Top headlines:
Ike debris threatens Texas wildlife: Tons of debris swept up by Hurricane Ike last month still litter miles of Texas beaches. ›22:21 2 Oct, Thu
1 in 4 U.S. girls received HPV vaccine: About one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported Thursday. ›18:51 9 Oct, Thu
Smog impact found to vary by gender, race: It's not just the elderly who are vulnerable to the ill effects of air pollution, new research suggests. ›16:27 1 Oct, Wed
Mission to monitor ocean's climate control: Australian scientists set sail later this week on a voyage that could lead to better data from the Southern Ocean, which plays a major role in acting as a brake on climate change. ›16:07 1 Oct, Wed
Cleaner way to drink from the seas?: David Kreamer's vision is to return old ships to the seas where they belong. But he'd like to see them fulfill a new purpose: turning seawater into drinking water through desalination facilities. ›21:55 6 Oct, Mon
Officials deny illegally purging voters: Election officials defended their registration procedures after a newspaper reported tens of thousands of eligible voters were removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six states. ›00:15
Animal detectors used to warn drivers: Colorado highway planners are experimenting with the same technology used by some prisons for perimeter security to prevent drivers from colliding with deer and elk. ›19:36 1 Oct, Wed
LIVE: Phils go for 2-0 NLCS lead over Dodgers: ›20:35
NYC restaurants slammed by financial crisis: New York restaurant owners are seeing the first wave of the financial crisis. Analysts say that people are dining out less often, and when they do they are spending less. ›17:42
Study: Urban bears arefatter, die earlier: Urban black bears are much heavier and more likely to die violent deaths than their wilder peers, a new study found. And if female, they're more likely to get pregnant at a younger age. ›20:58 30 Sep, Tue
Scientists confirm shark's virgin birth: In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female Atlantic blacktip shark in the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center contained no genetic material from a male. ›05:49
4.2 million new 'green' jobs predicted: A major shift to renewable energy and efficiency is expected to produce 4.2 million new "green" jobs over the next three decades, according to a study commissioned by the nation's mayors. ›17:58 2 Oct, Thu
Is ugly fish worthy of protection?: A ferocious-looking denizen of the deep that can gobble up whole urchins and crabs in a few swift chomps needs protection, according to a petition filed with the federal government. ›19:22 2 Oct, Thu
Court wrangles over Navy sonar, whales: The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over judges' authority to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales. ›19:15 8 Oct, Wed
Ex-track star Montgomery gets 5 years for heroin: Former track star Tim Montgomery has been sentenced to five years in prison on heroin charges in Virginia.Montgomery was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of more than 100 grams of heroin. He entered his guilty plea in July under an agreement with the government.He will serve the five-year term after he completes a four-year prison sentence he's serving for a check-kiting conspiracy in New York. ›16:44
McCain, Obama offer ideas to aid economy: John McCain and Barack Obama outlined modest steps to counter the faltering economy and plummeting stock market on Friday, fresh evidence of the dominant role of pocketbook issues in their race. ›21:44
Obama: McCain trying to divide country: Barack Obama on Friday accused John McCain of trying to divide the country, but he let fellow Democrats handle harsher attacks while he kept his message mostly upbeat. ›17:46
Man, 88, fatally shoots ill wife at hospital: An elderly man fatally shot his ailing wife in her hospital bed Friday in New Jersey and was in critical condition after shooting himself, an official said. ›22:31
McCain questions Obama's link to '60s radical: John McCain is questioning Barack Obama's ties to a 1960s radical. ›20:39 9 Oct, Thu
10 ways to pick up your pace: You can blame your energy crisis on a lack of shut-eye, but there may be other reasons you're slogging along like a turtle. Find out what's fueling your fatigue. ›12:17
Browns' Winslow in hospital with undisclosed illness: Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.Coach Romeo Crennel said Friday that Winslow was kept overnight at the Cleveland Clinic. Winslow had been feeling ill for several days and the team sent him to the doctor Thursday for further tests and evaluation. Crennel didn't know when the 25-year-old player will be discharged.Winslow has had four operations on his right knee, and following one of them needed surgery after he got a staph infection. ›22:10
California to help climate by curbing sprawl: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation that attempts to ease greenhouse gas emissions by giving priority to transportation projects that limit commutes and curb urban sprawl. ›19:26 1 Oct, Wed
Newsweek: Gay student's killing 'forced us to look at our warts': On the 10th anniversary of the brutal murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, members of the Tectonic Theater Project returned to Laramie, Wyo., to learn what has changed. ›14:16
Colin Powell calls Sen. Stevens' word 'sterling': Former Secretary of State Colin Powell called Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' word "sterling" at the senator's corruption trial. ›19:47
