NASA sees results of two planets colliding

Home refis drop, meaning less mortgage applications, as rates rise

Girl Tied Up, Terrorized by Toy Snakes

Brain-jacking fungus turns living ants into 'zombies'

The Roots of Rage at a Town Hall Meeting

Disney Performer Dies After Fall

U.S. productivity surges, inventories lean

Founder of Special Olympics and JFK's sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, dies at 88

Motorcyclist dies in apparent road-rage crash

Meet the Birthers

WSJ: Photos for the Day - August 11, 2009

Poetic Justice: Man killed by shards of glass after hurling girlfriend through shop window

London Jewellery raid haul put at £40m

Thousands line up for free dental, medical care in Los Angeles which will be offered for the next 8 days

Emails Show Bush White House Staffers Firing US Attorneys Joked About Following Orders Like Nazis

GM says new Volt could get 230 mpg in city driving

New Twist in Countrywide Loan Probe: Mortgage Giant Gave VIP Status to Powerful Democrat Who Heads Committee Investigating Its More Questionable Lending Practices

Biggest Meteor Shower of the Year Peaks Tonight

Hundreds still missing after 83 inches of rain dumped on Taiwan by typhon

Another Day, Another Twitter Outage

Whistleblower: Insurance firms ‘very much’ behind town hall disruptions

Levi Johnston: Bristol Palin Abstinence Campaign is a Sham, Sarah Palin Quit Over Martial Problems

Iraqi police say bomb blasts kill 8 and wound 22

Wider Role Is Seen for Rove in Firings of Prosecutors

Alaskan legislature over-rides ex-Governor Palin's refusal of Federal stimulus money

Madoff finance boss pleads guilty

Last quarter, Goldman Sachs made $100 million a day for 46 days in trading activity

WSJ: Photos for the Day - August 4, 2009

Is Warren Buffet's success dependent on U.S. Government bailouts?

Newlywed bride of six months caught in murder for hire of her husband

Wednesday - 5 Aug 09

To readers of this news blog: the next three weeks I am packing and readying to move into a new rental property in the Middle Florida Keys. During this time, I will sporadically post some links. I will be back full-time in September.

Monday, Tuesday - 3, 4 August 09

Diving for buried treasure off Key West, Florida's coast

Elephant Seals Moved Fast With Climate Change of 7,500 Years Ago

Wyoming soda ash company announces layoffs

Markets hit highs since October of last year, S&P 500 breaks 1000

Fortune: The alleged grifter who duped corporate giants

'Australian Idol' Judge Fired After On-Air Stunt Reveals Rape of 14 Yr. Old Girl When She Was 12

WSJ - Photos For The Day: 3 Aug 09

Mish:Is the Housing Bottom in, or is this just a Seasonal Uptick?

Leaked memo shows marching orders for the Right . . . disrupt early and often

Tennessee Republican State Senator resigns over affair with 22 year old intern

Mongols Motrocycle Club initiate indicted for killing Frisco Hells Angel leader

2,300 marijuana plants seized on Yakama Indian reservation

Man so severely injures his dog by having sex with it, dog is euthanized

Oregon child lands in hospital with heatstroke; landlord refuses to allow air conditioners in windows

Mexico's economy is mired in recession

Oil down slightly to near $71 after big rally

NAAWP:Race, Lies, and Health Scares

Unconscionable Math

Tennessee man kills daughter who accused him of abuse, then turns gun on himself in murder/suicide

Two Canadians die in bloody Kandahar weekend

Postal Service May Close 1,000 Offices

SEC seeks to claw back $22 Million from ex-CEO of Kmart for lying to investors

The truth about grit

Warning: Oil supplies are running out fast

Chinese factory poisons hundreds

Big 6.9 Earthquake in Sea of Cortez shakes San Diego and Mexico . . . felt as far away as Arizona

Wall Street profits from trades with Fed

Ahmadinejad may face bumpy 2nd term

Double-Dip Recession Still in the Picture: Roubini

GM China Auto Sales Soar 78%

Call to boycott products advertised on Glenn Beck's show

Will Obama Raise Taxes on Middle Class?

Microsoft Word, RIP: 1983 - 2009

American with cold misses ill-fated hike into Iran

Is Health Care Talk Toxic for Cable TV?

The Big Picture Blog: Dive Right In!

Metals, Oil, Stocks Advance as Chinese Manufacturing Expands

Rio flight diverted to Miami as 26 people injured from flight turbulence, 4 seriously

Post-Apocalyptic movies are all the rage as Hollywood destroys the world

Feds Want Apple and AT&T to Explain Google Voice Rejection

Tweeting, texting render avid users 'present yet absent'

Jobless NYC woman sues college for $70K in tuition

Housing Bottom? No, the Mother of All Head Fakes

Housing begins to reverse 3-year recession in every US region, but 2nd half looks rocky

The Bigger the House, The Slower They Sell

News from 1930

Will Obama raise taxes on the Middle Class?

Big Picture Blog looks at New York City's first JC Penny's

California steps up efforts to prevent heat-related deaths among farmworkers

Recession prods Vermont taxi service to allow riders to call the fare

Homeless (by choice) man leaves behind $4 million estate, donates some of the money to NPR and other non-profits

Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina, shake from minor earthquake

1929 All Over Again or A Long Bout of Japanese Style Deflation?

Wall Street Analysts Keep Telling Big Earnings Lie: David Pauly

Why so many reality TV show contestants melt down in front of the cameras

Tupperware parties and Avon Ladies are back in the USA

NYT Sunday Magazine: Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch

Deflation's latest victims: High-End Retailers Offering More Discounts

Penthouse suite execs tone down the O'Reilly/Olbermann feud


Annie Leibowitz: Outstanding photographer has no problem making money, she simply doesn't know how to manage it