PodOMatic: Now everybody's a podcaster

"Blog: At the Under the Radar startup love-fest last week, I was critical about the podcasting companies presenting. I believe that... "

'Wash Post' Obtains Shocking Memo from U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Details Incre...

"Embassy in Iraq painted a starkly different portrait of increasing danger and hardship faced by its Iraqi employees. The central government, our staff says, is not relevant; even local mukhtars have been displaced or coopted by militias. No one takes home their cell phones...

Murtha Responds to Rove: 'He's Sitting in His Air-Conditioned Office on His B...

" Karl Rove attacked Rep. John Murtha during a speech last week in New Hampshire. Rove described Murtha's Iraq plan as "cutting and running," and suggested that the 37-year Marine combat veteran would "be with you at the first shots" but not "for the last, tough battles. ... ...

Charitable giving in U.S. nears new high

"Charitable giving in U.S. nears new high (AP)"

N.Y. museum buys controversial Klimt art

"N.Y. museum buys controversial Klimt art (AP)"

Video: Justice Alito Throws 1st Pitch [RealGuide US News]

"CBS News RAW Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was on how to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the Phillies-Devil Rays game in Philadelphia. Alito is a life-long Phillies fan. Strmz Video » News & Weather » National News » RealGuide US News Video News National US...

New Poem Published On Ritro

"A few years ago I was having a discussion with a friend about racism. Why? Because both of us had experienced treatment that was racially motivated. I’m talking about losing jobs and apartments. And no, this was not the 1960s but the 1990s. So there we were, having a chat...

Blimp co. produces 'TV in the sky'

"AP - Imagine a drive-in movie screen that floats 1,000 feet in the air — and travels 15 mph. An Orlando-based blimp company called The Lightship Group has effectively made one, and it could be coming to a night sky near you."

Nokia to open first US cell phone store in Chicago

"Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the No. 2 U.S. mobile phone maker, said on Monday that it plans to open its first U.S. retail store in Chicago on Saturday in a bid to improve brand awareness among consumers here."

Critics' Choice: New CD's

"New releases from Nelly Furtado, Hot Chip, Keane and Six Organs of Admittance."

Jazz Review: A Jazz Smorgasbord for a Central Park Evening

"The new season of Central Park SummerStage began with a boldly titled concert — "Nu Jazz Today!" — that contended with more than the usual competition around the city."

USATODAY.com - A life without left turns

"My father never drove a car. Well, that's not quite right. I should say I never saw him drive a car. He quit driving in 1927, when he was 25 years old, and the last car he drove was a 1926 Whippet. "In those days," he told me when he was in his 90s, "to drive a car you...

Wall Street's focus shifting to earnings

"AP - Wall Street has finally come to grips with the fact that the Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates until inflation is well contained. Now investors will focus on whether those rate hikes are going to pressure corporate profits."

'Screech' sells shirts to keep his house

"AP - More than a bell is needed to save Dustin Diamond this time around. Diamond, best known as geeky Screech Powers on the 1989-1993 teen comedy series "Saved by the Bell," is selling T-shirts with his photo on them to try to raise $250,000 so he doesn't lose his...