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Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing
(AP)
AP - A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen's arrest. Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in St. Petersburg. Dupree allegedly stole a bicycle locked inside and was apprehended after the owner, Anthony McKoy, saw him with the bike down the street.
California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial
(AP)
AP - A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority.
AP EXCLUSIVE: Salazar keeps oil drill ban, for now
(AP)
AP - The helicopter passes over the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico — with surprisingly little oil visible on its surface — when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a football field and can drill more than 5 miles beneath the ocean floor.
Yankees acquire Lance Berkman from Houston
(AP)
AP - The New York Yankees have completed their trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros.
Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.
Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
(AP)
AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.
Obama says he'll call GOP's bluff on deficit talk
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama has a warning for Republicans who denounce the federal deficit but reject proposals to cut it.
THE IDIOCRACY FACTOR
(Ted Rall)
Ted Rall - How U.S. Ignorance Helped Doom the Afghan War
Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate
(AP)
AP - Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday.
Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims
(AP)
AP - Thousands of grief-stricken mourners watched in tears on Saturday as rescue workers lit one white candle for every one of the 21 people crushed to death in a tunnel at the Love Parade techno music festival.
Brazilian men swapped at birth work, live together
(AP)
AP - Two years back, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn't know of each other's existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago.
Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study
(AFP)
AFP - Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.
Priest who blessed Morales found with cocaine
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Aymara priest who blessed Bolivian President Evo Morales at an inauguration ceremony four years ago has been arrested in possession of 530 pounds (240 kg) of cocaine, police said Thursday.
Obama warns U.S. not to "demagogue" immigration
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama warned U.S. leaders not to use the divisive issue of illegal immigration as a way to gain power and name recognition in an interview with CBS television released on Saturday.
House approves oil spill bill; stalled in Senate
(AP)
AP - The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the Gulf oil spill until Congress returns from its summer recess.
Cards get Westbrook from Cleve, send Ludwick to SD
(AP)
AP - The NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals were the prime players in a three-team trade Saturday, getting pitcher Jake Westbrook from Cleveland and sending outfielder Ryan Ludwick to NL West-leading San Diego.
China launches new global positioning satellite
(Reuters)
Reuters - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services.
Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet
(PC World)
PC World - Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy for taking advantage of the changing mobile computing market--but it doesn't have to include a Windows 7 tablet.
Paperwork nightmare: A struggle to fix new law
(AP)
AP - Tucked into the new health care law is a requirement that could become a paperwork nightmare for nearly 40 million businesses.
War on terror's other cost: undeserved anger at all Muslims
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - This September and October, Americans mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the ninth year of war in Afghanistan, respectively. This war has become arguably the longest in our history. Given the jihad-until-doomsday rhetoric of the Islamists, the war on terror will probably stay with us in one form or another for the foreseeable future.