AP - The publicly funded British Broadcasting Corp. has been fined $800,000 for deceiving viewers and listeners in TV and radio competitions, the country's media watchdog said. -- read full article
AP - "I am an unyielding advocate for the well-being of children around the world and do not condone or endorse smoking." Alicia Keys, protesting a cigarette company's sponsorship of her concert in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Reuters - Republican White House
hopeful John McCain's campaign accused Democrat Barack Obama on
Thursday of playing racial politics in some of the most biting
back-and-forth of the presidential campaign.
AP - Everybody is a collector, the way Joe Maddalena sees it, just not everybody wants to collect paintings by Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein. Some would prefer to own a Spider-Man costume.
AP - The paparazzi keep taking their shots, but not always the kind they're after. Lately it's a jab from a star's bodyguard or his surfer pals or the metallic pinch of handcuffs slapped on for lingering too long.
Reuters - Republican presidential candidate
John McCain opened up a new line of attack on Democratic rival
Barack Obama on Wednesday, labeling him a celebrity without the
strength to bring change to Washington.