Top headlines:
Could Nobel Win Push Gore Into 08 Race?: Thousands of activists are hoping to convince Al Gore to run for president. Could a Nobel Peace Prize give the reluctant candidate a push? ›14:39 8 Oct, Mon
NYC mayor wants wind power: New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing putting windmills on city bridges and rooftops as part of an ambitious push for renewable energy. ›15:44
It's salmon vs. gold mining in Alaska vote: Alaskans will soon vote on an initiative that pits fishermen against miners, and locals against each other . ›17:18 14 Aug, Thu
Newsweek: The group that saved the Everglades: In June, the state of Florida agreed to buy the U.S. Sugar Corp. for $1.75 billion in a bold effort to accelerate restoration of the Everglades. The Everglades Foundation, a tiny conservation group, was a major factor in getting the deal done. ›18:50 19 Aug, Tue
Where bombs were once born, birds now flock: A site once home to a Cold War-era uranium processing plant and the focus of a contentious struggle to clean up toxic waste has re-emerged as a haven for wildlife and a memorial to those who worked to make the area safe. ›20:40 16 Aug, Sat
McCain, Obama to silence critical ads Sept. 11: The presidential contenders plan to pull ads on Sept. 11 that criticize each other, a respite from the political fray to honor the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. ›14:57
Under Meyer, Tebow shows what spread can do: Using the spread, Tim Tebow won a title and the Heisman. Naturally, he leads CFN's look at players who excel in the system. ›16:49
High energy costs cut two ways in Colorado: President Bush won Colorado in 2000 and 2004, but Democrats hope to swing the state this year. Candidates will have to meet voter concerns about energy and the environment. ›16:52
Illinois to pursue release of Obama records: The University of Illinois says it can't release records relating to Barack Obama's service to a nonprofit group linked to former 1960s radical activist William Ayers. ›16:45
Bolt completes sweep, sets 200m world record: ›15:52
Capital Sources: Mike Huckabee, Unplugged: The former Arkansas governor struggles to raise money, lags behind the GOP presidential front runners in the polls and has been maligned by Bushs former counsel. Why he keeps on keepin on. ›18:16 11 Oct, Thu
Will Knicks Scandal Affect Cablevision?: Jimmy Dolan's sports empire is a humiliation. Does that make him unfit to run Daddy's cable company? ›00:00 15 Oct, Mon
Neocons Converge Around Giuliani Campaign: ›21:52 6 Oct, Sat
Woman, 85, makes intruder call cops: An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said. ›19:22 19 Aug, Tue
Rogue monkey eludes Tokyo police: A rogue monkey holed up at a Tokyo train station for more than two hours on Wednesday before giving dozens of net-wielding police officers the slip among crowds of excited children and passersby. ›15:06
Mortgage applications sink to multiyear low: Mortgage application volume fell last week to its lowest levels in more than six years, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday. ›12:41
States push laws to require paid sick days: Some 46 million U.S. workers lack paid sick days, but lawmakers in 12 states have proposed legislation in the past year that would require businesses to provide them. ›13:12
Hewlett-Packards profit jumps 14 percent: Hewlett-Packard Co. weathered economic turbulence remarkably well in the fiscal third quarter but the technology bellwether faces another big challenge stiffer personal-computer competition that threatens to slow its steady growth. ›13:24
Goodyear to close 92 U.S. stores, cut jobs: and part-time jobs as the U.S. economic downturn pressures the company. ›12:21
Fannie, Freddie woes raising mortgage rates: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may or may not need a government bailout, but the turmoil surrounding the mortgage finance companies is raising interest rates, fees, closing costs. ›15:03
Windmills split town and families: John Yancy knows the futuristic towers are pumping clean electricity into the grid, knows they have been largely embraced by his community. But Yancey hates them. ›00:03 17 Aug, Sun
U.S.: Pesticides threatening salmon: Three pesticides used on farms and orchards throughout the West are jeopardizing the survival of Pacific salmon, the federal agency in charge of saving the fish from extinction has found. ›17:16 14 Aug, Thu
Boldin asks Cardinals to trade him: Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin asked to be traded, saying he doesn't feel his situation can be resolved and declaring he has no relationship with coach Ken Whisenhunt."I'm a football player. That's about it," Boldin said Tuesday when asked to characterize his dealings with the coach these days.A team spokesman said the Cardinals have no plans to trade the sixth-year standout and still hope to sign him to a contract extension. ›15:58
Ocean 'dead zones' now top 400: Like a chronic disease wasting a body, ocean "dead zones" with too little oxygen for marine life are spreading around the globe, researchers reported Thursday. ›19:24 14 Aug, Thu
