
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| America's most hated bird Posted: 06 Sep 2009 01:29 PM PDT  Called "flying bullets" by one wildlife expert, they arrived in the U.S. with Shakespeare's help.
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| Inside the Beltway Posted: 06 Sep 2009 02:27 AM PDT ![]() The big chair Many Republicans have great affection for Sarah Palin for her style, grit, charisma, tenacity and cool shoes. But now we find that she also has a certain self-assured political demeanor — an intangible — that grants her power. The former Alaska governor is "head of the table" material, a quality shared by such heavyweights as Winston Churchill and Sen. Edward Kennedy, says Jeffrey Lord of The American Spectator. "Wherever I sit is the head of the table," Mr. Churchill once remarked to a hostess concerned about seating arrangements. "A year after her emergence on the national scen
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| AP: Layoffs toughest on young, older workers (AP) Posted: 06 Sep 2009 09:46 AM PDT  AP - Marcus Wells and Shirley Walker view their economic prospects from opposite ends of the age spectrum.
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| China's Urumqi still edgy after officials sacked (Reuters) Posted: 05 Sep 2009 07:35 PM PDT  Reuters - Nerves remained raw in China's far western city of Urumqi, in turmoil over a wave of reported syringe attacks, and a small band of protesters again called on the region's top official to step down.
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