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Saturday, September 03, 2005 09:00 PM PDT

Today's Most Popular News: Kanye West Rips Bush at Hurricane Aid Show Brits driving Austrians bonkers over rude village name Clever Whale Uses Fish to Catch Seagulls World stunned as US struggles with Katrina Murder and mayhem in New Orleans' miserable shelter Jackson Blasts Bush Over Katrina Aid New Orleans Left to the Dead and Dying Black Lawmakers Angry Over Relief Response Eight percent of U.S kids have ADHD - survey One reason to say yes to lap dancing.. Artery disease seen with sleep-breathing disorder Last 300 Refugees Leave Superdome Well, at least the spiders are gone.. Models predicted New Orleans disaster, experts say Tulane Cancels Fall Semester Due to Storm Anti-rape condom aims to stop attacks Bush Sending More Troops to Gulf Coast 'Wine Smog' a Growing Concern in Calif. Katrina Damages New Orleans Landmarks Ohio High School Has 64 Pregnant Students Kanye West Rips Bush at Hurricane Aid Show Sat, 03 Sep 2005 04:32 pm PDT AP - A celebrity telethon for Hurricane Katrina survivors took an unexpected turn when outspoken rapper Kanye West went off script during the live broadcast, declaring America is set up "to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off as slow as possible." Full Story Top Brits driving Austrians bonkers over rude village name Sun, 28 Aug 2005 03:35 am PDT AFP - British tourists have left the residents of one charming Austrian village effing and blinding by constantly stealing the signs for their oddly-named village. Full Story Top Clever Whale Uses Fish to Catch Seagulls Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:44 pm PDT AP - An enterprising young killer whale at Marineland has figured out how to use fish as bait to catch seagulls — and shared his strategy with his fellow whales. Full Story Top World stunned as US struggles with Katrina Fri, 02 Sep 2005 07:16 am PDT Reuters - The world has watched amazed as the planet's only superpower struggles with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with some saying the chaos has exposed flaws and deep divisions in American society. Full Story Top Murder and mayhem in New Orleans' miserable shelter Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:44 pm PDT Reuters - With the rotors of President George W. Bush's helicopter sounding overhead, New Orleans' poor and downtrodden recounted tales of murder, rape, death threats and near starvation since Hurricane Katrina wrecked this city. Full Story Top Jackson Blasts Bush Over Katrina Aid Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:48 pm PDT Reuters - Racism is partly to blame for the deadly aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said, calling President Bush's response to the disaster "incompetent." Full Story Top New Orleans Left to the Dead and Dying Sat, 03 Sep 2005 04:07 pm PDT AP - Thousands more bedraggled refugees were bused and airlifted to salvation Saturday, leaving the heart of New Orleans to the dead and dying, the elderly and frail stranded too many days without food, water or medical care. Full Story Top Black Lawmakers Angry Over Relief Response Fri, 02 Sep 2005 03:14 pm PDT AP - Black members of Congress expressed anger Friday at what they said was a slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina. Full Story Top Eight percent of U.S kids have ADHD - survey Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:50 am PDT Reuters - Just under 8 percent of U.S. children ages 4 to 17 had ever been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2003, and more than half of them are being treated with drugs, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. Full Story Top One reason to say yes to lap dancing.. Fri, 02 Sep 2005 03:59 pm PDT Reuters - An angry San Diego topless dancer pulled out a knife and stabbed a customer after he refused a lap dance, police said on Thursday. Full Story Top Artery disease seen with sleep-breathing disorder Fri, 02 Sep 2005 07:14 am PDT Reuters - Otherwise healthy middle-aged people with obstructive sleep apnea -- a disorder in which they frequently stop breathing for brief periods while they sleep -- show early signs of hardening of their arteries, according to a report from Brazil. Full Story Top Last 300 Refugees Leave Superdome Sat, 03 Sep 2005 04:39 pm PDT AP - The last 300 refugees in the Superdome climbed aboard buses Saturday bound for new temporary shelter, leaving behind a darkened and stinking arena strewn with trash. Full Story Top Well, at least the spiders are gone.. Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:18 am PDT Reuters - A German woman laid waste to her family home by setting fire to it as she tried to kill spiders in a garage with a can of hairspray and a cigarette lighter. Full Story Top Models predicted New Orleans disaster, experts say Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:54 am PDT Reuters - Virtually everything that has happened in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina struck was predicted by experts and in computer models, so emergency management specialists wonder why authorities were so unprepared. Full Story Top Tulane Cancels Fall Semester Due to Storm Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:51 pm PDT AP - Tulane University canceled its fall semester Friday because of Hurricane Katrina and encouraged its students to take classes at others schools while New Orleans tries to clean up from the flooding. Full Story Top Anti-rape condom aims to stop attacks Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:02 am PDT Reuters - A South African inventor unveiled a new anti-rape female condom on Wednesday that hooks onto an attacker's penis and aims to cut one of the highest rates of sexual assault in the world. Full Story Top Bush Sending More Troops to Gulf Coast Sat, 03 Sep 2005 08:38 am PDT AP - President Bush, seeking to stem criticism that a slow federal response has contributed to needless misery, said Saturday he is ordering additional active duty forces to the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast. Full Story Top 'Wine Smog' a Growing Concern in Calif. Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:58 am PDT AP - Napa and Sonoma may attract wine connoisseurs and tourists to their bucolic settings to taste well-known wines, but the San Joaquin Valley has long been the industry workhorse, producing most of the nation's wine. Full Story Top Katrina Damages New Orleans Landmarks Sat, 03 Sep 2005 10:26 am PDT AP - In New Orleans, winding streets where revelers meandered, listening to jazz in the sticky heat, are now flooded with murky water. Some businesses and landmarks are submerged or damaged; others escaped the water but were ravaged by looters. Full Story Top Ohio High School Has 64 Pregnant Students Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:24 pm PDT AP - Thirteen percent of the female students at Timken Senior High School in Ohio are pregnant. High school senior Monica Selby thought she would be busy this year planning for college, not preparing for the birth of her first child. Full Story Top

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