Back to news index
All that money you've lost — where did it go?
(AP)
AP - Trillions in stock market value — gone. Trillions in retirement savings — gone. A huge chunk of the money you paid for your house, the money you're saving for college, the money your boss needs to make payroll — gone, gone, gone.
Riding high, Obama nods to McCain, rallies fans
(AP)
AP - His backers feeling increasingly confident, Democrat Barack Obama made a slight nod to his Republican rival on Saturday and asked voters to have faith in him as the next president.
As governor, Palin at times bonds church and state
(AP)
AP - The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office.
Bush, allies pledge joint action on global crisis
(AP)
AP - President Bush and foreign financial officials displayed joint resolve Saturday to combat the unfolding financial crisis, hoping to calm investors whose panic has spread despite bold and accelerating government action.
Austrian far-right leader Haider killed in crash
(Reuters)
Reuters - Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider, a charismatic populist who helped thrust anti-immigrant politics into the European mainstream, was killed in a car accident on Saturday.
Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap
(AP)
AP - The politically charged investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is over, and its conclusions are stinging. But the fallout, if any, might not come until Election Day.
Source: Chrysler, GM discuss merger, acquisition
(AP)
AP - General Motors Corp., Chrysler LLC and Cerberus Capital Management LP have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to a person familiar with the talks.
Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twins
(AP)
AP - Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. A publicist says the 40-year-old singer gave birth Tuesday to twin girls, whose names were not released. One baby weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and the other came in at 5 pounds and 2 ounces.
"I Love You, but I'm Not in Love with You." Aaarrrrrgggh.
(Dear Margo)
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: I am a 23-year-old woman who is dating a 47-year-old man.
Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans
(AP)
AP - Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive.
When Keeping a Secret Is the Wise Thing To Do
(Dear Margo)
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: Three years ago I started a condoned affair with another man.
Palin drubs Obama on abortion during Pa. rally
(AP)
AP - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is attacking Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's position on abortion.
McCain shies away from recent days' attacks
(AP)
AP - Republican John McCain, the clock ticking down on a chance to narrow Democrat Barack Obama's lead in polls, turned away Saturday from visceral attacks on his rival to pivot back toward policy differences.
NKorea off US blacklist after nuke inspection deal
(AP)
AP - After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an "axis of evil."
Jolie breast-feeding photo: triumph or trouble?
(Reuters)
Reuters - A magazine cover photo of Angelina Jolie breast-feeding one of her newborn twins may have turned the superstar actress into a role model for new mothers.
Larry Hagman excited about 30th `Dallas' reunion
(AP)
AP - Larry Hagman was reluctant to be on a new TV show called "Dallas" when he first read the script in the late 1970s, figuring there wouldn't be any money in it.
Lisa Marie Presley Welcomes Twin Girls
(E! Online)
E! Online - Lisa Marie Presley has doubled her pleasure.
Turmoil rocks McCain campaign after double blow
(AFP)
AFP - Turmoil rocked John McCain's White House bid Saturday after a probe accused his running-mate Sarah Palin of abuse of power and he was booed by supporters he told to cool anti-Barack Obama abuse.
Obama thanks McCain for remarks, presses attack
(Reuters)
Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama praised his rival John McCain for trying to tone down the vitriol of the U.S. presidential race but pressed ahead on Saturday with an effort to cast the Republican as out of touch on the economy.
Antiquities dealer has colorful, checkered career
(AP)
AP - Leonardo Patterson made his first archaeological find at age 7 in a yam field in his native Costa Rica — a piece of clay pottery his cousin said could be thousands of years old.


