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Al Gore Won't be Prosecuted in Sexual Assault Probe

2010-07-30T16:42:00Z

Prosecutors in the US state of Oregon Friday concluded there are no grounds for charging former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore with sexual assault. Multnomah County District Attorney Michael Schrunk said in an e- mailed statement Read More......(read more)

Death Toll Tops 400 in Pakistan flooding

2010-07-30T16:17:02Z

The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan topped 400 Friday as rains swelled rivers, inundated villages and triggered landslides, officials said. The toll was expected to increase because many people were reported missing, Pakistan's English-language Read More......(read more)

Snooki Arrested for Disorderly Conduct

2010-07-30T14:59:03Z

"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested for alleged disorderly conduct, police told TMZ Friday. "She's still in custody," an officer in Seaside Heights, N.J., told UsMagazine.com Friday afternoon. MTV, which airs the popular reality Read More......(read more)

Deadly Wildfires Hit Russia

2010-07-30T14:59:03Z

Deadly wildfires have killed more than 20 people in central Russia this week, officials said Friday. The fires come in a summer of unusual heat and drought, The New York Times reported. In Moscow, the temperature reached 100 degrees Thursday, making it Read More......(read more)

Worries Outweigh Profit Reports

2010-07-30T13:50:04Z

Investors may be fretting over the chance of a double-dip recession, but companies' earnings are coming in with sprinkles on top. More than half of the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 have reported quarterly earnings, 304, and 75% of them have Read More......(read more)

Why Ellen DeGeneres was a Bad Fit for 'American Idol'

2010-07-30T13:50:04Z

Ellen DeGeneres pulled the plug on her brief, ill-advised career as "American Idol" judge on Thursday and it's safe to say that fans are shedding few tears. DeGeneres, who arrived on a tidal wave of hype, just never found her groove, never hit the high Read More......(read more)

Obama: Faith in Auto Industry 'Vindicated'

2010-07-30T13:50:04Z

U.S. President Barack Obama Friday said helping the auto industry was the right thing to do and that belief has been "vindicated." Obama traveled to Detroit and sat in a new Jeep Cherokee before addressing Chrysler workers Chrysler Jefferson North Assembly Read More......(read more)

Ethics Panel Recommends Rangel Reprimand

2010-07-30T13:50:04Z

U.S. House ethics investigators Friday recommended a reprimand be issued against Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., for violating House rules or federal law. A subcommittee for the House Ethics Committee, which included Reps.... Read More......(read more)

Firefighters Attack L.A.-Area Blaze

2010-07-30T10:52:05Z

Nearly 750 firefighters battled one of California's worst wildfires of the year Friday, getting an initial containment line around the 3,200 hectare Crown wildfire near Antelope Valley some 100 kilometres north of Los Angeles.... Read More......(read more)

BREAKING NEWS: Blast at Los Angeles Welding Shop Kills One

2010-07-30T10:36:05Z

One person was killed and another injured Friday in an apparent explosion at a welding shop in Los Angeles, firefighters reported. The LA fire department said search dogs had been dispatched to the business at 911 E.... Read More......(read more)

Los Angeles Auto Show to Debut 20-Plus New Cars

2010-07-30T10:36:05Z

The organizers of this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, one of the major international automobile exhibitions to be held in November on the U.S. western coast, said on Thursday that the premiere event will stage the world debut of more than 20 new vehicles... Read More......(read more)

Midyear Movie Report Card: The 10 Best (So Far) of 2010

2010-07-30T07:57:05Z

July 30--After a more than slightly disappointing beginning to this movie year, we've been on a real roll of late. The winning streak started with "Toy Story 3," the perfect ending to a great movie trilogy, and continued with the surprisingly charming Read More......(read more)

Leonardo DiCaprio Drops Out of Mel Gibson Viking Movie

2010-07-30T07:57:05Z

Leonardo DiCaprio will not star as planned in a Viking picture Mel Gibson is to direct, a source close to the actor was quoted as saying. MTV News said the "Titanic" and "Inception" actor decided to distance himself from the project after audio clips Read More......(read more)

Rangel Says Panel Violated His Constitutional Rights

2010-07-30T06:43:05Z

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., says a House ethics panel violate his constitutional rights by not giving give him enough time to rebut charges against him. Rangel said the subcommittee that brought 13 charges against him violated his right to due process Read More......(read more)

Rep. Rangel Faces 13 Ethics Charges

2010-07-30T06:43:05Z

A House investigative panel formally charged longtime Rep. Charles Rangel with 13 ethics violations Thursday, setting the stage for a politically thorny trial months before the midterm elections. In a ... Read More......(read more)