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Today's Most Popular News: Grand Canyon to Get Glass-Bottomed Walk Experts Warn Debt May Threaten Economy Louisianans Told: Head for Higher Ground Charges Dropped Against 'Raging Grannies' Whooping Cough Cases Rise in Alaska In a Cold Room, Memories of a Life of Flowers Dreams of Hollywood Disappear Along With Fake 'Real Rome' Wax Head of Mozart Is Stolen From Museum Jealous Lover Program Creator Is Indicted Greenspan warns of end of housing boom Dueling Demonstrators Descend on Texas NASCAR Laps Leave Tarantino Speechless Frank Home Inspires NYC's New 9/11 Museum N.D. Has No Plans to Alter Sioux Logos 'Idol' TV Show Breaks Records in China University of Calif. Sued Over Creationism California Courts Adopt Simpler Jury Guide The male resistance to waxing is melting away David Kirby: Autism and Chelation: Where is the Science? Pain relief improves fibromyalgia sufferers' lives Grand Canyon to Get Glass-Bottomed Walk Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:23 pm PDT AP - Great views — and plenty of goosebumps for those afraid of heights. Full Story Top Experts Warn Debt May Threaten Economy Sat, 27 Aug 2005 01:02 pm PDT AP - You owe $145,000. And the bill is rising every day. That's how much it would cost every American man, woman and child to pay the tab for the long-term promises the U.S. government has made to creditors, retirees, veterans and the poor. Full Story Top Louisianans Told: Head for Higher Ground Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:59 pm PDT AP - Coastal residents jammed freeways and gas stations Saturday as they rushed to get out of the way of Hurricane Katrina, a vicious storm that is threatening to gain even more strength and make a direct hit on the New Orleans area. Full Story Top Charges Dropped Against 'Raging Grannies' Sat, 27 Aug 2005 05:47 am PDT AP - Charges have been dropped against the "Raging Grannies," five women accused of trespassing after they tried to enlist at a military recruitment center to protest the war in Iraq, a city prosecutor said. Full Story Top Whooping Cough Cases Rise in Alaska Fri, 26 Aug 2005 06:30 pm PDT AP - Cases of whooping cough, a highly contagious disease commonly thought to mainly infect children, have been reported in numbers four times higher than last year and the disease is being detected increasingly this year in adults, state officials said. Full Story Top In a Cold Room, Memories of a Life of Flowers Fri, 26 Aug 2005 04:55 am PDT Los Angeles Times - After hearing about a suicide bombing, my interpreter and I often went to Yarmouk Hospital, which has one of the largest refrigerated morgues in the city. That is where I first met Abu Imad. Full Story Top Dreams of Hollywood Disappear Along With Fake 'Real Rome' Sat, 27 Aug 2005 04:55 am PDT Los Angeles Times - There are two reasons that Jeff Barr, an aspiring screenwriter, won't be able to bring himself to watch Sunday's debut of the HBO series "Rome." Full Story Top Wax Head of Mozart Is Stolen From Museum Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:11 pm PDT AP - Thieves snatched the head of a life-size Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wax figure from a Salzburg museum, police said Saturday. Full Story Top Jealous Lover Program Creator Is Indicted Sat, 27 Aug 2005 06:13 am PDT AP - The creator and several buyers of a computer program designed to allow jealous lovers to snoop on their sweethearts' online activities have been indicted for allegedly violating federal computer privacy laws. Full Story Top Greenspan warns of end of housing boom Sat, 27 Aug 2005 05:20 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. home prices could fall as the housing surge "inevitably" slows, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Saturday as he cast doubt on central banks' ability to sway such asset values. Full Story Top Dueling Demonstrators Descend on Texas Sat, 27 Aug 2005 04:45 pm PDT AP - Several thousand people descended on President Bush's adopted hometown Saturday, most in a cross-country caravan for a pro-Bush rally and others to support an anti-war demonstration led by grieving mother Cindy Sheehan. Full Story Top NASCAR Laps Leave Tarantino Speechless Sat, 27 Aug 2005 02:22 pm PDT AP - Quentin Tarantino has produced his share of action-packed, thrilling moments. For once, he was just along for the ride. Tarantino, a NASCAR novice, was treated to several hair-raising laps in a stock car Saturday that left the eccentric film director speechless at Bristol Motor Speedway. Full Story Top Frank Home Inspires NYC's New 9/11 Museum Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:11 pm PDT AP - Days before the fourth anniversary of the 2001 attacks, a photographer is offering intimate images of death and love inside ground zero at a new museum that brings you nose-to-nose with the smoldering pit. Full Story Top N.D. Has No Plans to Alter Sioux Logos Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:04 pm PDT AP - Embedded in the granite floor of Ralph Engelstad Arena is a 10-foot sketch of an Indian head. It's an image the NCAA wants to change. Full Story Top 'Idol' TV Show Breaks Records in China Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:24 pm PDT AP - The television finale of an "American Idol"-type pop star contest in China has broken ratings records, according to state media. Full Story Top University of Calif. Sued Over Creationism Sat, 27 Aug 2005 11:03 am PDT AP - A group representing California religious schools has filed a lawsuit accusing the University of California system of discriminating against high schools that teach creationism and other conservative Christian viewpoints. Full Story Top California Courts Adopt Simpler Jury Guide Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:57 pm PDT AP - The policy making arm of California's court system approved an overhaul of the state's jury instructions Friday, hoping to ease the confusion that often clouds jurors' understanding of criminal laws. Full Story Top The male resistance to waxing is melting away Wed, 24 Aug 2005 04:02 am PDT Reuters - They skulk in, alone or dragged by their wives or girlfriends - follicularly endowed fellows seeking a drastic solution to their body hair hang-ups: waxing. Full Story Top David Kirby: Autism and Chelation: Where is the Science? Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:28 pm PDT HuffingtonPost.com - Nearly four years ago, the Institute of Medicine recommended research into chelation therapy and autism. But that never happened, and now a little boy in Pennsylvania is dead. Full Story Top Pain relief improves fibromyalgia sufferers' lives Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:14 pm PDT Reuters - New research indicates that moderate-to-severe fibromyalgia pain can dramatically impair health-related quality of life for people with the condition. The good news is that effective pain relief can greatly improve the situation. Full Story Top

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