| Secrecy raises fears of more Iran atom sites: IAEA (Reuters) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 07:35 AM PST  Reuters - Iran's belated revelation of a new uranium enrichment site raises concern about possible further secret nuclear sites, according to a U.N. nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters on Monday .
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| Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Early Tuesday Morning Posted: 16 Nov 2009 05:10 AM PST ![]() Early Tuesday morning, a better-than-average shooting star show is expected.
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| Chinese rights on Obama's agenda Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:50 PM PST ![]() Politely but firmly pressing for greater freedoms on China's own turf, President Obama spoke against censorship Monday, saying ...
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| Twilight's Stephenie Meyer On Oprah: Video Posted: 16 Nov 2009 05:52 AM PST  Stephenie Meyer discussed her dream of Edward Cullen on Oprah. We were watching live when Oprah's interview with Twilight Saga author Stephenie Meyer aired on Friday. Meyer flew to Chicago to appear on Oprah's Friday Live episode, meeting a studio of fans on their feet and well-hyped for the November 20 release of New Moon. Meyer took the audience inside her personal life, what inspired Twilight and why her husband must've thought she was "crazy" for embarking on the saga's writing.
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| Lady Gaga's Line of Headphones Posted: 16 Nov 2009 05:52 AM PST  Listen like Lady Gaga We're still waiting for a clothing line from her. After all, what is Lady Gaga more known for than her crazy style? But maybe she doesn't actually want us to all dress like her. So instead, she's designing a line of headphones.
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| Arrest at Walmart leads to charges of racism Posted: 16 Nov 2009 03:59 AM PST ![]() Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri store and touched off what she calls a racially charged dispute with white customers and authorities, the young black schoolteacher faces a trial that could send her to prison for 15 years. Witnesses have told authorities that Ellis cut in front of waiting customers at the Walmart in Kennett on Jan. 6, 2007, shoved merchandise already placed on a conveyor belt out of the way, and became belligerent when confronted, according to court filings. Ellis maintains she was merely joining her cousin, whose checkou
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| Court won't hear appeal on Redskins name (AP) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 07:42 AM PST ![]() The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive. The high court on Monday turned away an appeal from Suzan Shown Harjo. That ends the latest round in the 17-year court battle between the Redskins and a group of American Indians who want them to change their name.
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| Warriors trading Jackson to Bobcats (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 07:55 AM PST ![]() The Warriors are close to completing a trade that would send Stephen Jackson to Charlotte for Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic.
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| Online gangs cashing in on swine flu: security firm Posted: 16 Nov 2009 06:42 AM PST ![]() LONDON (Reuters) – Criminal gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 flu pandemic by selling fake flu drugs over the internet, a web security firm said on Monday.
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| Obama Town Hall In China (VIDEO) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 10:43 PM PST  SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama gave China a pointed, unexpected nudge to stop censoring the Internet access of its own people, offering an animated defense of the tool that helped him win the White House – and telling his tightly controlled hosts not to be wary of a little criticism. "I think that the more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes, because then citizens of countries around the world can hold their own governments accountable," Obama said Monday in a town hall with students during his first-ever trip to China. "They can begin to think for themselves." Just
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| Wicker Man, Equalizer actor Edward Woodward dies (Reuters) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 04:35 AM PST  Reuters - British actor Edward Woodward, best known for roles in 1973 cult classic "The Wicker Man" and U.S. television series "The Equalizer," died Monday aged 79.
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| GM reports $1.2B loss, says it shows progress (AP) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 06:10 AM PST ![]() General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business.
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| Millions will have to repay part of tax credit (AP) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 08:51 AM PST ![]() More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit.
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| Palin: I pray for Levi Johnston Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:08 AM PST ![]() Sarah Palin says it's "a bit heartbreaking" to see the road the father of her grandson has taken.
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| USDA: Number of Americans going hungry increases (AP) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:58 AM PST ![]() AP - More than one in seven American households struggled to put enough food on the table in 2008, the highest number since the U.S. Department of Agriculture began tracking food security levels in 1995.
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