Grant, Hurley’s friendship still strong
LONDON - It might have been a decade since they split but actor Hugh Grant and actress Elizabeth Hurley are still very good friends.
Entertainment
Pearl Aday
Pearl Aday signs copies of her new CD 'Pearl: Little Immaculate White Fox' for fans and also performs at the Seminole Hard Rock Live.
‘Ranbir Kapoor can be the next Amitabh Bachchan’
MUMBAI - After working with Ranbir Kapoor in two films, director Siddharth Anand feels the young actor has the potential to follow in the footsteps of megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the "complete Hindi film hero".
USA OK! magazine’s 5th anniversary party
Karissa Shannon USA OK! magazine's 5th anniversary party, five of five parties - departures Los Angeles.
Business
Election official: Chavez breaking campaign rules
CARACAS, Venezuela - An electoral official accused President Hugo Chavez and his allies of breaking campaign laws by using state-run media to berate rivals and praise friends ahead of this month's legislative elections.
Most Asian stocks rise on improving US data
TOKYO - Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from improving U.S.
Pearl Harbor marks 65th anniversary of WWII's end
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Don Fosburg recalled friends and family killed in World War II as he marked the 65th anniversary of the end of the conflict on Thursday.
Sea Shepherd sees dolphins caught in Japan cove
TOKYO - Dolphins have been herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, Sea Shepherd said Friday.
Crime
Warrants detail stabbings at Calif. beach house
VENTURA, Calif. - A 9-year-old boy ran to get cash from his mother's purse to appease an armed intruder, but when he returned the man was stabbing his parents with a kitchen knife in the bedroom, according to recently released search warrants in the double murder case.
Courts could get claim in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The board that considers compensation for California crime victims is being advised to reject a claim by the mother of Jaycee Dugard, who authorities say was held captive for nearly two decades by a paroled rapist.
Phoenix airport worker arrested in luggage thefts
PHOENIX - A man who worked at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was arrested Thursday on suspicion that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items from the luggage of passengers in a case that could include hundreds of victims from around the world.
Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug war
MEXICO CITY - President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels.
Accidents & Disasters
Earl weaker, still powerful, winds hit Outer Banks
MIAMI - Forecasters say Hurricane Earl is weakening as it passes over North Carolina's Outer Banks but is still packing powerful winds as it heads up the Eastern Seaboard.
13 rescued after Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion
WASHINGTON - An offshore oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard said.
Typhoon kills 5 South Koreans
SEOUL, South Korea - The death toll from Typhoon Kompasu, which battered the Korean peninsula with strong winds and heavy rains, rose to five in South Korea, an official said Friday.
Earl's winds and rains blow into NC coast
BUXTON, N.C. - Rain squalls and gusting winds from Hurricane Earl are becoming more pronounced along the North Carolina Outer Banks.
Law & Order
Funk band War tells PepsiCo they're not friends
LOS ANGELES - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo.
Court won't force Calif officials to defend Prop 8
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California court has refused to order Gov.
Designers Can’t Make a Dress For Christina Hendricks
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com) -- The voluptuous Mad Men star Christina Hendricks is not particularly jovial at the moment.
Melissa Gorga is Teresa Guidice’s Mystery Nephew!!
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com) -- Finally the big question has been answered! Teresa Giudice's mystery nephew has been unveiled.
Miracle Baby Ella Rose Riehle Born On 8/9/10 at 11:12
CINCINNATI (GaeaTimes.com) -- The baby Ella Rose Riehle has born into fame.
Genzyme rejects Sanofi-Aventis offer
NEW YORK - Biotechnology company Genzyme Corp.
Ansel Adams’s Missing Photography Discovered
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com) -- It seems Rick Norsigian has struck gold amidst a pile of unwanted items at a garage sale 10 years ago.
Wilkie Joined Collaborates with Julia Gillard
CANBERRA (GaeaTimes.com) -- Tasmanian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has decided to support Julia Gillard as the next Prime Minister.
Big Ten Split
NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) -- The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest division of College Athletic Conference.
Nike Pro Combat Uniforms: Ultimate In Football Jerseys
BEAVERTON (GaeaTimes.com) -- The recently unveiled extra performance Nike Pro Combat Uniforms for the elite college programs is creating a lot of buzz.
Google Code Project Discovered Serving Malware
Web Security firm zScaler recently reported that it had discovered malicious programs that includes malicious downloader programs, Trojan horses, backdoor programs and password stealing key logging programs, hosted and served from the Google Code Web site.
Netflix Headed For New Apple iTV Release
There is much ado about Apple's new Apple iTV that would include support for Netflix.
Catch the Double Moon Today!!
NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) -- Go! Go! Go! Where are your Binoculars? Where is your Telescope? Do you at least have any Telephoto equipment? If not, take your Granny's Specs and run towards the open night sky.
Bed Bugs Fever Grips the Americans
NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) -- The tiny critter bed bugs have rebound again in US creating one of the biggest infestations nationwide.
Is Robert F. Kennedy Community School Too Expensive?
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com) -- The most expensive public school in America, Robert F._211687_M.jpg "Iskon Celebrates Janmashtami 2010")
Iskon Celebrates Janmashtami 2010
KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) -- Janmashtami is a Hindu Festival that marks the birth of Lord Krishna.
Apple TV: Price and Features
SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com) -- Steve Jobs rarely fails to surprise.Technology
Time Warner Cable gets ESPN3.com in new deal
LOS ANGELES - Time Warner Cable Inc.
Summary Box: HP snatches 3Par away from Dell
LAST-MINUTE SCRAMBLE: Dell Inc. boosted its bid for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
Summary Box: What's Dell to do after 3Par?
DEAL UNDONE: Dell Inc. surrendered the contest for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par
SEATTLE - Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.
Science
Panda still endangered despite baby boom
BEIJING - China's giant pandas remain still an endangered species despite the birth of 23 cubs in zoos across the country in the past two months, panda researchers have said.
Appeals court reverses conviction for littering
TUCSON, Ariz. - A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Thursday tossed out the conviction of an Arizona man who left water jugs for migrants as they passed through the intensely hot desert.
Federal judge orders revised spotted owl plan
SEATTLE - A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled the U.S.
Breaking News
Pregnant Amish woman is hurt in Ohio buggy crash
MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio - Authorities say the driver of a sport-utility vehicle rear-ended a buggy in northeast Ohio, injuring an Amish woman who was eight months pregnant, her husband and their six children.
65th anniversary of World War II's end marked
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - World War II veterans, their families and officials marked the 65th anniversary of the end of that war on board the same ship where Japan formally surrendered in 1945.
Mass. AG tracking deliveries of faulty propane
BOSTON - A fatal explosion at a Massachusetts condominium project has led the state attorney general to investigate the delivery of faulty propane to locations across New England and New York.
4 more devices linked to Discovery gunman
SILVER SPRING, Md. - A fire chief says crews detonated four explosives linked to a gunman who took three hostages at Discovery Communications headquarters in Maryland.
Health
Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer
LONDON - People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.
Wash. woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain
PORTLAND, Ore. - Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?" The woman then splashed acid in the cup on Storro, who stumbled in pain and fell to the ground screaming.
Coroner: Alcohol injection in surgery kills baby
CINCINNATI - An Ohio coroner says a 7-month-old boy whose heart was being operated on was flushed with alcohol instead of saline and died.
New Suriname president back in power after illness
PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Suriname's new president, former dictator Desi Bouterse, reassumed power Thursday after being sidelined for a week by an illness that he now confirms was a bout of dengue fever.
Stem Cell
US court stops Obama government’s funding of embryonic stem cell research
LONDON - A US district court has issued a temporary injunction against expanded federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, which was part of a new policy outlined by the Obama administration last year.
US court stops federal funding of embryonic stem cell study
WASHINGTON - A US federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping expanded federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, which was part of a new policy outlined by the Obama administration last year.
Diabetes
‘Sprouty’ protein could be a therapeutic target for obesity, osteoporosis
WASHINGTON - A newly discovered protein termed as 'sprouty' protein could be the answer to obesity and/or osteoporosis, as well as diabetes, osteoarthritis and heart disease.
Moms who don’t breastfeed at risk of diabetes
WASHINGTON - Women who don't breastfeed their babies are more at risk of developing type-2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease, later in life than mothers who did.
Eye
Artificial corneas restore sight for the first time
LONDON - Lab grown artificial corneas have been transplanted into patients' eyes for the first time, offering hope to millions of partially sighted people.
Now, an artificial cornea from China
BEIJING - Chinese scientists are cultivating human cells in a laboratory in a bid to produce artificial cornea, bringing hope to over five million people suffering from corneal blindness in the country.
Sports
Utley drives in 6 runs in Phillies' win
DENVER - Chase Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-11.
Politics
Federal judge blocks Neb. ban on flag mutilation
OMAHA, Neb. - A federal judge overturned Nebraska's ban on flag mutilation Thursday, clearing the way for Kansas church protesters to continue trampling on the U.S.
South Carolina defeats Southern Miss 41-13
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Quarterback Stephen Garcia and freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore each ran for two touchdowns and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier won his 18th straight college opener 41-13 over Southern Miss on Thursday night.
Bradford, Rams roll over Ravens 27-21
ST. LOUIS - One perfect series and done for Sam Bradford.
Minnesota runs to 24-17 win over Middle Tennessee
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Duane Bennett rushed for a career-high 187 yards and Jon Hoese scored three touchdowns just days after deciding to make the trip to lead Minnesota to a grinding season-opening 24-17 win over Middle Tennessee on Thursday night.
Browns lose rookie RB in 13-10 win over Bears
CLEVELAND - Montario Hardesty can't seem to outrun his knee problems.
Odd News
Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont
HELENA, Mont. - Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe.
Goats rescued after 2 days on Mont. rail bridge
HELENA, Mont. - Two young goats were rescued after spending two days stranded on the six-inch ledge of a railroad bridge 60 feet above a road in southern Montana.
Wyo. troopers examine human ashes in traffic stop
FARSON, Wyo. - The powdery substance that Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers found in a zip-close bag during a recent traffic stop didn't turn out to be drugs after all.
Religion
Imam for NYC Islamic center due to return to US
NEW YORK - The spiritual leader of a group of New Yorkers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site will return to the U.S.
Farrakhan supports planned mosque near ground zero
WASHINGTON - Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Thursday an Islamic community center and mosque planned near ground zero should be built because Muslims were among those of many faiths who died in the Sept.
9/11 groups split on mosque rallies on anniversary
NEW YORK - Both supporters and opponents of a proposed Islamic cultural center should stand against rallies planned for the anniversary of the Sept.
Readout of President Obama’s Recent Calls on the Middle East
President Obama called President Sarkozy earlier today to thank him for his support for a comprehensive Middle East peace, and to consult on next steps to encourage further progress in the direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The President noted that he had a productive series of meetings yesterday, and said that he believed the two parties were committed to achieving progress. President Sarkozy affirmed his full support for the peace talks and his commitment to working with President Obama and the other leaders to advance the process. Both leaders agreed to remain in close touch on this issue as part of their ongoing cooperation.
Arizona governor stumbles during debate
PHOENIX - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.
Anti-abortion group targets Democrats in radio ads
WASHINGTON - An anti-abortion group plans to air radio ads in three congressional races calling for the defeat of Democratic incumbents, among the first ads to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling this year that freed corporations to directly influence elections.
Education
UNC's reputation takes a hit in NCAA probe
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The NCAA investigation hovering over North Carolina's football program has frustrated everyone at the university from administrators to alumni.
Penn St prez welcomes Nebraska crossover game
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State president Graham Spanier was pulling for Nebraska.
Travel
2-day event to celebrate all things 'Gunsmoke'
DODGE CITY, Kan. - Fans of "Gunsmoke" can travel back to the glory days of the classic TV western during a 55th anniversary celebration opening Friday in Dodge City.
Bob Dylan's 'Brazil Series' on display in Denmark
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Denmark's National Gallery is displaying 40 acrylic paintings by Bob Dylan that have never before been shown to the public.
The TV Networks fear huge financial loss with Steve Job's 99 cent rental plan.