Friday, February 19, 2010

Olympics Beat 'American Idol' in TV Ratings

Olympics Beat 'American Idol' in TV Ratings


Olympics Beat 'American Idol' in TV Ratings

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 05:26 AM PST

Shaun White carves up the competition. American Idol or the 2010 Winter Olympics? That was the choice facing remote control holders Wednesday night, when the two events faced off in a ratings battle for the ages.


Iran's supreme leader denies seeking nuclear arms (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 02:07 AM PST

AP - From the deck of Iran's new guided-missile destroyer, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denied Friday that Tehran was seeking nuclear weapons and criticized the U.S. military presence in the Gulf.


With staged contrition, can Tiger Woods find real redemption?

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 05:29 AM PST

AFP/Getty Images – Tiger Woods practices golf outside his home in Windermere, Florida. Speculation reached fever pitch ahead … Atlanta – It's the moment that sports image experts insisted must happen, but that anyone with half a swing could plainly see that Tiger Woods resisted with every fiber o...


Woods makes his case as millions pause to watch (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:48 AM PST

Across the media landscape, time stopped for 13 1/2 minutes Friday as Tiger Woods emerged from the shadows with a much-awaited, tightly packaged video apology for his sexual escapades.


Michael Phelps hits Vancouver, says London will be final Olympics

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 06:14 AM PST

The most decorated athlete in Olympic history began a five-day trip to Vancouver by making a little news of his...


The FBI Just Shut Down Tax Protest Terrorist Joe Stack's Website

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 12:05 PM PST

Update: The FBI says it does not take down such sites. -- It's a good thing we grabbed the insane manifesto of Joe Stack, the guy who flew his plane into a seven story building in Austin, Texas. Because the website is now down. "This website has been taken offline due to the sensitive nature of the events that transpired in Texas this morning and in compliance with a request from the FBI," T35 Hosting explains. While it seems reasonable for T35 to comply with the FBI request, we cannot help but wonder what the purpose of taking the site down might be. Is the FBI worried it might inspire c


Plushenko takes a shot at Lysacek

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 07:56 AM PST

The Russian disses the American after controversial judging in the men's free skate.


Sarah Palin Takes On The Global Warming Hoax And Obama’s Losing Economic Strategy

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 03:53 PM PST

Over the last few months, and even again today, very unsettling revelations have come to light about the "settled science" of man-made global warming. With all of these shoes dropping you'd think every member of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) would be barefoot by now.


Elton John: Jesus was gay

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 02:37 AM PST

In Parade magazine this week, John claims that one of the Christian religion's most famous figures is in fact a homosexual.


Rap star says Romney first touched him on plane (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 08:35 AM PST

AP - A rapper with the Grammy-nominated club act LMFAO says former Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney first touched him — and not the other way around — during a confrontation aboard an Air Canada flight that was preparing to take off from Vancouver, British Columbia.


Weir may trade skates for fashion

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 01:14 AM PST

Figure skater is thinking about retiring from the sport that made him famous to try his hand at design


Is the U.S. Closer to Knowing if Bin Laden is Dead or Alive?

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 06:00 AM PST

Are the U.S. and Pakistan one step closer to hunting down Osama bin Laden ? The recent capture of the Taliban 's military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as he was leaving a seminary in the Pakistani seaport of Karachi may have given investigators several leads in tracking down the the fug...


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Posted: 19 Feb 2010 11:47 AM PST

It turns out that Evgeni Plushenko is as gracious after the men's figure skating competition as he was before it. Despite the fact that it was Evan Lysacek who had the gold medal around his neck during Thursday night's, Plushenko says Lysacek is not the champion because Lysacek didn't attempt a q...


After risque photos emerge, bronze winner Scotty Lago exits Olympics

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 04:02 PM PST

American halfpipe bronze medalist Scotty Lago volunteered to leave the Olympics on Friday after risque pictures of him showed ...


US project seeks to make the family car a cash cow

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:24 PM PST

SAN DIEGO, California (AFP) – US researchers unveiled a vehicle Thursday that earns money for its driver instead of guzzling it up in gasoline and maintenance costs.


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