On diplomacy mission, Iran's Mohammad Jafari sits down for a rare interview; US's own guru, Zbigniew Brzezinski does the same. Did you know Canada is the U.S.'s biggest oil supplier? Fifteen percent of women "most want gift cards" for Christmas, and
Arson investigators find the cause behind one of last week's S. Calif. fires--a boy playing with matches. Child on White House tour momentarily seizes control of nation. Supreme Court grants inmate stay of execution, indicating it intends to block all executions until deciding a lethal injection case.
At the expense of taxpayers and good governance, John Murtha has enriched his "hard-luck hometown" with billions. Despite a Yale degree, Prozac Nation's Elizabeth Wurtzel finds it hard to dismiss her past while searching for a law career. A report from the not-soon-to-
Officials may have promised Blackwater guards immunity--that means no statements for prosecutors, and not much of a case. Giuliani still won't quit the day job--if he needs the money for campaigning, that's illegal. Video: Barack grooves with Ellen; he's "pretty sure&
Analysis of bloggers' responses to White House's merely semi-secret request for bunker-busters perhaps bound for Iran. Print for tonight's commute: The secret history of the impending war with Iran that the White House doesn't want you to know. Alert, stereotypical boomers:
Iran reacts to U.S. sanctions by shifting trade to the East--analysts says the move likely will buffer them against economic turmoil. "You leave home and it's safer here than it is at home." In Iraq, California soldiers try to keep tabs on their families.
Illegal workers from Mexico are sending less money back home--and their relatives are feeling it. Police report muggers are seeking out undocumented workers, who carry lots of cash and are fearful of the law. French government acts against Zoe's Arc, a charity that was flying children out
Death count from California fires rises to seven; threat to homes diminishes, but what's to come is unknown. Oil experts know they'd prefer no one goes around attacking Iran, especially since they don't have contingency plans. Conservatives organize confrontations with Rice over diplomacy with
In San Bernadino, police shoot, kill a man caught lighting a brush fire--more arsonists are reported on the loose. "Some guys are thinking that it was not a good shoot, that it was not warranted." Inside Blackwater, muffled voices are skeptical of last month's shootings.
"This is a very powerful set of measures designed to send a message to Iran." U.S. locks McLuhan in the closet, imposes sanctions against Iran. After a four-day battle against the wildfires, winds in Southern Calif. subside, fires expected to abate. Insurance industry shrugs off wildfire
