An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing

"An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing As nearly everyone who even occasionally watches the news, listens to the radio, or glances at a newspaper knows, there is quite a bit of controversy...

Doggie Style: Canines Join Humans on Fashion Catwalk

Every time I think I've got a handle on Japanese culture, something like this comes along and makes me start all over again. So now we're not only leaving animals hundreds of thousands of dollars when we die, but...

Money falls from sky

"BERLIN (Reuters) - A German motorist surprised by euro notes swirling in the air around her car hit the brakes and collected a "substantial amount of money" before turning it over to police, authorities in Worms said on Thursday."

It Can Happen To You: First They Came for the Muslims

"What began amidst the swirling ash and rubble of the Twin Towers has avalanched to this point. Through tear clouded eyes we watched the Bush Administration take from us our right to free speech, our right to...

Colossal hurricane-like storm seen on Saturn (Reuters)

" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A colossal, swirling storm with a well-developed eye is churning at Saturn's south pole, the first time a truly hurricane-like storm has been detected on a planet other than Earth, NASA " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> NASA images...

Can African Dust Storms Prevent Hurricanes?

"Westward swirling clouds of dust from the Sahara Desert might be putting a damper on Atlantic Ocean hurricanes, a new study suggests."

Congress asks HP to turn over records

"Congress and federal investigators on Monday entered the fray surrounding Hewlett-Packard Co.'s possibly illegal probe of media leaks, as the company's board met to discuss the fate of its embattled chairwoman. With the FBI, the U.S. Attorney for Northern California and the...

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