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Today's Most Popular News: U.N. urged to take action on asteroid threat Sex in fast lane halts traffic on road Feeding your brain: new benefits found in chocolate 66 die in India-Pakistan train attack Tiny duckling has rare mutation: 4 legs Man wins $25,000 lottery two days in row Freaky New Bats Found by DNA Barcoding Transsexual pioneer Renee Richards regrets fame Jerusalem site may contain prayer room Science finds new ways to regrow fingers Robots join hunt for 'extinct' US woodpecker Some cocoa may improve brain blood flow Rescuers trying to reach 3 on Mount Hood Spacecraft could be used to deflect killer asteroids: scientists Biggest Mideast arms fair opens in UAE Many Playboy Playmates have died young Ray Liotta arrested, charged with DUI Fake drug, fake illness -- and people believe it! China arthouse films make waves on foreign shores Why Female Bugs Outsize Males U.N. urged to take action on asteroid threat Sun, 18 Feb 2007 09:44 am PST Reuters - An asteroid may come uncomfortably close to Earth in 2036 and the United Nations should assume responsibility for a space mission to deflect it, a group of astronauts, engineers and scientists said on Saturday. Full Story Top Sex in fast lane halts traffic on road Sun, 18 Feb 2007 09:24 am PST Reuters - Israeli police investigating why a car was blocking traffic in the fast lane of a major highway Sunday found a couple inside having sex. Full Story Top Feeding your brain: new benefits found in chocolate Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:03 pm PST Reuters - As if people needed another excuse to like chocolate, new studies suggest a specially formulated type of cocoa may boost brain function and delay decline as people age, researchers said on Sunday. Full Story Top 66 die in India-Pakistan train attack Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:26 am PST AP - A pair of explosions on a train headed for Pakistan set off a fire that killed at least 66 people, some of whom became trapped when a train door was fused shut by the heat of the flames. Officials said the attack was aimed at disrupting improving relations between the rivals. Full Story Top Tiny duckling has rare mutation: 4 legs Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:14 pm PST AP - Webbed feet run in Stumpy's family, but he's the first to have four of them. Full Story Top Man wins $25,000 lottery two days in row Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:59 pm PST AP - An airline pilot from Maplewood won a $25,000 lottery jackpot _ two days in a row. Raymond Snouffer Jr. matched the winning numbers 11-14-23-26-31 to win Saturday's Northstar Cash drawing with odds of about 170,000 to 1, Minnesota Lottery officials said. Full Story Top Freaky New Bats Found by DNA Barcoding Sun, 18 Feb 2007 09:01 am PST LiveScience.com - Most species on Earth, including a number of bats, still fly under the radar of scientists, but a high-tech method that identifies animal species based on a snippet of DNA is starting to weed out concealed organisms. Full Story Top Transsexual pioneer Renee Richards regrets fame Sun, 18 Feb 2007 09:07 am PST Reuters - As Renee Richards, the world's most famous transsexual athlete, looks back on her life, she has one regret -- the fame she attained. Full Story Top Jerusalem site may contain prayer room Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:37 pm PST AP - An Israeli archaeologist said the site of an archaeological dig outside a disputed holy compound in Jerusalem might contain a Muslim prayer room, and the work drew renewed condemnation Sunday. Full Story Top Science finds new ways to regrow fingers Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:39 am PST AP - Researchers are trying to find ways to regrow fingers _ and someday, even limbs _ with tricks that sound like magic spells from a Harry Potter novel. Full Story Top Robots join hunt for 'extinct' US woodpecker Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:04 pm PST AFP - State-of-the-art robot technology has joined the hunt for the ivory-billed woodpecker, one of America's most majestic birds that for decades was feared extinct. Full Story Top Some cocoa may improve brain blood flow Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:41 am PST AP - A nice cup of the right kind of cocoa could hold the promise of promoting brain function as people age. Full Story Top Rescuers trying to reach 3 on Mount Hood Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:31 am PST AP - Rescuers early Monday were waiting for daylight and better weather before trying to reach three climbers who fell from a ledge on snowy Mount Hood and were huddling together in sleeping bags for warmth. Full Story Top Spacecraft could be used to deflect killer asteroids: scientists Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:15 pm PST AFP - An unmanned "tractor spacecraft" could eventually be used to drag an asteroid off course before it slams into Earth with catastrophic consequences, experts have said. Full Story Top Biggest Mideast arms fair opens in UAE Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:30 am PST AFP - The Middle East's biggest arms fair, IDEX-2007, has opened in the United Arab Emirates with hundreds of manufacturers displaying state-of-the-art weaponry to oil-rich monarchies that are keen on upgrading their armed forces. Full Story Top Many Playboy Playmates have died young Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:41 pm PST AP - The selection of Anna Nicole Smith as a Playboy Playmate in 1992 made her a member of an exclusive sorority. Her death at 39 put her in a more grisly club _ Playmates who haven't reached their 50th birthday. Full Story Top Ray Liotta arrested, charged with DUI Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:24 am PST AP - Actor Ray Liotta was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing his car into two parked vehicles in Pacific Palisades, authorities said. Full Story Top Fake drug, fake illness -- and people believe it! Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:56 am PST Reuters - A media exhibit featuring a campaign for a fake drug to treat a fictitious illness is causing a stir because some people think the illness is real. Full Story Top China arthouse films make waves on foreign shores Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:45 am PST Reuters - While audiences half way across the world shower Chinese arthouse cinema with adulation and awards, finding viewers at home can seem much harder. Full Story Top Why Female Bugs Outsize Males Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:01 am PST LiveScience.com - Men and women have got it reversed compared to most of the animal kingdom when it comes to the relative sizes of males and females. Full Story Top

Today's Politics News: Bush: Iran is source of deadly weapons Democrats to focus on troop funding Obama has traveled world in Senate career Al Franken enters Minnesota Senate race Clinton warns Bush about action in Iran Libby ends abbreviated defense testimony Graft is issue No. 1 in Chicago election Senators oppose policy on U.S. attorneys Smoking foes to seek tobacco regulation Justice Kennedy says morale low over pay Guantanamo changes too little, too late: Britain Bush: Iran is source of deadly weapons Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:31 am PST AP - Challenged on the accuracy of U.S. intelligence, President Bush said Wednesday there is no doubt the Iranian government is providing armor-piercing weapons to kill American soldiers in Iraq. But he backed away from claims the top echelon of Iran's government was responsible. Full Story Top Democrats to focus on troop funding Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:28 am PST AP - Democrats, expecting House passage Friday of a resolution opposing President Bush's military buildup in Iraq, are turning their sights on an even loftier target _ the Pentagon's multibillion-dollar budget. Full Story Top Obama has traveled world in Senate career Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:30 am PST AP - Barack Obama's two years in the Senate have taken him around the world, from Russia to Iraq to Kenya _ an itinerary more costly to taxpayers than any other senator who took office with him. Full Story Top Al Franken enters Minnesota Senate race Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:30 pm PST AP - Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, making it clear that the comedian and author of "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot" wants to be taken seriously as a political figure. Full Story Top Clinton warns Bush about action in Iran Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:27 pm PST AP - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush on Wednesday not to take any military action against Iran without getting congressional approval first. Full Story Top Libby ends abbreviated defense testimony Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:33 am PST AP - The testimony phase of the long-anticipated trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby ended with a whimper rather than the bang of testimony from high-profile defense witnesses like Vice President Dick Cheney and Libby himself. Full Story Top Graft is issue No. 1 in Chicago election Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:03 pm PST AP - A mayor whose administration is under federal investigation. An alderman who just got hit with a federal bribery charge. Four politicians who served time for corruption and want their old jobs back. Full Story Top Senators oppose policy on U.S. attorneys Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:50 am PST AP - Congressional Democrats and some Republicans are trying to change part of the USA Patriot Act that allows the Bush administration to fire and replace federal prosecutors indefinitely without Senate confirmation. Full Story Top Smoking foes to seek tobacco regulation Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:53 am PST AP - Seven years after being rebuffed by the Supreme Court, anti-smoking advocates are again seeking federal regulation of tobacco, a step they say is needed to deter children from lighting up and to get smokers to quit. Full Story Top Justice Kennedy says morale low over pay Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:45 am PST AP - Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy told Congress on Wednesday that first-rate federal judges are leaving because of inadequate pay, a problem he said hurts morale and threatens to undermine judicial independence. Full Story Top Guantanamo changes too little, too late: Britain Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:45 pm PST Reuters - New U.S. rules for war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo fail to correct fundamental flaws that are undermining Western efforts to defeat global terrorism, the British government's top lawyer said on Monday. Full Story Top

Today's Top Stories: Iraq adviser: al-Sadr in Iran Trial in '04 Madrid train bombings opens 2 Koreas agree to resume stalled talks Bush: Iran is source of deadly weapons Egypt arrests 73 Brotherhood Islamists in sweeps Democrats to focus on troop funding Study: Office desks havens for bacteria New $1 coin goes into circulation 'Idol' announces the 24 semi-finalists Cross-dressing lawyer hangs up his dress Madrid bomb trial begins Iraq shuts borders, clamps down in Baghdad Two Koreas agree to meet, paving way for aid Chad minister says Sudan attacking his country U.S. to build military base in Australia All eyes on Darfur talks at France-Africa summit U.S. to shun all members of Palestinian unity govt Sri Lanka says will deal with "terrorists" firmly Madrid train bombings trial opens SKorea sets talks with North Iraq adviser: al-Sadr in Iran Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:52 am PST AP - An adviser to Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran, but denied he fled due to fear of arrest during an escalating security crackdown. Full Story Top Trial in '04 Madrid train bombings opens Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:09 am PST AP - A trial into Spain's worst terrorist attack opened Thursday amid heightened security, with 29 suspects facing charges for the brutal 2004 bombings that killed 191 rush-hour commuters. Full Story Top 2 Koreas agree to resume stalled talks Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:51 am PST AP - The two Koreas will hold high-level talks later this month, officials said Thursday, in the first concrete sign of easing tensions on the divided peninsula after the North signed a breakthrough disarmament agreement. Kyodo News agency reported meanwhile that North Korea's top nuclear envoy has said his nation is ready to implement denuclearization agreement. Full Story Top Bush: Iran is source of deadly weapons Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:31 am PST AP - Challenged on the accuracy of U.S. intelligence, President Bush said Wednesday there is no doubt the Iranian government is providing armor-piercing weapons to kill American soldiers in Iraq. But he backed away from claims the top echelon of Iran's government was responsible. Full Story Top Egypt arrests 73 Brotherhood Islamists in sweeps Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:58 am PST Reuters - Egyptian security forces detained 73 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday in sweeps at dawn, intensifying a clampdown against the government's most powerful political rival. Full Story Top Democrats to focus on troop funding Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:28 am PST AP - Democrats, expecting House passage Friday of a resolution opposing President Bush's military buildup in Iraq, are turning their sights on an even loftier target _ the Pentagon's multibillion-dollar budget. Full Story Top Study: Office desks havens for bacteria Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:52 am PST AP - Your office desk harbors far more bacteria than your workplace restroom, and if you're a woman, chances are your workspace has more germs than your male co-workers', a new research report shows. Full Story Top New $1 coin goes into circulation Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:50 am PST AP - The newest $1 coin, bearing the likeness of George Washington, is going into circulation around the country just in time for next week's celebration of the first president's birthday. Full Story Top 'Idol' announces the 24 semi-finalists Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:28 am PST AP - No more audition silliness. It's time to get serious on "American Idol." The Fox talent show trimmed down the competition Wednesday night, leaving 24 semifinalists _ 12 men and 12 women _ to vie for the "Idol" title and a record contract. The decision-making finale will be held in May. Full Story Top Cross-dressing lawyer hangs up his dress Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:48 am PST AP - A male lawyer who appeared in court dressed in women's clothes as a protest against what he said was New Zealand's overly-masculine judiciary was suspended Wednesday after being found to be in contempt of court. Full Story Top Madrid bomb trial begins Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:33 am PST Reuters - A Spanish trial began on Thursday of 29 people charged with involvement in the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people three years ago in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe. Full Story Top Iraq shuts borders, clamps down in Baghdad Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:20 am PST Reuters - Iraq closed its borders with Iran and Syria as U.S. and Iraqi troops tightened their grip on Baghdad on Thursday, setting up more checkpoints that stopped and searched even official convoys for weapons. Full Story Top Two Koreas agree to meet, paving way for aid Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:34 am PST Reuters - North and South Korea agreed on Thursday to restart high-level talks, paving the way for food aid to resume after this week's breakthrough energy-for-disarmament deal with Pyongyang. Full Story Top Chad minister says Sudan attacking his country Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:45 am PST Reuters - Chad's foreign minister accused Sudan of attacking his country and said talks expected on Thursday between the two neighbors and Central African Republic would be "useless." Full Story Top U.S. to build military base in Australia Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:58 am PST Reuters - The United States is to build a new military satellite communications base in Australia, the government said on Thursday, after three years of secret negotiations between the two allies. Full Story Top All eyes on Darfur talks at France-Africa summit Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:10 am PST Reuters - A summit intended to strengthen ties between Africa and former colonial power France opened on Thursday but all eyes will be on a subject not on the agenda -- Sudan's battered Darfur province. Full Story Top U.S. to shun all members of Palestinian unity govt Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:47 am PST Reuters - The United States will boycott all Palestinian unity government ministers, including non-Hamas members, unless international demands on policy toward Israel are met, a Palestinian official and diplomats said on Thursday. Full Story Top Sri Lanka says will deal with "terrorists" firmly Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:55 am PST Reuters - Sri Lanka will deal with Tamil Tiger "terrorism" firmly, a government minister said on Thursday, arguing the island nation was faced with more suicide bombers than the entire Middle East. Full Story Top Madrid train bombings trial opens Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:27 am PST AFP - The trial has opened of 29 suspects charged with involvement in the 2004 Madrid train bomb attacks, which killed 191 people in one of Europe's worst terror strikes. Full Story Top SKorea sets talks with North Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:23 am PST AFP - South Korea has agreed to resume high-level talks with North Korea that could restart major aid shipments despite calls for caution over an international deal on Pyongyang's nuclear programmes. Full Story Top

Today's World News: Iraq adviser: al-Sadr in Iran Trial in '04 Madrid train bombings opens 2 Koreas agree to resume stalled talks U.S., Iraqi forces expand operation Olmert urges economic sanctions for Iran London to get bombing victims memorial Iranian border points closed in Iraq Chavez says he misses Rice's criticism AU condemns Guinea leader over army crackdown Two Koreas agree to meet, paving way for aid Prosecutors seek 7 years jail for Timor ex-minister Iraq adviser: al-Sadr in Iran Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:52 am PST AP - An adviser to Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran, but denied he fled due to fear of arrest during an escalating security crackdown. Full Story Top Trial in '04 Madrid train bombings opens Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:09 am PST AP - A trial into Spain's worst terrorist attack opened Thursday amid heightened security, with 29 suspects facing charges for the brutal 2004 bombings that killed 191 rush-hour commuters. Full Story Top 2 Koreas agree to resume stalled talks Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:51 am PST AP - The two Koreas will hold high-level talks later this month, officials said Thursday, in the first concrete sign of easing tensions on the divided peninsula after the North signed a breakthrough disarmament agreement. Kyodo News agency reported meanwhile that North Korea's top nuclear envoy has said his nation is ready to implement denuclearization agreement. Full Story Top U.S., Iraqi forces expand operation Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:26 am PST AP - U.S. and Iraqi forces expanded a security operation in Baghdad to a predominantly southern neighborhood in Baghdad on Thursday, but suspected Sunni insurgents struck back with car bombs that killed at least four people and sent smoke billowing over the skyline. Full Story Top Olmert urges economic sanctions for Iran Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:17 am PST AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed to a Turkish inspection of the construction work at disputed holy site in Jerusalem, the Turkish prime minister said Thursday. Full Story Top London to get bombing victims memorial Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:44 am PST AP - A permanent memorial to the victims of the 2005 bombings of three London subway trains and a bus will be built in Hyde Park, the government said Thursday. Full Story Top Iranian border points closed in Iraq Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:34 am PST AP - Iraqi and British forces in southern Iraq closed border crossings with Iran on Thursday in an attempt to choke off smuggling networks that Washington says are used to supply militant groups. Full Story Top Chavez says he misses Rice's criticism Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:42 pm PST AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to the national spotlight Wednesday, saying in a tongue-in-cheek manner that he missed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's criticism. Full Story Top AU condemns Guinea leader over army crackdown Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:06 am PST AFP - The African Union has condemned Guinea's President Lansana Conte for a "disproportionate use" of military force to quell civil unrest that has rocked the west African nation for weeks. Full Story Top Two Koreas agree to meet, paving way for aid Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:35 am PST Reuters - North and South Korea agreed on Thursday to restart high-level talks, paving the way for food aid to resume after this week's breakthrough energy-for-disarmament deal with Pyongyang. Full Story Top Prosecutors seek 7 years jail for Timor ex-minister Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:50 am PST Reuters - East Timor's prosecutors sought a seven-year jail sentence for a former interior minister on Thursday for allegedly giving weapons to civilians led by an army rebel during a wave of violence last year. Full Story Top