Baptist minister opens at least two cans of worms when he suggests 1) homosexuality may be biological; and 2) the Bible mandates its prenatal treatment. Why did your employees ejaculate into my mother's milkshake? McDonalds fields questions from the public. In good news for squeamish paramedics, chest compressions
After a previous attempt was shut down by party hard-liners, China approves a new private property law, boosting its burgeoning middle class. Witnesses claimed the teenager was chased up the road by a gang of youths wearing school blazers, wielding sticks, and chanting "kill him." Scientists unsure
In brewing prosecutors hubbub, Rove rears his head in the form of emails with Sampson over which lawyers were "loyal Bushies." Senate Republicans swat down resolution to withdraw the majority of troops from Iraq in 2008; Democrats in both houses say they won't give up. The
Zimbabwe's opposition leader suffers brutal attack at hands of police, finds in it "inspiration." Drop in New York City's welfare figures matched by an increase in homelessness. New Mexico bans cockfighting, Louisiana, the sole remaining state where the sport is legal, considers following suit.
U.N. agrees on new sanctions for Iran, the Security Council will discuss the recommendations today. A blood-sucking insect that looks like a striped cockroach, [it] can feed over years on tissues of the heart and gastrointestinal tract. Donor centers have a new, parasitic foe. Our coverage of South
Gunman kills bartender, two police officers, then leads cops on chase through busy Greenwich Village streets last night. The bartender's death may be a vengeance killing--witnesses say he appeared to recognize the shooter. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the highest ranking Al Qaeda plotter in U.S. custody, admits
Sorry, socialites: the IRS isn't so forgiving when it comes to party dress deductions. Prescription sleep medication labels soon to carry warnings about "complex sleep-related behaviors," like sleep-phoning, sleep-sex, and sleep-driving. In Minnesota, some Muslim cashiers pass on scanning pork. New Indian
Israel forms panel to declare new name for formerly-known-as Operation Change of Direction. America's secret weapon against Iran: the "psychological warfare" of Hollywood's 300. The action with Article 301 (why YouTube was banned last week), exemplifying growth of intense Turkish nationalism. Op:
Hundreds of rioters attack the U.S. embassy in Mexico City as Bush winds up his southern tour. Attorney General Gonzales refuses to resign, but admits "mistakes were made" on federal prosecutors. Op: The prosecutors story sums up this administration's philosophy: what's the point
Five kidnapped British diplomats safely released north of Ethiopia, in Eritrea. Pro golfer is suspect in street race that left one man dead. Hip-hop, in the guise of Grandmaster Flash, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (And you thought induction was a happy thing.) 2008 Presidential
