Heidi Klum gives birth to baby girl

Heidi Klum gives birth to baby girl
Obama: Afghanistan decision in 'coming weeks' (AP)
Democrats and Afghanistan: what's at stake
Limbaugh already down 1 vote in bid to buy Rams (AP)
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Enron's Skilling (AP)
Analysis: Russia uses ambiguity to boost its power (AP)
Many Americans Still Leery of Swine Flu Vaccine (HealthDay)
Colorado minimum wage to drop as living costs fall
Ford adds 4.5M vehicles to defective switch recall (AP)
Awful way to lose a game
A Halo Over Moscow
Orlando Bloom Is a Celeb Do-Gooder
Health care bill passes Senate panel 14-9
What is Olympia Snowe thinking?
Liz Cheney takes on 'radical' W.H.

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 10:10 AM PDT

Reuters - "Project Runway" star Heidi Klum has given birth to her fourth child, a baby girl, her representatives said on Tuesday.

Obama: Afghanistan decision in 'coming weeks' (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:58 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama said his decision on the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan will be made in "the coming weeks." While military and security decisions will be an important element in that strategy, Obama said "another element is making sure we're doing a good job in building capacity on the civilian side."

Democrats and Afghanistan: what's at stake

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:46 AM PDT

(updated below - Update II) Dianne Feinstein is a fairly typical Democratic Senator from a solidly blue state. In 2002, she voted to authorize the attack on Iraq. Throughout the Bush years, she repeatedly stood with the GOP to fund the war without the conditions and timetables sought by some of her fellow Democrats. Using her position on the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees, she was the key Democrat who twice voted to legalize Bush's warrantless eavesdropping program -- first with the Protect America Act (which Obama opposed) and then with the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which also i

Limbaugh already down 1 vote in bid to buy Rams (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:13 AM PDT

Rush Limbaugh's bid to buy the St. Louis Rams ran into opposition within the NFL on Tuesday, when Colts owner Jim Irsay vowed to vote against him and commissioner Roger Goodell said the conservative commentator's "divisive" comments would not be tolerated from any NFL insider. "I, myself, couldn't even consider voting for him," Irsay said at an owners meetings.

Supreme Court will hear appeal of Enron's Skilling (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:11 AM PDT

The Supreme Court will consider throwing out the convictions of former Enron Chief Executive Officer Jeff Skilling for his role in the collapse of the one-time energy giant.

Analysis: Russia uses ambiguity to boost its power (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:15 PM PDT

AP - As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton began her first visit to Moscow as the top U.S. diplomat, the Kremlin sent a message to Washington: Russia must still be wooed and won.

Many Americans Still Leery of Swine Flu Vaccine (HealthDay)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:23 AM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Even as the H1N1 swine flu vaccine is distributed coast to coast, many people say they have safety concerns that may stop them from getting vaccinated.

Colorado minimum wage to drop as living costs fall

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 10:37 AM PDT

DENVER – Colorado will become the first state to reduce its minimum wage because of a falling cost of living. The state Department of Labor and Employment ordered the wage down to $7.24 from $7.28. That's lower than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, so most minimum wage workers would lose only 3...

Ford adds 4.5M vehicles to defective switch recall (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:13 PM PDT

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the long list of those recalled because a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire.

Awful way to lose a game

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 08:25 AM PDT

A Michigan high school FB team blocks a late field goal and erupts in jubilation.

A Halo Over Moscow

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 01:55 PM PDT

by Mike Krumboltz And you thought rainbows were cool. A few days ago, a mysterious cloud shaped like a halo appeared over Moscow, and the buzz has yet to break. We're the first to admit that a photograph of the heavenly cloud appears to be photoshopped. It's just so...perfect. But meterologists have spoken up and said the cloud wasn't digitally altered. However, it wasn't exactly what it appeared to be, either. When the cloud initially formed, some UFO enthusiasts declared it to be a "true mystery." Some even compared it to the giant spaceship hovering over Earth in the movie "Independence

Orlando Bloom Is a Celeb Do-Gooder

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 06:52 AM PDT

From Our Friends at PopEater Orlando Bloom has been awarded the title of UNICEF's Goodwill Amabassador in recognition of his support of kids all over the world, reports PopEater. We might love ourselves some Angelina Jolie, but let's face it-- she's not the only one out there willing to lend a helping hand.