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NFL Cheat Sheet: Week 1: Fifteen games. Thirty lines. Peter Schrager doesn't waste many words in getting you ready for Week 1 of the NFL season. ›04:11
Karma? Bug eviction ends with blazing temple: A Japanese monk trying to rid his temple of a hornets' nest panicked when the hornets attacked him and dropped a torch, burning his temple to the ground, police said Thursday. ›11:55 4 Sep, Thu
Pedal pushers power innovative gym: The owner of a Portland, Ore., gym hopes his people-powered approach toward energy generation the first of its kind in the nation could make a dent in his businesss carbon footprint. ›17:32 1 Sep, Mon
Receding waters reveal flooding victims in Haiti: Receding waters in the starving Haitian city of Gonaives revealed the bodies of more victims in floods from Tropical Storm Hanna, as U.N. peacekeepers and aid groups struggled to feed thousands of people. ›11:30
Bush may create largest protected area: President Bush on Monday said he was considering creating two protected marine areas in the Pacific Ocean one of which would be the world's largest, covering an area almost as large as Alaska. ›23:45 25 Aug, Mon
Jobs data highlight voters' top concern: Friday's bleak report showing big job losses in August will help keep the focus on the economy as voters' top concern through the election in November. ›15:53 5 Sep, Fri
Bangkok Dangerous? More like tedious: Neither Nicolas Cage nor his frighteningly awful hair-do arouses much excitement in this clichd crime thriller ›21:45 5 Sep, Fri
Quiz: What show will Jennifer Aniston guest on?: Test your red-carpet savvy with our weekly quiz ›14:50 27 Aug, Wed
Cross-dressing thief leaves fake breast: Police in Port St. Lucie are on the lookout for a cross-dressing man who snatched a 74-year-old woman's purse. As if that weren't odd enough, they're depending on a strange clue. ›19:42 3 Sep, Wed
Hugging lion video inspires movie: Sony Pictures aims to bring the story of "Christian the Lion" and two men who bought him from a London department store to the big screen after millions viewed video of their reunion on YouTube. ›09:02 5 Sep, Fri
Black bear busts secret Utah pot farm: Investigators say a large black bear raided a clandestine marijuana growing operation so often that it chased the grower away. ›14:07 5 Sep, Fri
Jumper survives crash after chute problem: A Norwegian BASE jumper said he learned a hard lesson about tempting fate after surviving a spine-chilling crash from a mile-high mountain. ›16:41 4 Sep, Thu
More than 40 million tune in to Palins speech: More than 40 million people tuned in to the Republican convention Wednesday to hear vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin introduce herself to voters. ›20:38 4 Sep, Thu
Welcome to The Sundays of Our Lives: We've got an underwear thief, an evil twin and a rugged leading man. Kevin Hench readies you for the newest NFL soap opera. ›04:47
Bush pushes offshore drilling: President Bush says if Congress doesn't permit offshore drilling to increase U.S. oil supplies and possibly ease gasoline prices, lawmakers should not expect voters to support them in November. ›15:52
Stinkweed tested as future biofuel: Some farmers have agreed to grow the hardy weed called field pennycress a.k.a. stinkweed to help test a potential new source of fuel for the booming biodiesel market. ›14:58 5 Sep, Fri
Nicolas Cage: The anti-Sean Penn: Why does one of our best actors keep making trashy action thrillers and comic book movies? Because he feels like it. ›22:07 2 Sep, Tue
Slitherin' stick shifts! That's a snake!: Think rush hour is bad enough? What if a three-foot python were part of the drive home? ›20:53 5 Sep, Fri
Bhutto widower is elected Pakistan's president: The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan after winning a landslide victory in Saturday's election. ›15:59
Alaska voters decide mining over fish: Alaskans were given an option when voting for an initiative in their primary election: mining or fish. ›23:56 28 Aug, Thu
Newsweek: Identifying victims of Franco's Spain: For the first time, Spanish authorities are investigating the unmarked mass graves that hold tens of thousands of Francisco Franco's victims. ›22:25 5 Sep, Fri
Fans line up to see 'Rent' one last time: After the final performance on Sunday night, Rent will have played 5,124 performances and 16 previews, making it the seventh longest running show in Broadway history. ›17:28 5 Sep, Fri
Oddest book title? Greek Rural Postmen: It may not be a best-seller, but "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" has won a literary accolade: oddest book title of the past 30 years. The runner-up was "People Who Don't Know They're Dead," and third place went to "How To Avoid Huge Ships." ›14:47 5 Sep, Fri
Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings: Johnny Rotten bugs out in Holland, Posh pushes her perfume, Sam spins records with Lindsay and more ›15:45 2 Sep, Tue
