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Sri Lanka astrologer is arrested –...

BBC News Sri Lanka astrologer is arrestedBBC NewsThe authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested a popular astrologer who predicted that the president will be ejected from office, police say. Chandrasiri Bandara announced last week that the government would flounder in September and October because of...

Student Strip Search Illegal – Was...

MiamiHerald.com Student Strip Search IllegalWashington PostArizona school officials violated the constitutional rights of a 13-year-old girl when they strip-searched her on the suspicion she might be hiding ibuprofen in her underwear, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday. …Supreme Court Says Child's...

AP Newsbreak: SC lt. gov. says Sanford s...

Telegraph.co.uk AP Newsbreak: SC lt. gov. says Sanford should stayThe Associated PressCOLUMBIA, SC (AP) — The man who would replace South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford if he resigned over his affair with a woman in Argentina says the governor should remain in office. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer told The...

G8 'deplores' Iran poll violence...

Telegraph.co.uk G8 'deplores' Iran poll violenceBBC NewsForeign ministers from the world's main industrialised countries have issued a statement "deploring" post-election violence in Iran. The G8 bloc's comments fell short of the condemnation wanted by France and Italy,...

Farrah Fawcett: Photographer Bruce McBro...

guardian.co.uk Farrah Fawcett: Photographer Bruce McBroom remembers her iconic …Entertainment WeeklyPhotographer Bruce McBroom — who snapped that unforgettable picture of the bathing-suit clad Farrah Fawcett — reflects on working with the star, and creating a piece of pop culture...

Reactions to Michael Jackson's Sudde...

Telegraph.co.uk Reactions to Michael Jackson's Sudden Death Vary From Sadness to AngerWashington PostIn the weeks before his death, we might have said we didn't know how we felt about Michael Jackson. He'd become so bizarre, so pale, so foreign and different from the musical genius some...

Climate bill debate begins in House R...

Los Angeles Times Climate bill debate begins in HouseThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The House has begun debating a historic and hotly contested global warming bill. Democratic leaders say it will usher in an era of cleaner energy. But Republican opponents called it "the largest tax...

Conyers pleads guilty to conspiracy R...

The Associated Press Conyers pleads guilty to conspiracyDetroit Free PressDetroit City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers pleaded guilty this morning to conspiring to commit bribery and is free on personal bond. US District Judge Avern Cohn said, "The defendant now stands convicted."...

Iranian Cleric: Protesters at War With G...

BBC News Iranian Cleric: Protesters at War With GodVoice of AmericaBy VOA News A senior Iranian cleric has called on the government to punish the leaders of the country's post-election protests cruelly and without mercy. In a sermon at Tehran University on Friday, Ahmad Khatami described the...

Michael Jackson's death hits tour pr...

ABC News Michael Jackson's death hits tour promoter, ticket holdersReutersLONDON (Reuters) – Michael Jackson's sudden death could prove a major blow to AEG Live, promoter of his eagerly awaited run of 50 London concerts, as well as to fans who paid well over the odds to get hold of...

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