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Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney Split
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 04:47 pm PDT
 AP - Bridget Jones is untying the knot. Renee Zellweger, who played the lovelorn Brit in "Bridget Jones's Diary," and country music star Kenny Chesney will have their four-month-old marriage annulled, Chesney's publicist, Holly Gleason, and Zellweger's Los Angeles-based publicist Nanci Ryder, confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday. Full Story | Top |
Sexism May Shorten Men's Lives: Study
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 04:02 pm PDT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- In a somewhat unexpected finding, societal male dominance over women -- patriarchy -- may help explain why men have a lower life expectancy than women worldwide. Full Story | Top |
Sept. 11 Commission Rejects Atta Claim
Wed, 14 Sep 2005 07:37 pm PDT
AP - Former members of the Sept. 11 commission on Wednesday dismissed assertions that a Pentagon intelligence unit identified lead hijacker Mohamed Atta as an member of al-Qaida long before the 2001 attacks. Full Story | Top |
Singer Waits Files Suit Against GM Unit
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:58 am PDT
AP - Singer-songwriter Tom Waits said Thursday he has filed a lawsuit against a unit of automaker General Motors Corp. and a German advertising agency for allegedly using a soundalike in a series of European ads. Full Story | Top |
Survey Finds More Women Try Bisexuality
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 04:50 pm PDT
AP - More women — particularly those in their late teens and 20s — are experimenting with bisexuality or at least feel more comfortable reporting same-sex encounters, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Story | Top |
Mice Infected With Bubonic Plague Missing
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:04 am PDT
AP - Three mice infected with the bacteria responsible for bubonic plague apparently disappeared from a laboratory about two weeks ago, and authorities launched a search though health experts said there was scant public risk. Full Story | Top |
Jailed Deaconess, 73, Ordered Released
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 04:40 pm PDT
 AP - Merlene Maten undoubtedly stood out in the prison where she has been held since Hurricane Katrina. The 73-year-old church deaconess, never before in trouble with the law, spent two weeks among hardened criminals. Her bail was a stiff $50,000. Full Story | Top |
Bison Numbers Swell at Yellowstone
Wed, 14 Sep 2005 06:03 pm PDT
AP - The Yellowstone National Park bison population has reached an estimated 4,900 animals — hundreds more than last winter and the highest level documented, a park spokeswoman said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
More Cancer Survivors Staying in the Workforce
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 04:02 pm PDT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer survivors' quality of life at work has improved dramatically over the past few decades due to medical and societal changes, according to a new review of data on the subject. Full Story | Top |
Japanese Probe Pulls Alongside Asteroid
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 04:44 am PDT
 AP - Bringing Japan's most complex space mission near its climax, a probe is within 12 miles of an asteroid almost 180 million miles from Earth in an unprecedented rendezvous designed to retrieve rocks from its surface. Full Story | Top |
Zellweger, Chesney: Over
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 05:53 pm PDT
E! Online - A week ago, Renee Zellweger was "happily married" to Kenny Chesney. But in the whirlwind romantic life of the Oscar-winning actress, a lot can happen in seven days. Full Story | Top |
Fed may not raise rates due to Katrina
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 01:00 pm PDT
Knight Ridder - WASHINGTON -After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the Federal Reserve Board responded by slashing interest rates in a morale boost that spurred consumption. Since then, borrowing for both mortgages and consumer loans has soared to record highs amid a nationwide housing boom. Full Story | Top |
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