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In 7th Round, a Pitched Debate: Clinton Hears It From Her Rivals 30 Oct 07, 23:56 ET Rivals target Clinton in debate USA Today more Moderate earthquake shakes Bay Area 30 Oct 07, 23:49 ET AP - A moderate earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday night, but there was no immediate word on any damage or injuries. more Moderate earthquake hits Northern California 30 Oct 07, 23:48 ET Reuters - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck approximately 9 miles northeast of San Jose, California, Silicon Valley's biggest city, on Tuesday night, the U.S. Geological Survey said. more Paris gas blast kills 1, injures 42 30 Oct 07, 23:41 ET AP - A gas line exploded Tuesday on a downtown street in a Paris suburb, igniting a fire that killed at least one person and injured 42 others, officials said. more Duncan, Spurs agree on 2-year extension 30 Oct 07, 23:37 ET AP - Tim Duncan has agreed to a two-year, $40 million contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs, an official familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday. more Joe Girardi: Thinking, Always Thinking 30 Oct 07, 23:36 ET Girardi pitches life after A-Rod to free agents USA Today more Spurs get rings, beat Blazers in opener 30 Oct 07, 23:33 ET AP - Tim Duncan had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs got their title defense off to a successful start with a 106-97 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. more Obama, Edwards Take on Clinton in Debate 30 Oct 07, 23:32 ET Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, DN.Y., listens during a debate at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. more Noel hits Cuba; 22 dead elsewhere 30 Oct 07, 23:29 ET AP - Tropical Storm Noel brought heavy rain to the western Caribbean Tuesday as it pushed through Cuba and edged closer to Florida. Floods and mudlides across the region have killed at least 22 people. more US safety chief under fire to quit after Halloween toy scare 30 Oct 07, 23:22 ET AFP - Top Democratic lawmakers demanded Tuesday the resignation of the US consumer product safety chief and unveiled plans for stiffer enforcement laws after Halloween toys became the latest tainted made-in-China goods to be recalled. more Station Panel Tears, Adding Challenge for Shuttle Crew 30 Oct 07, 23:19 ET By JOHN SCHWARTZ A solar panel on the International Space Station tore yesterday as the array was unfurled, presenting a new challenge for a space shuttle mission that has already had more than its share. more Iraqi Cabinet Votes to End Security Firms’ Immunity 30 Oct 07, 23:18 ET By ALISSA J. RUBIN BAGHDAD, Oct. 30 - Draft legislation that lifts immunity for foreign private security companies gained the consent of the Iraqi cabinet on Tuesday and sent to Parliament for approval, a government spokesman said. more Brown set for talks with Saudi king 30 Oct 07, 23:11 ET Gordon Brown is due to meet King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at 10 Downing Street amid strong criticism of the welcome extended to the Middle Eastern leader. more Bush balks at revised child health bill 30 Oct 07, 23:11 ET AP - President Bush told Republican lawmakers on Tuesday he will not agree to legislation expanding children's health insurance if it includes a tobacco tax increase, a decision that virtually ensures a renewed veto struggle with the Democratic-controlled Congress. more Space Station Solar Panel Repair May Extend Shuttle Mission 30 Oct 07, 23:05 ET In this image taken from NASA television, a rip is seen in a second solar panel as it was unfurled after it was installed on Oct. 30, 2007, by spacewalking astronauts Scott Parazynski and Douglas Wheelock. more Major powers to meet on Iran this week 30 Oct 07, 23:02 ET Reuters - Major powers plan to meet in London this week to discuss new sanctions on Iran amid a spat between Washington and the United Nations over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. more CIA head defends interrogation practices 30 Oct 07, 23:01 ET AP - CIA Director Michael Hayden defended his agency's interrogation practices Tuesday as political pressure mounted on President Bush's attorney general nominee to reject a technique that allegedly was part of the CIA's interrogation program. more So who's in line to pay A-Rod, baseball's prima donna 30 Oct 07, 23:01 ET A-Rod's every move a hot topic MLB.com more Methodist transgender minister may stay 30 Oct 07, 23:00 ET AP - A council of the United Methodist Church has decided to allow a transgender minister to retain his job, but it stopped short of addressing whether a change of gender violates the denomination's rules. more Warplane drops fake practice bomb 30 Oct 07, 22:57 ET AP - A small, inert training bomb fell Tuesday from a fighter jet that was heading to an air station, the Navy said. No one was hurt. more Google and Friends to Gang Up on Facebook 30 Oct 07, 22:53 ET By MIGUEL HELFT and BRAD STONE SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30 - Google and some of the Web’s leading social networks are teaming up to take on the new kid on the block - Facebook. more Myanmar releases detainees 30 Oct 07, 22:47 ET AP - Myanmar's military government freed seven members of Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party Tuesday who had been held for more than a month following the junta's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests, the party said. more Little quits as Dodgers manager, Torre linked 30 Oct 07, 22:43 ET Reuters - Los Angeles Dodgers manager Grady Little resigned on Tuesday as speculation grew that former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre was poised to join the National League club. more Boy, 7, takes car out for spin, crashes 30 Oct 07, 22:29 ET AP - He could barely reach the pedal, but one 7-year-old boy managed to take the family car out for a spin in his Lehigh Acres neighborhood. more U.S. team to help North Korea nuclear disabling 30 Oct 07, 22:27 ET Reuters - A team of U.S. experts is heading to North Korea to help ready steps to disable a key nuclear complex, senior U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said in Beijing, where he was due to meet his Pyongyang counterpart. more Japan fighter jet crashes, two hurt 30 Oct 07, 22:26 ET AP - A Japanese fighter jet crashed an instant after takeoff and went up in flames Wednesday at an airport in central Japan, leaving the two pilots with minor injuries, an official for aircraft's manufacturer said. more Mukasey Describes Harsh Interrogation as Repugnant 30 Oct 07, 22:26 ET Bush nominee Mukasey draws more heat on torture Reuters more AG nominee unsure about waterboarding 30 Oct 07, 22:25 ET AP - President Bush's nominee for attorney general told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that an interrogation technique called waterboarding is repugnant but that he did not know if it is legal. more Woman claims pet-sitter made her pig fat 30 Oct 07, 22:22 ET AP - A woman wants abuse charges filed against an acquaintance who was pet-sitting for her potbellied pig and allowed the animal to get fat. more Tax law: Are you eating those pumpkins? 30 Oct 07, 22:18 ET AP - The Iowa Department of Revenue is taxing jack-o'-lanterns this Halloween. The new department policy was implemented after officials decided that pumpkins are used primarily for Halloween decorations, not food, and should be taxed, said Renee Mulvey, the department's spokeswoman. more Australia to collect troop DNA to help ID bodies 30 Oct 07, 22:06 ET Reuters - Australia's military will ask 90,000 soldiers for DNA blood samples to help identify troops as the country prepares for more deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. more Parenting coach slams Britney Spears in new custody setback 30 Oct 07, 22:01 ET LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - Troubled pop star Britney Spears has failed in her bid to regain custody of her children, following a damning review of her parenting skills, court documents showed Tuesday. more US Military Will Oversee Contractors 30 Oct 07, 21:59 ET US Moves Toward New Rules for Iraq Security Contractors Voice of America more Tim Goodman: What a writers strike would mean for viewers 30 Oct 07, 21:59 ET It hasn't been a very good year so far in the TV season - viewership is down, the freshman shows are mostly unappealing, and even some returning favorites seem to lack spark. more More young adults on cholesterol drugs 30 Oct 07, 21:56 ET AP - Use of cholesterol and blood pressure medicines by young adults appears to be rising rapidly - at a faster pace than among senior citizens, according to an industry report being released Tuesday. more Girardi accepts offer to manage Yankees 30 Oct 07, 21:56 ET AP - Joe Girardi thought back to when he replaced Mike Stanley as the New York Yankees' catcher in 1996, Joe Torre's first season as manager. "I remember walking into spring training, the first day, and people saying, 'Boy, you've got big shoes to fill,'" Girardi said Tuesday. "I thought, well, I wear a size 13." more Democrats open fire on Clinton at debate 30 Oct 07, 21:56 ET Reuters - The Democratic presidential contenders went on the attack Tuesday against front-runner Hillary Clinton, accusing her of shifting her positions for political convenience and saber-rattling against Iran. more Holes in Leopard's firewall 30 Oct 07, 21:50 ET Although Apple is selling its new Mac OS X Leopard operating system on its improved security, researchers at Heise Security have already found fault with its firewall. more Google pitches Gphones to Verizon 30 Oct 07, 21:46 ET The Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported Tuesday evening that Google is in "serious discussions"with Verizon Wireless to put its mobile "GPhone" software on Verizon phones. more 'Crash photos yours for £300000' 30 Oct 07, 21:45 ET THE first photographer to reach Princess Diana's mangled Mercedes phoned a tabloid newspaper from the scene to offer "exclusive" crash pictures, her inquest heard yesterday. more A-Rod's every move a hot topic 30 Oct 07, 21:41 ET By Tom Singer / MLB.com If Scott Boras chose Game 4 of the World Series to announce Alex Rodriguez's decision to opt out of his Yankees contract out of concern the move might get overshadowed, the agent needn't have worried. more The fall of shock and awe 30 Oct 07, 21:38 ET It’s been a crazy fall on the pop culture landscape and we expected nothing less! The constant story churn from the world of entertainment is more insane and hilarious than anything we could ever dream up ourselves. more Merrill Lynch cuts its losses, and its CEO 30 Oct 07, 21:30 ET Merrill Lynch ousts CEO O'Neal Reuters more Cuba warns US against regime change 30 Oct 07, 21:15 ET AP - Cuba's foreign minister on Tuesday warned that Cuba is prepared to defend itself if the United States tries to bring regime change by force, saying a conflict would jeopardize U.S. stability. more Actor and singer Robert Goulet dies at 73 30 Oct 07, 21:07 ET Reuters - Actor and singer Robert Goulet, who shot to fame by playing Lancelot in the original 1960 Broadway production of "Camelot" with Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, died on Tuesday at age 73, his wife said. more Britney Spears allowed visits with sons 30 Oct 07, 21:06 ET AP - Britney Spears can have sleepovers with her two boys - if she has regular drug and alcohol tests, childproofs her home and buckles the kids in car seats, a court commissioner ruled Tuesday. more Petition seeks top sentence for Garrison 30 Oct 07, 20:50 ET AP - Friends of a teenager killed in actor Lane Garrison's drunken driving crash hope to submit a petition to send the former "Prison Break" actor to a real lockup for nearly seven years. more Supermodel Naomi Campbell visits Chavez 30 Oct 07, 20:43 ET AP - British supermodel Naomi Campbell met privately with President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a series of celebrities hosted by the Venezuelan leader. more Sheriff charged with accepting bribes 30 Oct 07, 20:37 ET AP - Orange County's sheriff was charged Tuesday with accepting bribes in exchange for political favors and pressing a witness to lie as authorities investigated whether he used his office to enrich himself. more Abuse alleged at Oprah Winfrey's South African school 30 Oct 07, 20:27 ET (CNN) -- South African police are investigating abuse allegations at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, the talk-show host's $40 million school for disadvantaged girls near Johannesburg. more Tech accused of abusing elderly corpse 30 Oct 07, 20:26 ET AP - A Teaneck hospital lab technician has been jailed after being accused of sexually abusing the corpse of a 92-year-old woman, authorities say. more In Myanmar, child soldiers said to be bought and sold 30 Oct 07, 20:19 ET Reuters - Myanmar is filling the ranks of its depleted armed forces with children as young as 10 and may try to capture even more boys after the recent crackdown on pro-democracy protests, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. more Mukasey Unsure About Legality of Waterboarding 30 Oct 07, 20:07 ET Bush nominee Mukasey draws more heat on torture Reuters more Immunity deals 'routine' for contractors 30 Oct 07, 20:03 ET AP - Limited immunity has been routinely offered to private security contractors involved in shootings in Iraq, State Department officials said Tuesday, denying such actions jeopardized criminal prosecution of Blackwater USA guards accused of killing 17 Iraqi civilians. more Mississippi death row inmate gets last-minute stay 30 Oct 07, 19:58 ET Reuters - A Mississippi death row inmate received a last-minute stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, adding to a series of reprieves since the justices last month agreed to rule on the lethal injection method. more PASTOR MUST MEET HIS FLOCK BEFORE HE CAN SHEPHERD IT 30 Oct 07, 19:58 ET Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I would like to comment on the letter from "Polite Visitor in Missouri" (Aug. 25), the minister who asked about the etiquette involved in pastoral visiting. I have been a Lutheran pastor for 33 years. This topic should have been covered while the writer was in seminary, but perhaps "Polite" missed class that day. more Elvis regains crown as top-earning dead celebrity 30 Oct 07, 19:55 ET Reuters - Just because you are dead, it does not mean you can't stage a comeback. more Singer Robert Goulet dies at 73 30 Oct 07, 19:48 ET AP - Robert Goulet, the handsome, big-voiced baritone whose Broadway debut in "Camelot" launched an award-winning stage and recording career, has died. He was 73. more Google phone could be tough sell to US carriers 30 Oct 07, 19:44 ET By Sinead Carew - Analysis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research), which is used to dominating the Web search advertising business, may find negotiating its way into the cell phone market a tougher task. more Petition urges max sentence for Garrison 30 Oct 07, 19:38 ET AP - Friends of a teenager killed in actor Lane Garrison's drunken driving crash tried to submit a petition Tuesday asking the judge to send the former "Prison Break" actor to a real lockup for nearly seven years. more Spanish judge due to rule on Madrid train bombs 30 Oct 07, 19:38 ET Reuters - A Spanish court will deliver verdicts on Wednesday on 28 people accused of playing a role in the 2004 Madrid train bombings, ending a politically charged trial into Europe's deadliest al Qaeda inspired attack. more Little resigns, paving the way for Torre 30 Oct 07, 19:29 ET AP - Grady Little resigned as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, paving the way for Joe Torre to take the job. The 57-year-old Little leaves with one year remaining on his contract plus a club option for 2009. more Merrill Ousts O'Neal, Names Cribiore Interim Chairman (Update7) 30 Oct 07, 19:29 ET By Bradley Keoun Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Merrill Lynch & Co. ousted Stan O'Neal as chairman and chief executive officer and said it will begin a search for his successor, leaving the world's biggest brokerage without a leader. more Israel steps up threats to invade Gaza Strip 30 Oct 07, 19:18 ET Reuters - Israel escalated its threats on Tuesday to invade the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in response to Palestinian rocket fire after a plan to withhold key utilities drew objections from legal experts and foreign powers. more Britney slammed for chaotic parenting 30 Oct 07, 19:15 ET Reuters - Pop singer Britney Spears barely played or spoke with her two young sons during a court-ordered visit by a parenting coach, who said their home life "ranged from chaotic to almost somber with little communication at all." more Many older doctors plan to phase out their practice 30 Oct 07, 19:13 ET Reuters - The results of a new survey indicate that 48 percent of physicians between 50 and 65 years of age are planning to reduce or end their clinical practice in the next 1 to 3 years. The findings also suggest that many older physicians believe that their younger counterparts do not have the work ethic they do. more Mattingly disappointed, but moving on 30 Oct 07, 19:03 ET By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com NEW YORK -- Don Mattingly was bound to become the Yankees manager eventually. He thought -- or at least hoped -- the time was now. more Major powers expected to meet on Iran this week 30 Oct 07, 19:00 ET Reuters - Major powers plan to meet in London this week to discuss new U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a spat between Washington and the U.N. nuclear watchdog over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. more Giuliani: Illegals are a federal problem 30 Oct 07, 19:00 ET AP - Responsibility for stopping illegal immigration belongs to the federal government and not to cities, states or businesses, Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday. more Apple's Leopard leaps, but will Mac sales follow? 30 Oct 07, 18:56 ET By Rex Crum, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Apple Inc. saw booming sales of the latest version of its operating system over the weekend, which may help boost momentum for the company's line of Mac computers during the holiday season. more GAO: U.S. hasn't taken advantage of Iraq's drop in violence 30 Oct 07, 18:55 ET McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON— The U.S. and Iraqi governments have failed to take advantage of a dramatic drop in violence in Iraq, according to a report issued Tuesday by a U.S. watchdog agency, which warned that prospects were waning "for achieving current U.S. security, political and economic goals in Iraq." more Expert: Miami group ready for holy war 30 Oct 07, 18:53 ET AP - A group of men accused of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower were in the final stages of forming a homegrown terrorist cell dedicated to waging an Islamic holy war before they were arrested, a prosecution terrorism expert testified Tuesday. more US Moves Toward New Rules for Iraq Security Contractors 30 Oct 07, 18:50 ET By Al Pessin The US Departments of State and Defense are moving toward a new system to control the activities of security contractors working for the two departments in Iraq. more New Orleans district attorney to resign 30 Oct 07, 18:47 ET AP - District Attorney Eddie Jordan, criticized for his response to New Orleans' growing crime problem and stung by a $3.7 million discrimination verdict against his office, said Tuesday that he will resign. more Is U.S. stuck in Internet's slow lane? 30 Oct 07, 18:34 ET AP - The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet. Examples abound of countries that have faster and cheaper broadband connections, and more of their population connected to them. more Rivals sure to target Clinton at debate 30 Oct 07, 18:33 ET AP - For the second presidential debate in a row, Hillary Rodham Clinton can expect to be everyone's punching bag. This time she'll be on the stage to defend herself. more Bush nominates new Veterans secretary 30 Oct 07, 18:27 ET AP - President Bush said that retired Army Lt. Gen. James Peake, chosen on Tuesday to head the embattled Veterans Affairs Department, will work to end months-long delays facing hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops trying to get treatment and benefits. more Asustek's low-cost laptop coming to U.S. 30 Oct 07, 18:20 ET InfoWorld - Asustek Computer's Linux-based Eee PC laptop will soon be on sale in North America and Europe, and the company plans to offer a version running Windows XP by the end of the year. more MIT researchers improve `tractor beam' 30 Oct 07, 18:20 ET AP - Taking up the sci-fi staple of "tractor beams," scientists have developed a way to use light to grab and move minuscule particles on a microchip. The research could lead to fine-grained biological sensors and other precisely built nanoscale devices. more A Dancing Shocker: Sabrina Sent Home 30 Oct 07, 18:19 ET E! Online - The only thing the Cheetah Girl couldn't pull off was the foxtrot. more NASA Ponders Space Station Troubles 30 Oct 07, 18:18 ET By Dave Mosher HOUSTON - There's trouble brewing in space, but NASA officials said today that they are confident astronaut crews aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will work through the difficulties ahead with mission control's help. more Freed sheiks describe kidnapping ordeal 30 Oct 07, 18:10 ET AP - It had to be done quickly. Rogue Shiite militiamen were holding hostage a group of Sunni and Shiite tribal sheiks who had joined a revolt against al-Qaida. For the Iraqi government and its U.S. backers, the seven men represented a rare symbol of national unity. more Traffic stop yields embalmed heads 30 Oct 07, 18:04 ET AP - A traffic stop in Texas yielded about two dozen embalmed heads. But it's no Halloween joke. Investigators said the human heads had been used for medical training in the Fort Worth area and were being returned to Little Rock, Arkansas. more German finds valuable painting in couch 30 Oct 07, 18:00 ET AP - A German student who bought a pullout couch for $215 at a Berlin flea market found a painting worth 100 times that amount hidden inside when she unfolded the sofa at home. more Professor observes kids face their fears 30 Oct 07, 17:58 ET AP - In the lab, psychology professor David Zald studies how fast adults react to fear. At his home this time of year, he watches kids adjust to it. more Treadmill training helps Down syndrome babies walk earlier 30 Oct 07, 17:56 ET AFP - Treadmills can help infants with Down syndrome learn how to walk months earlier than traditional therapies, a new study has found. more NC beach house blaze kills 7 young pals as 6 survive 30 Oct 07, 17:56 ET By AP OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC- Investigators believe a fast-moving fire that killed seven people, including a group of high school friends who went to college together, started on the deck of the beach house where the group was spending the weekend. more Fan's Trashed Truck Not Fully Covered By Insurance 30 Oct 07, 17:53 ET WCVB TheBostonChannel.com - One Red Sox fan really struck out the night the team won the World Series. more Debate rivals seek cracks in Clinton dominance 30 Oct 07, 17:50 ET WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton could be in the cross hairs at Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate. Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks at a fundraiser on her birthday in New York last week. more Oldest Known Jellyfish Fossils Found 30 Oct 07, 17:45 ET LiveScience.com - The oldest known fossils of jellyfish have been found in rocks in Utah that are more than 500 million years old, a new study reports. more Jerry Seinfeld defends wife's cookbook 30 Oct 07, 17:41 ET AP - Jerry Seinfeld says his wife isn't guilty of "vegetable plagiarism." more Britons protest visiting Saudi king 30 Oct 07, 17:29 ET AP - Queen Elizabeth II welcomed Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Tuesday with an honor guard and rode with him to Buckingham Palace in her gilded carriage, passing protesters who condemned the oil-rich kingdom for alleged human rights abuses. more Memories of Porter Wagoner: friend, influence, Grand Ole Opry icon 30 Oct 07, 17:27 ET Ed Rode / AP Reflections on the life of longtime Grand Ole Opry star Porter Wagoner from a few of his peers and admirers. "I went over on Sunday and spent his last few hours with Porter and his family, so I was able to say goodbye. more 30 years later, woman's body exhumed 30 Oct 07, 17:11 ET AP - Authorities on Tuesday exhumed the body of a pregnant woman whose dismembered remains were stuffed in suitcases and tossed over a bridge more than 30 years ago. more Krauss and Plant's unlikely alliance 30 Oct 07, 17:09 ET AP - Alison Krauss is a master at slipping into musical styles. more Early adopters boost Leopard sales for Apple 30 Oct 07, 17:03 ET About 9 percent of the Mac OS X installed base upgraded to Mac OS X Leopard over the weekend, according to figures released by Apple and estimates supplied by financial analysts. more 1 convicted of hiding nuke-plant problem 30 Oct 07, 17:01 ET AP - A federal jury convicted a former nuclear plant worker Tuesday of concealing the worst corrosion ever found at a U.S. reactor. A second defendant was acquitted. more Investigator 'debugs' N.M. ghost mystery 30 Oct 07, 17:00 ET AP - Jeepers, it was just one of those creepers. An investigator specializing in all things bizarre has debugged the mystery of the Santa Fe Courthouse Ghost - a specter captured on a blurry surveillance videotape. more Quality of life is key to cancer survival: study 30 Oct 07, 16:58 ET Reuters - Having someone to drive you to cancer treatments or make sure you are eating may be even more important than tumor size or other medical factors in predicting cancer survival, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. more Spears' book isn't tell-all, writer says 30 Oct 07, 16:57 ET AP - Lorilee Craker has a view of Britney Spears that many people don't: through the eyes of the pop star's mother. more Wildfires may lead to stringent rules 30 Oct 07, 16:57 ET AP - Dr. Jorge Llorente became irritated recently when the fire department kept rejecting his plans to landscape his hacienda-style home with jacarandas and avocado trees. more Commuters Inhale Heavy Dose of Pollution 30 Oct 07, 16:55 ET LiveScience.com - Driving is more hazardous than anyone knew: A heavy commuter inhales more pollution while driving than in the entire rest of the day, a new study finds. more Iran defiant ahead of nuclear talks with Russia 30 Oct 07, 16:50 ET Reuters - Iran held fresh talks with Russia on Tuesday, just before Moscow and other major powers discuss possible new U.N. sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear plans. more Israel airstrike hits Hamas police post 30 Oct 07, 16:44 ET AP - Israeli aircraft hit a Hamas-run police station in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis late Tuesday, killing at least four people, Palestinian security and hospital officials said. more Vitamin D may not reduce cancer deaths 30 Oct 07, 16:39 ET AP - A large new study found no sign that vitamin D lowers the overall risk of dying from cancer, injecting a note of caution to the latest vitamin craze. The exception: People with more vitamin D in their blood did have a significantly lower risk of death from colorectal cancer, supporting earlier findings. more NYC dentist gunned down at playground 30 Oct 07, 16:36 ET AP - Police are investigating whether the slaying of a man who was shot to death in a playground in front of his 5-year-old daughter was related to the bitter custody battle with his wife over the child. more AIDS Virus Came to US Via Haiti 30 Oct 07, 16:35 ET By Jessica Berman The strain of the HIV virus which predominates in the United States and Europe has been traced back to Haiti by a team of scientists. more US ship helps North Korea vessel crew overpower Somali pirates 30 Oct 07, 16:26 ET AFP - A US naval destroyer helped crew members of a North Korean cargo vessel on Tuesday to violently regain control of their freighter captured off Mogadishu port, the vessel's contractor said. more "American Gangster" watched Washington on set daily 30 Oct 07, 16:26 ET Reuters - Almost every day that Oscar winning actor Denzel Washington filmed scenes for his latest movie, "American Gangster," he was closely watched on the set by an old man in a wheelchair -- the drug lord he was portraying. more Experts discover rare amphibian imprints 30 Oct 07, 16:23 ET AP - A rock that sat untouched in a Pennsylvania museum's fossil collection for years has rare full-body imprints of not just one, but three, ancient amphibians. more Uncertainty reigns for Bryant and Lakers 30 Oct 07, 16:17 ET AP - Kobe Bryant remains a Laker - for now. Because of the difficulty involved in trading an NBA superstar, Bryant could play in a Los Angeles uniform for days, weeks or months, no matter how much he wants out or those in charge wish to move him. more Merrill hit with shareholder lawsuit over subprime 30 Oct 07, 16:17 ET Reuters - An investor lawsuit has been filed against Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , contending that the company issued false and misleading statements about its exposure to risky mortgage investments, the plaintiffs' lawyers said on Tuesday. more Scientists note brain's reaction to fear 30 Oct 07, 16:15 ET AP - Science is getting a grip on people's fears. As Americans revel in all things scary on Halloween, scientists say they now know better what's going on inside our brains when a spook jumps out and scares us. Knowing how fear rules the brain should lead to treatments for a major medical problem: When irrational fears go haywire. more Rare Event: Easy-to-See Comet Holmes 30 Oct 07, 16:15 ET SPACE.com - Skywatchers throughout the Northern Hemisphere report the newly visible Comet Holmes is a remarkable sight even under city lights. The comet, described in glowing terms by many observers, should continue to be visible to the naked eye for at least the next few weeks. more Space Station Solar Wing Rips in Orbit 30 Oct 07, 16:15 ET SPACE.com - HOUSTON — Two spacewalking astronauts reattached a massive solar power plant of the International Space Station (ISS) today, and inspected gears that orient its wing-like arrays toward the Sun. more Clinton, Obama, Edwards oppose Mukasey nomination 30 Oct 07, 16:06 ET Reuters - The three leading Democratic White House contenders on Tuesday opposed President George W. Bush's nomination of Michael Mukasey to be attorney general, citing concerns about how the retired judge views torture. more Blaming mussels won't solve water woes 30 Oct 07, 15:59 ET By Michael Christie MIAMI (Reuters) - According to officials in the state of Georgia, one solution to a drought gripping the normally soggy US Southeast is to take up the battle cry of "Man versus Mussel. more Leopard hits 2 million mark: A drop in the bucket? 30 Oct 07, 15:55 ET Apple’s Leopard off to a flying start VNUNet.com more Fisherman Finds Child's Remains In Box 30 Oct 07, 15:50 ET KPRC Click2Houston.com - A fisherman found human remains in a container on an island in West Galveston Bay, officials told KPRC Local 2 Tuesday. more Merrill Lynch ousts O'Neal after big losses 30 Oct 07, 15:46 ET NEW YORK (AFP) - Merrill Lynch ousted its chairman and chief executive Stan O'Neal on Tuesday, just days after the global investment bank and brokerage posted some of the biggest losses in its 93-year history. more Solar panel on space station rips 30 Oct 07, 15:44 ET Reuters - A solar power panel ripped as it was being unfurled from a newly reinstalled girder on the International Space Station on Tuesday, forcing NASA to halt the operation and throwing expansion plans into doubt. more Kucinich questions Bush's mental health 30 Oct 07, 15:36 ET AP - Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich questioned President Bush's mental health in light of comments he made about a nuclear Iran precipitating World War III. more Iraq Preparing Law Lifting Protection for Security Contractors 30 Oct 07, 15:27 ET By ALISSA J. RUBIN The Iraqi Cabinet approved draft legislation today that lifts immunity for foreign private security companies and sent the measure to Parliament for approval, a government spokesman said. more Spears seeks changes in drug-test order 30 Oct 07, 15:10 ET AP - Britney Spears wants to change a court order requiring her to undergo random drug testing in her custody battle with Kevin Federline. more Porter Wagoner, 80; Grand Ole Opry star 30 Oct 07, 15:07 ET John Russell / AP MEMORIES: Grand Ole Opry star Porter Wagoner sings "Someone I Used To Know" with Dolly Parton at his May 2003 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. more Review: `Gangster' familiar but solid 30 Oct 07, 15:05 ET AP - So perhaps "American Gangster," Ridley Scott's much-anticipated mobster epic, doesn't have a single original idea in its head, with its unshakable shades of "Scarface" and "Serpico" and "Superfly." And maybe it's a half-hour too long - this time of year, what film with awards ambitions isn't? more Guilt stops parents from kids-free vacations: survey 30 Oct 07, 14:56 ET Reuters - Most parents would love to go on vacation without the children -- but guilt stops them, according to a survey released on Tuesday. more Astronauts Spot Rip on Solar Panel 30 Oct 07, 14:43 ET In this image taken from NASA television, a rip is seen in a second solar panel as it was unfurled after it was installed Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, by spacewalking astronauts Scott Parazynski and Douglas Wheelock. more The Google phone: Has a wireless upheaval begun? 30 Oct 07, 14:25 ET October 30, 2007 (Computerworld) -- The Google phone is inching closer to reality, with wireless handhelds running Google Inc. applications and operating software expected in the first half of 2008, several industry analysts said today. more Boston Celebrates Another Championship 30 Oct 07, 14:20 ET System Analysis: Sox Are Built to Last Washington Post more Jury selected for Anna Nicole son case 30 Oct 07, 14:16 ET AP - Anna Nicole Smith's mother said Tuesday that she hopes an inquest into the death of her 20-year-old grandson will lead to justice as a Nassau court selected a jury to hear the case. more Melting Glacier Reveals Ancient Tree Stumps 30 Oct 07, 14:15 ET LiveScience.com - Melting glaciers in Western Canada are revealing tree stumps up to 7,000 years old where the region's rivers of ice have retreated to a historic minimum, a geologist said today. Johannes Koch of The College of Wooster in Ohio found the fresh-looking, intact tree stumps beside retreating glaciers in Garibaldi Provincial Park, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) north of Vancouver, British Columbia. Radiocarbon dating of the wood from the stumps revealed the wood was far from fresh—some of it dated back to within a few thousand years of the end of the last ice age. more Apple Says No Thanks to Cash for iPhones 30 Oct 07, 14:11 ET By James Alan Miller Apple has stopped accepting cash for the iPhone. Leaving credit and debit cards as the only means by which you can now buy one from the company. more Argentina's Fernandez Will Extend Control of Congress (Update2) 30 Oct 07, 14:08 ET By Eliana Raszewski and Bill Faries Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Argentina's President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will have more control of Congress than her husband, helping ensure passage of government-sponsored bills after she takes office Dec. more Yahoo adds media playing, languages to messaging 30 Oct 07, 14:07 ET Reuters - Internet media company Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday it is adding media-playing features, large file transfers, new languages and other tools to its instant messaging service. more Spears seeks changes in custody, drug-testing arrangements 30 Oct 07, 14:07 ET AP LOS ANGELES—Britney Spears wants to change a court order requiring her to undergo random drug testing in her custody battle with Kevin Federline. more Bush to discuss PKK with Turkish PM at White House 30 Oct 07, 14:06 ET WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - US President George W. Bush and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will discuss ways to counter Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq when they meet in Washington next week, the White House said on Tuesday. more Photog hawked pic of Diana dying from crash scene 30 Oct 07, 14:05 ET The British government's inquest into the death of Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed opens ten years after the accident that shocked the world. more Joe Girardi agrees to 3-year deal to manage Yankees 30 Oct 07, 14:05 ET Torre visits The Late Show MLB.com more Vietnamese rebound in New Orleans 30 Oct 07, 14:05 ET AP - The view from Kinh Nguyen's front door these days is nothing like the "abandoned cemetery" she saw upon returning to her New Orleans neighborhood two months after Hurricane Katrina. more Syria accused of plot to kill Lebanon PM 30 Oct 07, 13:54 ET AP - The leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority claimed Tuesday that Syria was behind a plot to assassinate him and the Lebanese prime minister ahead of crucial presidential elections next month. more Teen charged in Craigslist killing 30 Oct 07, 13:52 ET AP - A 19-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder Tuesday in the killing of a woman who answered an ad on Craigslist for a baby sitter. more Woods delights in time away from game 30 Oct 07, 13:50 ET Reuters - Tiger Woods is reveling in the longest golfing break of his career, making the most of quality time with his wife Elin and young daughter Sam Alexis. more Computers seen selling briskly in holiday buying 30 Oct 07, 13:49 ET Reuters - Personal computers are likely to be among this holiday season's best-selling gifts as consumers upgrade to higher-performance systems and switch to notebook PCs, but the highest demand is coming from outside the United States. more Lessons From Merrill 30 Oct 07, 13:41 ET By James B. Stewart |James B. Stewart Archive |Published: October 30, 2007 THE MERRILL LYNCH (MER) board deserves credit for its swift ouster of Chief Executive Stanley O'Neal. more Merrill Chooses Interim Leader and Begins CEO Search 30 Oct 07, 13:36 ET By LANDON THOMAS Jr. E. Stanley O’Neal, the embattled chairman and chief executive of Merrill Lynch, stepped down from the brokerage firm today, capping a tumultuous 10 days that included a significant quarterly loss and write-down. more Craigslist Nanny Murder Reinforces Online Dangers 30 Oct 07, 13:36 ET By Heather Nauert Twenty-four-year-old Katherine Ann Olson was looking to make extra money babysitting, so she did what many young people do: go to the Web to check job postings on the popular Web site, Craigslist. more Man gets probation in pickle assault 30 Oct 07, 13:34 ET AP - Talk about being in a pickle: A judge gave a 35-year-old man probation in a case that police said involved an assault with pickles. more Elvis is Forbes' richest dead celebrity 30 Oct 07, 13:28 ET AP - Elvis Presley is still the King. more Apple 'Leopard' Sales Top 2 Million In First Weekend 30 Oct 07, 13:28 ET Leopard's sprint out of the gate could slow if Apple is unable to solve some major installation problems encountered by early adopters. more Nasa studies solar panel rip 30 Oct 07, 13:25 ET Spacewalking Astronauts Install Power Tower to International Space ... ABC News more Blacklisted tycoon is key Myanmar player 30 Oct 07, 13:24 ET AP - On the streets of Yangon, it is often said Myanmar is ruled not only by a gun-wielding junta but by a businessman named Tay Za, who is thought to have a finger in every lucrative pie and is now a target of U.S. sanctions. more House votes to extend Net tax moratorium 30 Oct 07, 13:19 ET AP - A bill to extend a moratorium on Internet access taxes for seven years was approved 402-0 by the House Tuesday, less than two days before it was set to expire. more Missing Girl's Parents Dip Into Her Fund 30 Oct 07, 13:14 ET AP LONDON -- Madeleine McCann's parents used a fund established to help search for the missing girl to make mortgage payments on their home, a family spokesman said Tuesday. more UN urges US to end Cuba embargo 30 Oct 07, 13:05 ET AP - The U.N. General Assembly voted for the 16th straight year Tuesday to urge the United States to end its trade embargo against Cuba, whose foreign minister accused the U.S. of stepping up its "brutal economic war" to new heights. more 2008 Democrats in Senate oppose AG pick 30 Oct 07, 13:05 ET AP - Senate Democrats seeking the presidency said Tuesday they will vote against Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey unless he says unequivocally that waterboarding amounts to torture. more Beach house owner 'numb, confused 30 Oct 07, 13:04 ET (CNN) -- The owner of a North Carolina beach house where seven college students died in a weekend fire said Monday that his family's "lives were just changed forever" by the tragedy. more Car driver identified by witnesses in Diana inquest 30 Oct 07, 12:58 ET London, Oct 30: A French couple yesterday identified the driver of the mysterious white Fiat Uno that allegedly collided with the Mercedes carrying princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before the Diana inquest. more Royal blackmail accused followed a lavish lifestyle 30 Oct 07, 12:58 ET London, Oct 30: The accused in the blackmailing of a member of the British Royal family in sex and drug abuse followed a flamboyant lifestyle. more Economic Policies Feed Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s Popularity 30 Oct 07, 12:58 ET Economic Policies Feed Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s PopularityMs. Magazine - 35 minutes agoArgentine President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s impressive victory in the recent election can be largely attributed to her and her husband’s, current President Nestor Kirchner, economic policies. more Families Mourn 7 House Fire Victims 30 Oct 07, 12:57 ET By SAM SCOTT and ANAHAD O’CONNOR WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 30 - They were athletes, homecoming queens, aspiring lawyers and future doctors who took a few days off for a chance to spend a fun weekend with their closest college pals. more Dems, Let's See a Real Debate on Medicare, Social Security 30 Oct 07, 12:55 ET By John Fout The Democrats dance again tonight in Philadelphia for another debate on MSNBC. Sen. Barack Obama (D., Ill.) has pledged to increase the heat on frontrunner Sen. Hillary Clinton (D. more US spent $43.5 billion on intel in 2007 30 Oct 07, 12:53 ET AP - The U.S. government spent $43.5 billion on intelligence in 2007, according to the first official disclosure under a new law implementing recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission. more Berlin student finds baroque painting inside old sofa 30 Oct 07, 12:41 ET Reuters - A Berlin student who bought a second-hand sofa bed at a flea market learned she had been sitting on a small fortune when she found a baroque painting hidden inside the couch. more Drought leaves parts of Ga. aquarium dry 30 Oct 07, 12:33 ET AP - With drought conditions intensifying across the Southeast, efforts to conserve water are popping up everywhere - even at the aquarium. more No charges in Kid Rock-Tommy Lee scuffle 30 Oct 07, 12:32 ET AP - No criminal charges will be filed in the well-publicized scuffle between Kid Rock and Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards, the Clark County district attorney said Tuesday. more Handicapping the contenders for A-Rod's services 30 Oct 07, 12:30 ET Rodriguez’s Departure Leaves Void, but Girardi Will Have Options New York Times more Bush's budget fight with Democrats deepens 30 Oct 07, 12:28 ET Reuters - Democratic congressional leaders pushed on Tuesday to finish bills to pay for military, veterans health care and domestic programs, while possibly injecting more Iraq war funds into the pipeline, as President George W. Bush again threatened to wield his veto pen. more Merrill Names Musical Chair to Lead CEO Search 30 Oct 07, 12:25 ET Merrill Lynch chief resigns Los Angeles Times more Astronauts Install Tower on Spacewalk 30 Oct 07, 12:21 ET HOUSTON (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts bolted a solar power tower to the international space station on Tuesday, completing an ambitious three-day moving process that ended with elation when the beam's giant solar panels began to unfurl. more Halloween costume teeth pulled from US shops due to lead fears 30 Oct 07, 12:08 ET AFP - A US retail outlet on Tuesday pulled hundreds of sets of Halloween costume teeth from sale amid fears they could contain excessive levels of lead. more Turk sanctions on N.Iraq may stoke Kurd separatism 30 Oct 07, 12:03 ET Turkish Helicopters Attack Kurd Rebels Washington Post more Days May Be Numbered for Flash Memory 30 Oct 07, 12:00 ET PC World - The humble USB drive could soon be using a new type of memory thanks to research from the Arizona State University. more Torre visits The Late Show 30 Oct 07, 11:55 ET By Doug Miller / MLB.com A free agent last seen on the field with the 2007 New York Yankees was the main attraction on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday night, but his first name wasn't Alex and his last name wasn't Rodriguez. more Republican Ron Paul airs first ads 30 Oct 07, 11:53 ET AP - Underdog Ron Paul is airing the first TV ads of his presidential campaign, hoping to capitalize on a fundraising surge and promote his blend of anti-war, anti-spending libertarianism in New Hampshire. more Find Madeleine fund was used to pay mortgage of parents' home 30 Oct 07, 11:50 ET © AP LONDON (AP) - The parents of Madeleine McCann used a fund that was established to help search for the missing girl to make mortgage payments on their home, a family spokesman said Tuesday. more Iraq's Cabinet Approves Lifting Immunity for Security Firms 30 Oct 07, 11:49 ET By VOA News An Iraqi government spokesman says Iraq's cabinet has approved a law that lifts immunity from prosecution for private security firms in Iraq. more Iraq cabinet okays law to end foreign firms' immunity 30 Oct 07, 11:47 ET Reuters - Iraq's cabinet approved a draft law on Tuesday that would end the immunity from prosecution of foreign security contractors by scrapping a decree that Iraqis have complained amounts to a "license to kill." more Fire Survivor: Jumping Was 'Only Option' 30 Oct 07, 11:47 ET In this image made from video by Betty Smith, fire consumes a beach house in Ocean Isle Beach, NC early Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007. Fire and smoke killed six students from the University of South Carolina and one from Clemson University. more New US ambassador meets with Chavez 30 Oct 07, 11:36 ET AP - The new U.S. ambassador to Venezuela says his meeting with President Hugo Chavez was a positive start toward improving tense relations. more Bush chides Congress on spending bills 30 Oct 07, 11:30 ET AP - President Bush scolded lawmakers on Tuesday, saying the Democratic-led Congress hasn't "seen a bill they could not solve without shoving a tax hike into it." more Beach house tragedy 30 Oct 07, 11:30 ET Six University of South Carolina students and a Clemson University student died in a beach house fire early Sunday morning in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. more Inquest Lawyers Blast Biker's Testimony on Diana Crash 30 Oct 07, 11:30 ET LONDON - Lawyers at the inquest into the death of Princess Diana on Tuesday attacked the testimony of a motorcyclist who said the princess' car roared away from him before crashing in a road tunnel. more O'Neal leaves Merrill after record writedown 30 Oct 07, 11:15 ET UPDATE 2-Merrill Lynch ousts CEO O'Neal Reuters more Massive Stellar Black Hole Smashes Record 30 Oct 07, 11:15 ET SPACE.com - The heaviest "small" black hole ever has been discovered, and its mass of 24 to 33 times that of our sun defies current theories to explain its formation, scientists say. more 77-year-old gets carded in beer purchase 30 Oct 07, 11:10 ET AP - He may look young for his age, but 77-year-old Swedish retiree Per-Eric Henricsson was not flattered when his local supermarket asked him to show ID to prove that he was old enough to buy a case of beer. more News Analysis Bhutto’s Return Brings Pakistani Politics to a Boil 30 Oct 07, 11:06 ET Pakistan's Musharraf needs Bhutto, and US may too Chicago Sun-Times more Girardi agrees to 3-year deal 30 Oct 07, 10:56 ET The agreement to take over as Joe Torre's replacement is worth an average salary of at least $2 million annually, a baseball official said Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team had not yet announced the deal. more A Two iPhone Limit 30 Oct 07, 10:53 ET By Christopher Nickson Are you one of those generous people thinking of giving all your family iPhones for Christmas? You’d better think again. more Lebanon's Hariri says assassination plot uncovered 30 Oct 07, 10:44 ET Reuters - The leader of Lebanon's anti-Syrian coalition said on Tuesday he had information about a plot to kill him and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, which he said was planned by a senior Syrian official. more Stan O'Neal Retires from Merrill Lynch 30 Oct 07, 10:42 ET Chair Search Committee NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--Stan O'Neal, chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch & Co. more Paparazzo offered Diana crash pictures to tabloid: court 30 Oct 07, 10:39 ET Reuters - A photographer rang a British newspaper from the Paris road tunnel where Princess Diana lay dying to offer exclusive pictures for 300,000 pounds, a court was told on Tuesday. more Major Iraqi dam in danger of collapse 30 Oct 07, 10:38 ET AFP - Iraq's largest dam is in danger of collapse and could putting hundreds of thousands at risk in the cities of Mosul and Baghdad. more War Of Nerves 30 Oct 07, 10:36 ET BY MURAT YETKIN RADIKAL- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive in Ankara next Thursday, one day ahead of her trip to Istanbul to attend the Istanbul summit on Iraq. more O'Neal Steps Aside At Merrill 30 Oct 07, 10:32 ET Embattled Merrill Lynch Chief Executive Stanley O'Neal has finally stepped aside, making way for a board member, Alberto Cribiore, to lead a search for a new chief. more Paris Hilton to head to Rwanda next year 30 Oct 07, 10:25 ET AP - Her trip to Rwanda has been postponed, but Paris Hilton is still determined to use her celebrity status for good causes. more Study: Fall Colors are Sunscreen for Trees 30 Oct 07, 10:25 ET LiveScience.com - The fiery red hues that seem to set forest leaves ablaze in autumn are produced in part as a result of the soil that trees grow in and help protect the trees in the winter, a new study finds. more Rodriguez Not Greedy by Standard of Wall St. 30 Oct 07, 10:24 ET No secret Scott Boras calls shots for A-Rod New York Daily News more Paparazzi acted irresponsibly 30 Oct 07, 10:22 ET A witness who claims to have been among the first to see the aftermath of the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales agreed today that paparazzi "would stop at nothing" to get the picture they wanted. more Injured HS Football Player Out Of Coma 30 Oct 07, 10:20 ET KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com - An injured North County high school football player is showing signs of improvement, 10News reported. more The Dalai Lama Brings a Message of Compassion to Ottawa 30 Oct 07, 10:08 ET The Dalai Lama addresses the crowd at the Ottawa Civic Centre on Sunday. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times) OTTAWA—You can reduce stress and anxiety by being nice to others. more Putin honors Stalin victims 70 years after terror 30 Oct 07, 10:08 ET Reuters - Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his respects on Tuesday to millions of people killed under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and called for the country to unite to prevent a repeat of its tragic past. more Merrill Lynch CEO O'Neal Retires 30 Oct 07, 10:03 ET Merrill Tees Up O'Neal TheStreet.com more Girardi agrees to Yankees' offer 30 Oct 07, 09:51 ET By Jon Heyman, SI.com Joe Girardi, rebuffing last-minute attempts by the Dodgers to become their manager, has agreed to succeed Joe Torre as Yankees manager. more Hijacked ship crew overpowers pirates 30 Oct 07, 09:48 ET AP - The crew of a ship hijacked from Somalia overpowered their attackers Tuesday and regained control of the vessel, officials said. more Home price drop worst since June 1991: S&P 30 Oct 07, 09:45 ET Reuters - The decline in prices of existing single-family homes accelerated in August and fell at their fastest pace since 1991, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller national home price index. more Madeleine fund paid for mortgage 30 Oct 07, 09:42 ET (CNN) -- The parents of Madeleine McCann used money donated to hunt for their missing daughter to make two mortgage payments, it was reported Tuesday. more Lawyer: No charges for Tasered student 30 Oct 07, 09:38 ET AP - A University of Florida student who was shocked with a Taser after persistently questioning Sen. John Kerry will avoid criminal charges by apologizing and complying with terms of a voluntary 18-month probation, authorities said Tuesday. more Merrill Tees Up O'Neal 30 Oct 07, 09:35 ET By Mark DeCambre Merrill Lynch (MER - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) finally bid CEO Stan O'Neal adieu Tuesday, though the firm left open the question of who will next lead it. more Iraqi fisherman nets shark 160 miles from sea 30 Oct 07, 09:13 ET Reuters - A two-meter shark has been caught in a river in southern Iraq more than 200 km (160 miles) from the sea. more Crash paparazzi 'overstepped mark' 30 Oct 07, 09:11 ET Photographers at the scene of the crash which killed Diana, Princess of Wales, would "stop at nothing" to get the picture they wanted, her inquest was told. more Give us your money, this is a ketchup 30 Oct 07, 09:08 ET Reuters - Two thieves armed only with ketchup ambushed a supermarket employee as he was taking cash to the bank, Greek police said Tuesday. more Teenager escapes prison in suitcase 30 Oct 07, 09:07 ET Reuters - A 19-year-old German woman has escaped from prison by hiding in a friend's suitcase. more Sources: Girardi agrees to manage Yankees - MLB 30 Oct 07, 09:07 ET The Yankees have agreed to a contract with Joe Girardi to become the team's next manager and an official announcement could come as soon as Tuesday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. more AIDS Stopped in Haiti Before US 30 Oct 07, 09:05 ET By Randy Dotinga TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- New research into the genetic history of HIV suggests that the virus that causes AIDS stopped in Haiti during the middle of the last century, prior to reaching the United States. more Iraq tackles foreign guards' immunity 30 Oct 07, 09:05 ET Iraq's cabinet today approved a law to remove private security firms' immunity from prosecution in Iraq, in response to the shooting of 17 civilians by Blackwater USA agents last month, a government spokesman said. more Hawaii winners recall magical night with ‘Potter’ author 30 Oct 07, 09:04 ET By Burl Burlingame Not exactly off to see the Wizard, down the yellow brick road, but hey, it comes close. For one enchanted evening, 1000 hard-core Harry Potter muggles chosen in a Scholastic Books contest held court with author JK Rowling. more Palestinians demand deadline for state 30 Oct 07, 09:02 ET AP - The chief Palestinian peace negotiator threatened on Tuesday that there would be no talks with Israel unless a deadline is set for establishing a Palestinian state - the first indication the Palestinians could scuttle a U.S.-sponsored peace summit over the issue. more Afghan and foreign troops kill 20 insurgents 30 Oct 07, 08:59 ET Reuters - Afghan and foreign forces killed more than 20 Taliban insurgents and wounded 20 in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, an Afghan provincial official said. more Iraq bill would lift contractor immunity 30 Oct 07, 08:54 ET AP - The Iraqi government on Tuesday approved draft legislation lifting immunity for foreign private security companies, sending the measure to parliament, a spokesman said. more Turkish helicopters attack Kurd rebels 30 Oct 07, 08:45 ET AP - Turkish Cobra attack helicopters blasted suspected Kurdish rebel targets Tuesday near the southeastern border with Iraq in a second day of fighting in the area. The prime minister said an escalation of military action was unavoidable. more Child advocates upset over `Manhunt 2' 30 Oct 07, 08:35 ET AP - Child advocates are urging parents not to buy "Manhunt 2," a video game whose characters kill and torture using implements ranging from glass and shovels to a fuse box and a toilet. more Burning Man suspect held in Grace Cathedral arson attempt 30 Oct 07, 08:30 ET The man accused of setting the Burning Man on fire four days early has been arrested for planning to set Grace Cathedral ablaze, San Francisco police said Monday. more Apple Limits Customers To 2 iPhones Per Buyer 30 Oct 07, 08:20 ET Seattle (dbTechno) - Apple has made the announcement that they are making a stand to try and stop iPhone buyers from purchasing the devices just to resell them by limiting the number of phones buyers can purchase to just two iPhones. more Preventing the Death of Customer Care 30 Oct 07, 08:08 ET BusinessWeek Online - In a recent column I argued that outsourcing customer service (BusinessWeek.com, 9/27/07) is unethical and bad for business because of the poor experience many customers end up having. But there is another problem in business today that is not only much more pervasive than the outsourcing of customer service -- it is also more insidious. more Astronauts install solar unit on space station 30 Oct 07, 08:01 ET By Jeff Franks HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts made a tricky job look easy on Tuesday when they used a robot arm to latch a 17.5 tonne solar power girder to its new home at the end of the International Space Station. more McCanns admit using Madeleine fund to pay mortgage 30 Oct 07, 07:55 ET AFP - The parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann used public money donated to a fund for finding their daughter to pay their mortgage, their spokesman confirmed Tuesday. more US death toll in Iraq lower in October 30 Oct 07, 07:53 ET AP - The monthly toll of U.S. service members who have died in Iraq is on track to being the lowest in nearly two years, with at least 34 troop deaths recorded as of Tuesday, but the military cautioned it's too early to declare a long-term trend. more Somali pirates seize another ship 30 Oct 07, 07:45 ET Reuters - Somali pirates captured another foreign cargo vessel off Mogadishu port and seized its crew in the second attack since the weekend along one of the world's most dangerous waterways, a maritime official said on Tuesday. more Astronauts Talk About Damaged Solar Panel on Space Station 30 Oct 07, 07:37 ET By GINA SUNSERI After Shuttle Discovery astronauts were told their mission to the International Space Station would be extended to attempt to repair a damaged solar panel, ABC News producer Gina Sunseri interviewed members of the crew. more BAD BRITNEY– GOOD BRITNEY 30 Oct 07, 07:29 ET By Jeff Miers / NEWS POP MUSIC CRITIC Britney Spears is a walking trainwreck. She’s never encountered a mistake she hasn’t been willing to make, twice, and in public, while hammered on Cosmopolitans and lord knows what else. more Toddler found alive in plane wreckage 30 Oct 07, 07:25 ET AP - A 3-year-old girl found alive in the upside-down wreckage of an airplane survived because she was strapped in a car seat, rescuers said. They said they knew she was OK when she cried for her teddy bear. more Merrill Lynch Revival on Hold 30 Oct 07, 07:18 ET By TSC Staff Wall Street continued to wait Tuesday for resolution to the boardroom coup that has apparently cost CEO Stanley O'Neal his job. more Some 'vampires' prefer energy over blood 30 Oct 07, 07:11 ET AP - A force as insidious as Dracula is quietly sucking a nickel of every dollar's worth of the electricity that seeps from your home's outlets. more Erdogan Seeks `Concrete Steps' From Bush Against PKK in Iraq 30 Oct 07, 06:52 ET By Mark Bentley Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will ask President George W. Bush to take immediate and ``concrete steps'' against Kurdish militants sheltering in northern Iraq. more NBC: Leno Still Leaving in '09 30 Oct 07, 06:51 ET E! Online - NBC is sticking with its Jay Leno retirement plan. more Pakistan Bomb Kills 6 as Government Plans Tighter Vote Security 30 Oct 07, 06:26 ET Benazir to go ahead with Pindi meeting Pakistan Dawn more 'Nip/Tuck' gets its own makeover 30 Oct 07, 06:22 ET By Tom Jicha Creator-executive producer Ryan Murphy looked into his mirror, applied the show's signature question -- "Tell me what you don't like about yourself" -- to his FX series, and decided it was time for some cosmetic changes. more China warns Canada after PM Harper meets Dalai Lama 30 Oct 07, 05:59 ET BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China has hit out at Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's meeting with the Dalai Lama, warning that the move has seriously hurt bilateral ties. more Motor prompts NASA to add day to mission 30 Oct 07, 05:58 ET CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA officials Monday extended shuttle Discovery's mission to the international space station by one day to get more information about a possibly faulty motor that keeps the station's power-generating solar panels facing the sun. more Dylan documentary shows genius in the making 30 Oct 07, 05:44 ET Reuters - With all due respect to "I'm Not There," Todd Haynes' imaginative and often dazzling meditation on the pop-culture mythology of Bob Dylan, there ain't nothing like the real thing. more Explosion kills 5 in Pakistani city 30 Oct 07, 05:37 ET AP - A suicide attacker blew himself up near the office of Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring several more, officials said. more Alanis Morissette tunes in to "Radio" 30 Oct 07, 05:20 ET Reuters - Alanis Morissette has joined the cast of sci-fi novelist Philip K. Dick's semiautobiographical feature adaptation "Radio Free Albemuth." more Astronauts embark on key spacewalk 30 Oct 07, 05:11 ET AP - Astronauts embarked on a high-stakes spacewalk Tuesday to install a solar power tower on the international space station, a job that must be completed to prevent malfunctioning equipment from delaying the addition of a much-anticipated European research lab. more Time change, or lack of, keeps Halloween sky lit an hour longer 30 Oct 07, 05:05 ET By Julie Sevrens Lyons Daylight-saving time is still in effect - but tell that to your computer, DVD player or BlackBerry. For the past two decades, the public has been instructed to have their clocks "fall back" an hour the last Sunday in October. more Google plan sees phones by mid-2008: report 30 Oct 07, 04:56 ET Reuters - Web search leader Google Inc is expected to announce advanced software and services enabling handset makers to bring Google-powered phones to market by mid-2008, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. more N.Y. Public Library gets Hepburn papers 30 Oct 07, 04:49 ET AP - Picture this: Katharine Hepburn and her chauffeur stopped for speeding in the tiny town of Blackwell, Okla. Hepburn berates the strapping young officer as a "moron" and "dumbbell," then adds, "If I ever found an Oklahoma car in Connecticut, I would flatten all the tires." more 'Nip/Tuck' - surgical strike scores big in LA 30 Oct 07, 04:43 ET From the start, "Nip/Tuck" has been all about the lure, and the dangers, of reinvention. How fitting, then, that the plastic-surgery drama returns Tuesday for its fifth season by dangerously reinventing itself. more Catholics slam Britney Spears pix as 'bottom of barrel' stunt 30 Oct 07, 04:43 ET By NANCY DILLON Forgive me, Father, I have sinned! Britney Spears may have to sing a few Hail Marys after these pictures from her new album 'Blackout. more No secret Scott Boras calls shots for A-Rod 30 Oct 07, 04:42 ET You know that Scott Boras has at least one owner in his pocket already. It's the way that he works, bending baseball's rules as he sees fit. more Girardi learns fast, wastes little and always has a plan 30 Oct 07, 04:39 ET Three months after Joe Girardi tripled off Greg Maddux in Game 6 of the 1996 World Series and became a Yankee hero forever, he was sitting on a low concrete wall outside a Times Square theater nursing an expensive stogie. more Democrats consider more money for wars 30 Oct 07, 04:29 ET AP - Democrats are debating whether to approve $50 billion to $70 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan, less than half of President Bush's $196 billion request but enough to keep the wars afloat for several more months. more Russian FM due in Tehran on surprise visit 30 Oct 07, 04:24 ET AFP - Russia's foreign minister was to make a surprise visit to Iran on Tuesday for talks with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, amid growing differences between Moscow and the West over the Iranian atomic drive. more Former notorious druglord Khun Sa dies 30 Oct 07, 04:23 ET AP - One-time drug warlord Khun Sa, variously described as among the world's most wanted men and as a great liberation fighter, has died, an associate and a Myanmar official said Tuesday. He was 74. more The cost of American bellicosity toward Iran 30 Oct 07, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - The Bush administration last week proceeded with its controversial decision to brand a branch of Iran's armed forces – the Quds unit of the Revolutionary Guards – as a terrorist organization and impose new sanctions on Iran. more Frozen assets: US has crimped Al Qaeda funds 30 Oct 07, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - For years the three Saudi men had worked as a loosely organized team, according to US intelligence. They'd funneled thousands of dollars in cash – and non-monetary help such as Al Qaeda training manuals – to Islamist militants in the Philippines. more Palestinian census carries sobering subtext for Israelis 30 Oct 07, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - The field worker matches the villa at 5 El Balu'a Street with a building survey map, scribbles a number in blue crayon, and then offers a brief introduction to the homeowner on what the counting means. more How persistence pays for a Baghdad baker 30 Oct 07, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - Over the summer, rarely a day passed without a car bomb going off near the neighborhood where Hussein Faleh has persevered through the worst days in Baghdad. Since 2004, he's kept The Vanilla Pastry Shop open – and filled with some of the best raspberry-kiwi tarts and hazelnut-chocolate cakes in Iraq. more The calamity curve 30 Oct 07, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - Big natural disasters don't need to be big human disasters. California proved that in its preparation and response to recent catastrophic wildfires – putting New Orleans to shame. But not all the lessons from such calamities have yet to be learned. Just look at Florida. more Victims of house fire remembered 30 Oct 07, 03:29 ET AP - They included an aspiring attorney, a high school homecoming queen, fraternity men and sorority women. They were ardent University of South Carolina football fans, out for a good time at a beach house. more On the Mark: Girardi good fit for Yanks 30 Oct 07, 03:16 ET The Yankees are hiring the right guy for the right job. People will talk about Girardi's drive and experience and his knowledge of the game. more French nationals charged with kidnapping 30 Oct 07, 03:15 ET AP - Authorities charged six French nationals with kidnapping after a failed attempt to fly 103 children to France who a charity said were orphans from Sudan's war-battered Darfur region, officials said Tuesday. more System Analysis: Sox Are Built to Last 30 Oct 07, 03:10 ET Scouts chart course, Bosox follow to Series crown USA Today more Yanks Offer Girardi Job; A-Rod Is a Big Question 30 Oct 07, 03:10 ET Big A-Rod or LA-Rod? Los Angeles Times more Candidates widely split on Iran 30 Oct 07, 03:07 ET AP - The top presidential contenders are offering markedly different ideas on how they would keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons, suddenly a central issue in the 2008 campaign. more Argentina's president-elect faces unease 30 Oct 07, 03:02 ET Video: Don't cry for me Argentina - I've won! RussiaToday more Turkey hits Kurdish rebels in southeast 30 Oct 07, 03:02 ET Ground troops mass along the border with Iraq, and military parades are held in main cities. The US works to avert a larger attack. more The Recantation of Dr. Watson 30 Oct 07, 03:00 ET Pat Buchanan - For Dr. James Watson, 79-year-old co-winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for medicine for his discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, October marked the nadir of a brilliant career. more The time is coming to change your clocks 30 Oct 07, 02:51 ET By Dan McFeely Daylight saving time kicks in this weekend, a week later than usual, which had some Central Indiana clocks confused. more Big A-Rod or LA-Rod? 30 Oct 07, 02:41 ET Take Yankees at their word: Rodriguez is finished with them, but that doesn't mean he's headed this way. By Bill Shaikin, ON BASEBALL The Christmas shopping season starts earlier every year. more Similarities to Clinton land Obama in a tough spot 30 Oct 07, 02:32 ET As Debate Nears, Rivals Are Directing Their Aim at Clinton New York Times more Europeans charged with kidnapping in Chad 30 Oct 07, 02:24 ET AFP - A judge in Chad late Monday charged 16 Europeans with kidnapping or complicity after a charity attempted to fly more than 100 children to France, the prosecutor's office here told AFP. more Oil eases as investors take profits from new peaks 30 Oct 07, 01:55 ET Reuters - Oil prices fell nearly 1 percent to below $93 a barrel on Tuesday, fading from their latest record high as investors took profits from a rally driven by a Mexican supply outage and the spiralling dollar. more Sleeping pills for kids top global list of bad products 30 Oct 07, 01:42 ET AFP - Sleeping pills advertised for children, dangerous toys and bottled water taken from local reservoirs are among the world's worst products, a global consumer group said Monday. more More young adults on cholesterol drugs 30 Oct 07, 01:38 ET AP - Use of cholesterol and blood pressure medicines by young adults appears to be rising rapidly - at a faster pace than among senior citizens, according to an industry report being released Tuesday. more Scouts chart course, Bosox follow to Series crown 30 Oct 07, 01:30 ET By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY DENVER - Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, giggling every time a bottle of champagne was dumped over his head Sunday night, listened to all of the monikers being attached to his team's October glory. more Diana driver 'taunted paparazzi' 30 Oct 07, 01:29 ET Princess Diana's driver, Henri Paul, taunted photographers on the night she died, an inquest has heard. Stephane Darmon told the High Court hearing Mr Paul looked as if he wanted to be "centre stage" by the way he acted outside the Ritz Hotel in Paris. more Japan set to end Afghan mission despite global appeals 30 Oct 07, 01:09 ET AFP - Japan's two largest parties failed to agree Tuesday on continuing a naval mission in the Indian Ocean, dealing a setback to the government which has pledged to support the US-led "war on terror." more Fire probe continues as SC college students are mourned 30 Oct 07, 01:09 ET An early morning fire that engulfed a North Carolina beach house and killed seven college students was not started by an outdoor fireplace on the deck of the structure, officials in the seaside resort said on Monday. more Headless skeletons hold Pacific colonization key 30 Oct 07, 01:07 ET Reuters - A 3,000-year-old burial site in Vanuatu containing 60 headless skeletons and skulls in pots is helping end the mystery over colonization of the Pacific and the first Polynesians, archaeologists said on Tuesday. more Vampire electronics drain homes of energy 30 Oct 07, 01:04 ET AP - A force as insidious as Bram Stoker's leading man is quietly sucking a nickel of every dollar's worth of the electricity that seeps from your home's outlets. more No clown, Hulu looks great 30 Oct 07, 00:59 ET Don't look now, but the so-called clown company may get the last laugh. Sure, Hulu.com is still saddled with a silly name. The video site started by NBC Universal and News Corp. more IBM has greener way to reuse silicon 30 Oct 07, 00:53 ET AP - IBM Corp. says it has developed a greener method for recycling precious silicon that is wasted during computer chip manufacturing. more Police: Man Tried to Burn SF Landmark 30 Oct 07, 00:50 ET This booking photo provided by Pershing County Sheriff's Office shows Paul Addis, 35, of San Francisco on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 in Lovelock, Nev. more Porter Wagoner, Singer, Dies at 80 30 Oct 07, 00:50 ET By DOUGLAS MARTIN Porter Wagoner, a country singer who mixed rhinestone suits, a towering pompadour and cornball jokes with direct, simple songs over a career best known for his partnership with Dolly Parton, died last night in Nashville. more TV raises blood pressure in obese kids: study 30 Oct 07, 00:34 ET Reuters - Watching too much television may not only help make children fat, it may also raise their blood pressure, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. more Gary Collins charged with DUI 30 Oct 07, 00:33 ET AP - Gary Collins was charged Monday with misdemeanor driving under the influence stemming from a traffic accident that police blamed on an 89-year-old motorist. more Lack of security limits Iraq's recovery 30 Oct 07, 00:22 ET AP - Despite some declines in violence in Iraq, the shaky overall state of security is still impeding the nation's $100 billion recovery and rebuilding effort, a new report said Tuesday. more Project to Reinforce Iraq's Largest Dam Mismanaged, Audit Says 30 Oct 07, 00:11 ET Bloomberg - Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) --- A $27 million U.S.-led effort to prevent catastrophic flooding by reinforcing Iraq's largest dam has been mismanaged, according to a new Pentagon audit. more Mob moll says Mafiosi helped FBI 30 Oct 07, 00:11 ET AP - The FBI used mob muscle to solve the 1964 disappearance of three civil rights volunteers in Mississippi, a gangster's ex-girlfriend testified Monday, becoming the first witness to repeat in open court a story that has been underworld lore for years. more Lightsaber hitchhikes aboard shuttle 30 Oct 07, 00:11 ET By Traci Watson, USA TODAY The seven astronauts now in orbit on space shuttle Discovery are carrying a piece of baggage from a galaxy far, far away: a lightsaber used as a prop in the hit movie Return of the Jedi. more Dodgers Could Reunite Torre and Mattingly 30 Oct 07, 00:10 ET By TYLER KEPNER Joe Torre and Don Mattingly parted ways with the Yankees this month, but they may stay together in a major league dugout next season. more Favre's 82-yard TD stuns Broncos in OT 30 Oct 07, 00:05 ET AP - It was another signature moment in a career that is full of them. On the first play following the kickoff in overtime, Brett Favre connected on an 82-yard touchdown pass with Greg Jennings and the Green Bay Packers defeated the Denver Broncos 19-13 on Monday night. more Ill. hospital to screen for staph germ 30 Oct 07, 00:04 ET AP - Loyola University Medical Center on Monday announced plans to start testing all incoming patients for a drug-resistant staph germ and isolating those who carry the dangerous bacteria. more Apple Limits iPhones Sales to Two per Person, No Cash 30 Oct 07, 00:03 ET The iPhone will be a hot item this holiday season, but if you plan to buy an iPhone for every member of your family, you're going to face some obstacles if you need more than two. more

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