Diane Sawyer exits from `Good Morning America' (AP)

Diane Sawyer exits from `Good Morning America' (AP)
Taylor Lautner Cover Repeats the Same Old Lines
New Cover Song Alert: Miley Cyrus Gets Poison'd For Iconic '80s Remake
Reality show mom Duggar gives birth to 19th child (AP)
Tiger Woods will be taking an 'indefinite' leave from golf
Gun laws are getting looser across much of US (AP)
Pope 'disturbed and distressed' at Irish child sex abuse cases and cover-up (IrishCentral)
Bill O'Reilly lashes out at 'Law & Order' executive producer
Treasury pay czar limits pay at automakers, banks (AP)
Economic news raises hopes for global recovery (AP)
UC Berkeley students arrested in campus protest (AP)
Wendy's burger chain to withdraw from Japan (AP)
AP: Drone attack kills top al-Qaeda member
Cal talks hugs & happiness after UConn win
Ethics probes saddle Dems in 2010

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 05:35 AM PST

AP - Diane Sawyer exited ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday with an emotional moment that recalled the biggest story of her time on the show: meeting the children born after their fathers were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Taylor Lautner Cover Repeats the Same Old Lines

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:09 AM PST

New Cover Song Alert: Miley Cyrus Gets Poison'd For Iconic '80s Remake

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 05:08 PM PST

Posted Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:22am PST by Lyndsey Parker in Stop The Presses! First Miley Cyrus strapped on an acoustic guitar in her video for her power ballad " The Climb "--a song that indicated she might be attempting to take a new, less poppy direction with her music and be seen as more of a ro...

Reality show mom Duggar gives birth to 19th child (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 02:11 PM PST

An Arkansas couple featured on the reality TV show "18 Kids and Counting" now has 19. Cable network TLC says 43-year-old Michelle Duggar gave birth to a 1-pound, 6-ounce daughter Thursday night during an emergency cesarean section.

Tiger Woods will be taking an 'indefinite' leave from golf

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 04:13 PM PST

For Tiger Woods fans, the worst has come to pass. In a statement released on his website, Woods revealed Friday...

Gun laws are getting looser across much of US (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:32 AM PST

AP - It's been the year of the gun in Tennessee. In a flurry of legislative action, handgun owners won the right to take their weapons onto sports fields and playgrounds and, at least briefly, into bars.

Pope 'disturbed and distressed' at Irish child sex abuse cases and cover-up (IrishCentral)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:14 AM PST

Pope Benedict has said he is disturbed and distressed at the sexual abuse perpetrated by members of the Catholic Church in Ireland. The Pope said he shared the "outrage, betrayal and shame" felt by Irish people over the abuse and cover-up.

Bill O'Reilly lashes out at 'Law & Order' executive producer

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:31 AM PST

Fox News' Bill O'Reilly lashed out at "Law & Order" franchise creator/executive producer Dick Wolf Thursday night. The bombastic host, upset over how he was recently characterized on the long-running NBC drama, called the "far left" Wolf a "despicable human being" whose show is "out of control."

Treasury pay czar limits pay at automakers, banks (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:11 PM PST

The Obama administration's pay czar is limiting the cash compensation for executives at companies that received the largest taxpayer bailouts to $500,000.

Economic news raises hopes for global recovery (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 06:23 AM PST

AP - Signs of a strengthening global recovery emerged Friday, with consumers boosting retail sales, companies restoring stockpiles and Chinese exports mounting a comeback.

UC Berkeley students arrested in campus protest (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:07 AM PST

AP - Police on Friday arrested 65 protesters inside a classroom building that was partially taken over for several days at the University of California, Berkeley.

Wendy's burger chain to withdraw from Japan (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 01:11 AM PST

Wendy's burger chain will withdraw from Japan, ending a 29-year presence in an Asian market long dominated by McDonald's Corp.

AP: Drone attack kills top al-Qaeda member

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 10:50 PM PST

A U.S. government official says a top al-Qaeda operative has been killed in a drone attack in western Pakistan.

Cal talks hugs & happiness after UConn win

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 07:08 AM PST

NEW YORK - In this CatsPause.com video feature, UK coach John Calipari and players Patrick Patterson and John Wall discuss the Cats' thrilling victory over UConn during the post-game press conference at Madison Square Garden

Ethics probes saddle Dems in 2010

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 02:06 AM PST

Ongoing investigations could be a major headache for Dems during a tough election year.