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Florida Starts Massive Hurricane Cleanup
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid... | 13 |
Man Linked to N.J. Gov. Says He's Straight
JERUSALEM - The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E... | 13 |
Pope Struggles Through Mass at Lourdes
LOURDES, France - A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2 1/2 hour service in sizzling heat... | 13 |
Phelps' Quest to Win 8 Gold Medals Ends
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps surely didn't bargain for this. His quest to win eight gold medals is over, doomed by America's worst showing in the 400-meter freestyle relay... | 13 |
Terrorist who worries U.S. most
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 10 |
Speed of European growth in doubt
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
49ers' Beasley Could Miss Several Weeks (AP)
AP - Fullback Fred Beasley could be sidelined until the 49ers' season opener Sept. 12 against the Atlanta Falcons with a high left ankle sprain. | 8 |
Dodgers Rally in 8th to Defeat Cubs 8-5 (AP)
AP - Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green homered, and Steve Finley hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. | 8 |
Swatch denies breaking law in transfer pricing after stocks hit (AFP)
AFP - The Swiss watchmaking group Swatch ran into financial turbulence, when it was forced into a public denial of allegations of tax evasion made by two former employees. | 2 |
Shell fears swoop by French oil giant Total: report (AFP)
AFP - The Anglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world's biggest, is bracing itself for a raid by France's Total. | 2 |
UN Weighs Situation in Burundi Following Massacre (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.N. Security Council met in
emergency session concerning Burundi on Sunday following the
massacre of more than 150 Tutsi Congolese refugees at a camp in
western Burundi. | 13 |
Shell fears swoop by French oil giant Total: report (AFP)
AFP - The Anglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world's biggest, is bracing itself for a raid by France's Total. | 13 |
UN Weighs Situation in Burundi Following Massacre
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council met in emergency session concerning Burundi on Sunday following the massacre of more than 150 Tutsi Congolese refugees at a camp in western Burundi. | 13 |
UN Weighs Situation in Burundi Following Massacre
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council met in emergency session concerning Burundi on Sunday following the massacre of more than 150 Tutsi Congolese refugees at a camp in western Burundi. | 10 |
Cold Winters Slow Northeast Hemlock Pest (AP)
AP - New England's bitterly cold winters may be hard on people, but they have been even harder on an Asian insect that's threatening to destroy hemlocks, one of the signature trees of the region's forests. | 6 |
Teen Is First Black National USTA Champion (AP)
AP - Scoville Jenkins, a 17-year-old from Atlanta, became the first black to win the 18s singles championship of the U.S. Tennis Association Boys Nationals. | 8 |
U.S. Duo Wins Opening Beach Volleyball Match
ATHENS (Reuters) - American Misty May gave team mate Kerri Walsh an ideal 26th birthday present with an easy victory over Japan in their opening match of the Olympics beach volleyball tournament on Sunday. | 8 |
Poll: N.J. Governor's Approval Nudges Up (AP)
AP - Gov. James E. McGreevey's approval rating has not suffered since he announced that he had an affair with a man and will resign in November, a new poll showed Sunday. | 12 |
Rumsfeld Says U.S. Overseas Troop Shift to Take Years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Sunday a proposed major realignment of U.S. troops stationed overseas would take several years and very likely lead to more forces stationed in the United States with greater flexibility to meet post-Cold War challenges. | 12 |
Shell fears swoop by French oil giant Total: report (AFP)
AFP - The Anglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world's biggest, is bracing itself for a raid by France's Total. | 2 |
Rwanda Troops Start AU Mission in Darfur (Reuters)
Reuters - Rwandan troops arrived in
Darfur Sunday as the first foreign force there, mandated to
protect observers monitoring a shaky cease-fire between the
Sudanese government and rebels in the remote western region. | 13 |
Shell fears swoop by French oil giant Total: report (AFP)
AFP - The Anglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world's biggest, is bracing itself for a raid by France's Total. | 13 |
Poll: N.J. Governor's Approval Nudges Up (AP)
AP - Gov. James E. McGreevey's approval rating has not suffered since he announced that he had an affair with a man and will resign in November, a new poll showed Sunday. | 13 |
Rwanda Troops Start AU Mission in Darfur
EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - Rwandan troops arrived in Darfur Sunday as the first foreign force there, mandated to protect observers monitoring a shaky cease-fire between the Sudanese government and rebels in the remote western region. | 13 |
Rumsfeld Says U.S. Overseas Troop Shift to Take Years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Sunday a proposed major realignment of U.S. troops stationed overseas would take several years and very likely lead to more forces stationed in the United States with greater flexibility to meet post-Cold War challenges. | 10 |
Tropical Storm Earl Swirls Across Caribbean
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Earl swirled through the Caribbean on Sunday on a track that could put it on a course similar to devastating Hurricane Charley's as it traveled west. | 10 |
Leonard Takes Lead at PGA Championship (AP)
AP - Justin Leonard made one birdie and saved par four times on the front side Sunday to take a two-shot lead midway through the final round at the PGA Championship. | 8 |
Marlins Beat Brewers 5-3 in 10 Innings (AP)
AP - Luis Castillo tied the score with a ninth-inning single, and pinch-hitter Damion Easley hit a two-run double in the 10th inning that led the Florida Marlins over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Sunday. | 8 |
Jarreau 'Accentuates' Jazz on New CD (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer Al Jarreau begs to differ
when his label says his new album is his first jazz release in
27 years. | 1 |
Jarreau 'Accentuates' Jazz on New CD
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Singer Al Jarreau begs to differ when his label says his new album is his first jazz release in 27 years. | 1 |
Dolphins Still Have Questions on Offense (AP)
AP - The first preseason game is behind them and the Miami Dolphins still have a lot of questions on offense. It's too early to name a starting quarterback, the offensive line is a work in progress, and the young receivers still haven't distinguished themselves. | 8 |
Blues' Pronger Pulls Out of World Cup (AP)
AP - Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues pulled out of the World Cup of Hockey on Sunday due to an undisclosed injury, and was replaced on the Canadian team by Jay Bouwmeester of the Florida Panthers. | 8 |
US Navy rescues Iranian boatmen
A US naval ship in the Gulf saves six Iranian sailors from their sinking vessel, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet says. | 13 |
Falcons' Price Says 2004 Will Be His Year (AP)
AP - After an agonizing first year with the Atlanta Falcons, Peerless Price is eager to make amends. New coach Jim Mora understands the receiver's frustration over a disappointing 2003 season. | 8 |
Jane Park Wins U.S. Women's Amateur (AP)
AP - Jane Park won the U.S. Women's Amateur on Sunday, clinching her first U.S. Golf Association title when Amanda McCurdy bogeyed the 36th and final hole. | 8 |
Lufthansa Plane Makes Emergency Landing (AP)
AP - A Lufthansa airplane flying from Turkey to Germany safely made an emergency landing Sunday in Budapest after an anonymous bomb threat was received, police said. | 2 |
Lufthansa Plane Makes Emergency Landing (AP)
AP - A Lufthansa airplane flying from Turkey to Germany safely made an emergency landing Sunday in Budapest after an anonymous bomb threat was received, police said. | 13 |
First African troops arrive in Sudan to protect observers (AFP)
AFP - The first African troops tasked with protecting ceasefire monitors in Sudan's western region of Darfur have arrived in the war-torn region amid warnings from Khartoum against upgrading the status of the contingent to a peacekeeping force. | 13 |
At least 15 killed, dozens hurt in Indian Independence Day blasts (AFP)
AFP - Dozens were killed or injured, many of them children, in two blasts in India as the country's premier marked Indian Independence Day with a pledge to wage an unrelenting fight against terrorism. | 13 |
Spam suspension hits Sohu.com shares (FT.com)
FT.com - Shares in Sohu.com, a leading US-listed Chinese internet portal, fell more than 10 per cent on Friday after China's biggest mobile phone network operator imposed a one-year suspension on its multimedia messaging services because of customers being sent spam. | 6 |
Lufthansa Plane Makes Emergency Landing
A Lufthansa airplane flying from Turkey to Germany safely made an emergency landing Sunday in Budapest after an anonymous bomb threat was received, police said. | 2 |
Canadian teen violin virtuoso plays 'cat-and-mouse' with audience (AFP)
AFP - For 17-year-old Canadian fiddle virtuoso Dominique Dupuis, all the world's a stage - and she never wants to leave. | 2 |
Liechtenstein Prince Hands Power to Son (AP)
AP - Prince Hans-Adam II formally handed over day-to-day governing powers to his son Crown Prince Alois on Sunday — and then invited all 33,000 of Liechtenstein's people to a garden party. | 2 |
U.S. Soldiers Battle Shiites in Najaf
NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy... | 13 |
Phelps' Quest to Win 8 Gold Medals Ends
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps surely didn't bargain for this. His quest to win eight gold medals is over, doomed by America's worst showing in the 400-meter freestyle relay... | 13 |
Gas Prices Drop, but Increase Is Expected
CAMARILLO, Calif. - Gas prices have dropped nearly 5 cents in the past three weeks with an increase in supply, but soaring crude oil prices could cause rates to rise again soon, an industry analyst said Sunday... | 13 |
Florida Cleans Up After Charley Kills 16
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid... | 13 |
Heiress Nicky Hilton Marries in Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Hotel heiress Nicky Hilton married a New York money manager before dawn Sunday in an impromptu ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press. Hilton, 20, married Todd Andrew Meister, 33, at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel, according a Clark County marriage license... | 13 |
Pope Struggles Through Mass at Lourdes
LOURDES, France - A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2 1/2 hour service in sizzling heat... | 13 |
Leonard Holds One-Shot Lead at PGA
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - American Justin Leonard stayed on track for his second major title in the U.S. PGA Championship final round on Sunday, forging one shot clear with three holes to play. | 8 |
Leonard Holds One-Shot Lead at PGA
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - American Justin Leonard stayed on track for his second major title in the U.S. PGA Championship final round on Sunday, forging one shot clear with three holes to play. | 12 |
France honors soldiers from Riviera D-Day
King Mohammed VI of Morocco, 13 African heads of state and representatives of eight other nations joined President Jacques Chirac for the belated tribute to the Aug. | 2 |
Paris food blogger is culinary diva in the making (AFP)
AFP - Look out Nigella (Lawson). Move over Jamie (Oliver). Young Frenchwoman Clotilde Dusoulier is on the verge of culinary diva-dom. | 2 |
Paris food blogger is culinary diva in the making (AFP)
AFP - Look out Nigella (Lawson). Move over Jamie (Oliver). Young Frenchwoman Clotilde Dusoulier is on the verge of culinary diva-dom. | 13 |
Israeli Helicopters Fire Missiles in Gaza (AP)
AP - Israeli helicopters fired three missiles early Monday at an industrial area southeast of Gaza City, witnesses said. | 13 |
Indians, Pakistanis bring hockey fever to Greece (Reuters)
Reuters - Ahmed Walid hasn't cheered his home team in a stadium for the last seven years so by the end of Pakistan's opening hockey match at the Olympics, he was hoarse. | 13 |
Thousands Homeless as Florida Begins Storm Clean-Up
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - The death toll from Hurricane Charley climbed to 16 on Sunday as thousands left homeless in southwest Florida sorted through wreckage and President Bush rushed in to view the devastation. | 10 |
NL Wrap: Johnson Fans 14 Mets as Arizona Snaps Slide (Reuters)
Reuters - Randy Johnson struck out 14 batters in
8 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game
losing streak with a 2-0 win over the New York Mets on Sunday. | 8 |
U.S. Basketball Team Shocked by Puerto Rico
ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States lost their first basketball game at the Olympics since 1988 on Sunday when Puerto Rico sent them reeling to a 92-73 defeat. | 8 |
NL Wrap: Johnson Fans 14 Mets as Arizona Snaps Slide
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Randy Johnson struck out 14 batters in 8 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over the New York Mets on Sunday. | 8 |
Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft (AP)
AP - CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood — a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers. Then again, Microsoft is a major investor in the company, which is also owned by independent studio Lions Gate. | 1 |
Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft (AP)
AP - CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood — a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers. Then again, Microsoft is a major investor in the company, which is also owned by independent studio Lions Gate. | 1 |
Evanescence Singer Plays Ark. Hometown (AP)
AP - Singer Amy Lee of the Grammy award-winning rock band Evanescence returned home for the final show of the band's latest tour. | 1 |
Erstad's Double Lifts Angels to Win (AP)
AP - Darin Erstad doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, lifting the Anaheim Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The win pulled Anaheim within a percentage point of Boston and Texas in the AL wild-card race. | 8 |
Never a hostile question for campaigning Bush (AFP)
AFP - President George W. Bush famously dislikes press conferences but has embraced "Ask President Bush" sessions packed with supporters at least as eager to pay tribute to him as get an answer. | 12 |
Lufthansa Plane Makes Emergency Landing
A Lufthansa airplane flying from Turkey to Germany safely made an emergency landing Sunday in Budapest after an anonymous bomb threat was received, police said. | 2 |
Pope struggles through mass at French shrine that brings hope to the ailing (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - LOURDES, France (AP) - A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul struggled through Sunday mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2½ hour service in sizzling heat. | 2 |
First African troops arrive in Sudan to protect observers (AFP)
AFP - The first African troops tasked with protecting ceasefire monitors in Sudan's western region of Darfur have arrived in the war-torn region amid warnings from Khartoum against upgrading the status of the contingent to a peacekeeping force. | 13 |
Never a hostile question for campaigning Bush (AFP)
AFP - President George W. Bush famously dislikes press conferences but has embraced "Ask President Bush" sessions packed with supporters at least as eager to pay tribute to him as get an answer. | 13 |
Evanescence Singer Plays Ark. Hometown (AP)
AP - Singer Amy Lee of the Grammy award-winning rock band Evanescence returned home for the final show of the band's latest tour. | 1 |
Reservists Say War Makes Them Lose Jobs (AP)
AP - Increasing numbers of National Guard and Reserve troops who have returned from war in Iraq and Afghanistan are encountering new battles with their civilian employers at home. Jobs were eliminated, benefits reduced and promotions forgotten. | 12 |
Never a hostile question for campaigning Bush (AFP)
AFP - President George W. Bush famously dislikes press conferences but has embraced "Ask President Bush" sessions packed with supporters at least as eager to pay tribute to him as get an answer. | 12 |
Kerry leading Bush in key swing states (AFP)
AFP - Although polls show the US presidential race a virtual dead heat, Democrat John Kerry appears to be gaining an edge over George W. Bush among the key states that could decide the outcome. | 12 |
Bills Waive Defensive Tackle Gibson (AP)
AP - Defensive tackle Oliver Gibson was waived by the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. | 8 |
Mariners Snap Yankees' Winning Streak (AP)
AP - Edgar Martinez hit a go-ahead single and Miguel Olivo had two hits and two RBIs in a six-run seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat New York 7-3 Sunday and stop the Yankees' four-game winning steak. | 8 |
Leonard, Singh, DiMarco Head to Playoff at PGA
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Justin Leonard of the United States, Fiji's Vijay Singh and Chris DiMarco of the U.S. will enter a three-hole playoff after they were tied at eight-under 280 at the 86th U.S. PGA Championship at Whistling Straits on Sunday. | 8 |
Leonard, Singh, DiMarco Head to Playoff at PGA
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Justin Leonard of the United States, Fiji's Vijay Singh and Chris DiMarco of the U.S. will enter a three-hole playoff after they were tied at eight-under 280 at the 86th U.S. PGA Championship at Whistling Straits on Sunday. | 12 |
New U.N. Official Assumes Kosovo Control (AP)
AP - The new U.N. administrator for Kosovo took control Sunday of the Serbian province, which has remained deeply divided along ethnic lines since the end of a 1999 war. | 2 |
Najaf Dispute Disrupts Political Conference
More than 1,100 Iraqis convened for the start of a conference aimed at selecting a national assembly, but the meeting was roiled by a dispute over the use of military force to confront militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr. | 13 |
Venezuelans Vote in Referendum on Chavez
Voters turned out in overwhelming numbers to decide whether to recall President Hugo Chavez, a left-wing populist whose rule has bitterly divided this major oil-producing country and strained relations with the United States. | 13 |
Ruling prince of Liechtenstein hands power to son
Prince Hans-Adam II formally handed over day-to-day governing powers to his son Crown Prince Alois on Sunday - and then invited all 33,000 of Liechtenstein's people to a garden party. | 2 |
New U.N. Official Assumes Kosovo Control (AP)
AP - The new U.N. administrator for Kosovo took control Sunday of the Serbian province, which has remained deeply divided along ethnic lines since the end of a 1999 war. | 13 |
Never a hostile question for campaigning Bush (AFP)
AFP - President George W. Bush famously dislikes press conferences but has embraced "Ask President Bush" sessions packed with supporters at least as eager to pay tribute to him as get an answer. | 13 |
Heiress Nicky Hilton Marries in Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Hotel heiress Nicky Hilton married a New York money manager before dawn Sunday in an impromptu ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press. Hilton, 20, married Todd Andrew Meister, 33, at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel, according a Clark County marriage license... | 13 |
Pope Struggles Through Mass at Lourdes
LOURDES, France - A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2 1/2 hour service in sizzling heat... | 13 |
'Alien Vs. Predator' Smacks Down Rivals
LOS ANGELES - Movie-goers were easy prey for a double dose of space invaders. The sci-fi smackdown "Alien vs... | 13 |
U.S. Men Stunned by Puerto Rico, 92-73
ATHENS, Greece - In an upset as historic as it was inevitable, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson and the rest of the U.S. basketball team lost 92-73 to Puerto Rico on Sunday, only the third Olympic loss ever for America and its first since adding pros... | 13 |
Phelps' Quest to Win 8 Gold Medals Ends
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps surely didn't bargain for this. His quest to win eight gold medals is over, doomed by America's worst showing in the 400-meter freestyle relay... | 13 |
Venezuelans Line Up to Vote on Chavez
CARACAS, Venezuela - Summoned by bugle calls and the detonations of huge firecrackers, Venezuelans turned out in unprecedented numbers Sunday to vote on whether to force leftist President Hugo Chavez from office. Some lines at polling places extended for 1.25 miles, stunning even veteran election monitors... | 13 |
Device 'may aid kidney dialysis'
Scientists are developing a device which could improve the lives of kidney dialysis patients. | 3 |
Clue to stopping killer viruses
Scientists say they may have found a new way to fight diseases like Aids and leukaemia. | 3 |
Venezuela Voters Crowd Polls in Chavez Referendum
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelans crowded polling stations on Sunday to vote on whether to recall left-wing President Hugo Chavez or back his mandate to govern the world's No. 5 oil exporter for the next two years. | 10 |
Jets Sign Running Back Keith Burnell (AP)
AP - The New York Jets signed running back/kick returner Keith Burnell and released punter Brian Simnjanovski on Sunday. | 8 |
AL Wrap: Koskie Slugs Homer in 10th as Twins Edge Indians
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corey Koskie clubbed a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning to help the Minnesota Twins hold on to first place in the American League Central with a 4-2 road win over the Cleveland Indians. | 8 |
Whistling Straits Proves It's Major League
Whistling Straits has received magnificent reviews during the P.G.A. Championship, which is currently in a three-man playoff between Justin Leonard, Vijay Singh and Chris DiMarco. | 8 |
Puerto Rico Stuns U.S. in Opening Round
Puerto Rico upsets the United States, 92-73, at the men's basketball preliminaries on Sunday, the first loss at the Games for the three-time defending gold medalists since 1988. | 8 |
Monday Morning
The regular Monday Morning contributors will return to this page next week, as will the weekly poll. | 8 |
Homer Sinks Indians
Corey Koskie hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning as the Twins overcame a two-run deficit for a 4-2 win Sunday, giving them a two-game lead over the second-place Indians. | 8 |
Stars Find Taming Emotions a Horse of a Different Color
Fred Whitfield , who in 1999 became the first African American to win an all-around world title, found that competing on the professional rodeo circuit wasn't nearly as tough as getting inducted into the sport's Hall of Fame. | 8 |
Despite Setbacks, Stahl Maintains Healthy Dose of Optimism
At 23, pitcher Richard Stahl knows there's still time to impress the Baltimore Orioles' front office. He just needs to stay on the mound long enough. | 8 |
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