Kosovo voters take to polls in test of new nation (AP)
AP - Kosovo’s prime minister urged minority Serbs not to boycott the country’s first elections since independence from Serbia, calling the Sunday vote a key test for his new nation.
TCU building case as best BCS buster ever
There’s no doubt which team is the best outside the BCS conference. TCU answered that question loud and clear. Andy Dalton and the fourth-ranked Horned Frogs pummeled No. 16 Utah to stake their claim as the team waiting to slide into the national championship game should any of the three teams ahead of them slip
Pacquiao stops Cotto to win 7th title
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night , knocking down Miguel Cotto twice and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him 55 seconds into the 12th round.
Analysis: France-Germany ties fade (AP)
AP - Throughout the Cold War, Germany was the steadfast trans-Atlantic ally — and France the perpetual skeptic. Paris snubbed NATO, booted allied soldiers off its soil and sought a privileged relationship with Moscow.
OMG - Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Holding Hands!
Spotted, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart holding hands as they left Paris today! Amidst all the speculation of are-they or aren’t they this certainly seems to seal the deal - the two look oh so happy. We saw Rob’s big smile as he left his hotel after their adorable press conference with Taylor this morning. Amid all the magazine mania especially the romantic Harper’s shoot, this is the best. A short while later, they landed in London for the next leg of their promotional tour.
Vaccine raises hope for cocaine addiction therapy (Reuters)
Reuters - A vaccine helped block the high felt by cocaine users in 38 percent of people who took it, U.S. researchers said on Monday, offering promise of a new approach to treating those addicted to the drug.
Samoans flock to churches to mourn tsunami victims (AP)
AP - Hundreds of survivors of the Samoas tsunami gathered at a church on high ground to mourn lost relatives, while pledging to rebuild their obliterated communities after a disaster that killed 177 people.
A-Rod hits 2 HRs, drives in AL-record 7 in inning (AP)
Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer on his first swing of the season and smacked a grand slam on his last. The New York Yankees slugger was pretty impressive in between, too. Setting what he hopes will be the tone for a successful playoff run, Rodriguez homered twice and drove in an AL-record seven runs in a 10-run sixth inning Sunday, helping the AL East champions finish the regular season with a…
Lackluster win drops Boise St. to No. 6 (AP)
Boise State has 10 days to get ready for its next game, and you can bet coach Chris Petersen will use every single one of them. After all, it sure looked like the Broncos took a week off during a lackluster 34-16 win over UC Davis that dropped Boise State one spot to No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25. The Broncos (5-0) had reached their highest ranking in school history, but with few quality opponents…
Michael Jackson’s Showmanship Honored in ‘You Rock Our World’ in Harper’s Bazaar Russia
After Michael Jackson died this June, we saw our fair share of tribute editorials, but ‘You Rock Our World’ in Harper’s Bazaar Russia is my favorite by far.
