
This millennium’s Kato Kaelin received a rude awaking recently when Barbara Walters’ “10 Most Fascinating People of 2007” didn’t include him, reports . Not that Larry Birkhead is delusional. It seems the dude who fathered Dannielynn with the late Anna Nicole Smith had every reason to believe he’d made the list.
Blood banks look at the nation's Hispanic population boom and see an unexpected potential to save thousands of lives: the possibility of more so-called universal blood donors.

There aren't too many mean-looking things in Cupertino, this sleepy Silicon Valley haunt of Apple employees and overachieving middle schoolers.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation Monday after months of draining controversy drew expressions of relief from Republicans and a vow from Democrats to pursue their investigation into fired federal prosecutors.

The often-absent lead defense lawyer in Phil Spector's murder trial announced Monday that he is leaving, and the music producer said outside court that he decided the attorney should depart.

Owen Wilson was reported in good condition Monday, a day after he was taken from his home by ambulance, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Officials closed a major Mississippi River bridge between Tennessee and Arkansas for nine hours Monday after a pier under a small approach span settled several inches overnight.

Faulty American designs and conflicting global standards for safety are at the root of the mass recalls of Chinese-made toys by Mattel Inc., a top quality official said Monday.
Turkey's military issued a stern warning on Monday about the threat to secularism on the eve of an expected triumph of the Islamic-oriented government: the election of a loyal — and devout — president.
Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued to climb in 31 states last year, and no state showed a decline.

Jurors began deliberations Monday at the court-martial of the only U.S. military officer charged in the Abu Ghraib detainee abuse scandal, after the defense accused a witness of lying on the stand to deflect blame away from himself.

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has his favorite to win the AL pennant — and after this past weekend, it's not much of a surprise.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" dominated the seventh annual Teen Choice Awards, taking honors for Choice Movie: Action Adventure. Stars Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Bill Nighy also took home awards.

Barnes & Noble announced a week ago that it wouldn't keep copies of the new edition of O.J. Simpson's "If I Did It" in its stores, saying the book wasn't expected to sell well.

The tournament's leading scorer out of the way, the Americans prepared to look elsewhere to find the person who could make their next game intriguing: the opposing bench.
Islamic Hamas militants have smuggled 40 tons of weapons into the Gaza Strip since the group wrested control of the territory in June, sharply increasing its arsenal, according to the latest Israeli intelligence assessment.

Dunkin' Donuts, the food-on-the-go chain whose name celebrates a treat that's symbolic of unhealthy eating, is trying to refresh its image by largely eliminating trans fat across its menu.

Musicians, instruments strapped to their backs and signs in hand, marched to the French Quarter on Sunday, demanding better wages and asking tourists, music lovers and political leaders not to take them for granted.

Make it three straight Little League World Series championships for the United States. Dalton Carriker homered to right in the bottom of the eighth inning as Warner Robins, Ga., beat Tokyo 3-2 in a thrilling title game on Sunday.

Firefighters scrambled a helicopter to rescue people encircled by flames in southern Greece on Monday — one of dozens of fires that have torn through village and forest across the country, leaving blackened landscape in their wake.

Rescuers admit it's a long shot, but a robotic camera dropped deep inside a Utah mountain could be the best chance officials have of finding any sign of six men missing for 21 days in a caved-in coal mine.
A Long Island woman is boycotting her favorite course. A man in Florida has published a book and filed lawsuits to defend his rights. A former golf executive thinks the game, under these circumstances, shouldn't even be called golf.


