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  1. Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gestures with his 'Sharpie' while vowing to veto unnecessary spending during an airport campaign rally Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6, 2008 in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
    GOP bounce: McCain overtakes Obama Politico - Sun Sep 7, 3:52 PM ET

    John McCain has overtaken Barack Obama in the Gallup daily tracking poll and has his highest level of support in that poll since early May.

  2. Old Web idea of micropayments finally finds a home AP - Sun Sep 7, 3:14 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Seventeen-year-old Alexis Corocan spends about $5 a month on clothes, accessories and eyes of various shapes and shades for her online persona on IMVU, a popular Internet hangout.

  3. This undated photo provided by CERN on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 shows a view into the Grid PC farm at the CERN Computer Centre, where banks of computers process and store data produced on the CERN systems. When the LHC starts operation in September 2008, it will produce enough data every year to fill a stack of CDs 20 km tall. To handle this huge amount of data, CERN has also developed the Grid, allowing processing power to be shared between computer centres around the world. (AP Photo/CERN) ** MANDATORY CREDIT: CERN * NO SALES *
    CERN fires up new atom smasher to near Big Bang AP - Sun Sep 7, 2:52 PM ET

    GENEVA - It has been called an Alice in Wonderland investigation into the makeup of the universe — or dangerous tampering with nature that could spell doomsday.

  4. This Sepetmebr 7, 2008 NASA GOES satellite image shows Hurricane Ike seen at 1610 GMT. Barely a week after Hurricane Gustav devastated western Cuba, the island was battening down the hatches again Sunday for another killer storm, with more than half a million people evacuating Cuba's northeast coast, officials said.(AFP/HO NASA/Ho)
    Ike hits Cuba as dangerous Category 3 hurricane AP - 18 minutes ago

    CAMAGUEY, Cuba - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive storm surge ripped apart houses and toppled trees Monday as the deadly storm roared across Cuba toward Havana and its historic but decaying old buildings.

  5. US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Indiana, September 6. Barack Obama and John McCain feuded and laid claim to being the authentic candidate of change and reform on Sunday as their White House showdown roared into a frenetic eight-week final stretch.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)
    Obama plans extended meeting with Bill Clinton AP - Sun Sep 7, 7:14 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans to lunch with former President Clinton this week in what will be their first extended face-to-face meeting since the bitter primary season.

  6. Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at a campaign rally at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Toby Jorrin)
    McCain takes on GOP and Bush along with Obama AP - Sun Sep 7, 10:03 PM ET

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Barack Obama isn't John McCain's only opponent. Sometimes McCain sounds like he's running almost as hard against President Bush and the Republican Party as he is against Obama, his Democratic rival for the White House.

  7. In this Dec. 1, 2007 file photo, singer Britney Spears poses on the press line at the Scandinavian Style Mansion party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
    Britney sweeps at otherwise tame VMAs AP - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - It took a year, but Britney Spears got the comeback she was seeking from the MTV Video Music Awards — and she didn't even have to sing or dance.

  8. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr. speaks during a news conference in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 on the bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    US Government takes over mortgage giants AP - Sun Sep 7, 9:51 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The Bush administration's seizure of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is potentially a $200 billion bet that it will help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis.

  9. A family poses in front of Astroland Park in Coney Island, New York, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. The owner of Coney Island's landmark Astroland amusement park is calling it quits. Carol Albert says she has told employees the park will permanently close on Sunday. Albert's family has owned the Brooklyn amusement park for almost a half-century and says she is giving up on negotiating a two-year lease with Thor Equities, the developer that owns the seaside property. Thor spokesman Stefan Friedman said the firm was 'extremely disappointed' that Albert had 'decided to give up on the future of Coney Island' although her current lease was valid for several more months. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Owner: Ride's over at Coney Island amusement park AP - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - When reports circulated over the weekend of a last-minute deal to keep Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park open for another year, owner Carol Hill Albert was not amused.

  10. In this July 11, 2008 file photo, a sign in front of the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington is seen. The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 announced that the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)
    Fannie, Freddie deal helps some borrowers, not all AP - Sun Sep 7, 6:59 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The government's historic bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday will be good news to homebuyers and some homeowners hoping to refinance if it leads to lower mortgage rates, as experts expect.

  11. Why Bristol's Baby Matters Joe Conason - Thu Sep 4, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - Families deserve privacy about family matters, but families that want absolute privacy should stay out of politics. Sooner or later someone would have noticed the pregnancy of Bristol Palin, 17-year-old daughter of John McCain's vice-presidential pick, especially since everyone in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, seemed to know already.

  12. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks at a campaign rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico September 6, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
    McCain takes 4-point lead over Obama in poll Reuters - Sun Sep 7, 11:51 PM ET

    ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Republican John McCain heads into the final stretch of the U.S. presidential campaign with a 4-point lead over Democrat Barack Obama, a USA Today/Gallup poll released on Sunday showed.

  13. In this image released by Sony Pictures' Releasing, the Broadway musical 'Rent,' Renee Elise Goldsberry is shown during a filming of the performance in New York. (AP Photo/Sony Pictures' Releasing, Casey Stouffer)
    'Rent' brings down the curtain on Broadway run AP - Sun Sep 7, 10:44 PM ET

    NEW YORK - They cheered, they cried and gave the show a standing ovation even before the first note was sung.

  14. What, Exactly, Constitutes An Affair? Dear Margo - Fri Sep 5, 2:00 AM ET

    09/05/2008 - DEAR MARGO: I'm in an unusual (or perhaps not) situation.

  15. In this Aug. 20, 2008 file photo, David Spade arrives at the premiere of 'The House Bunny' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
    David Spade is the father of Playboy pinup's baby AP - Fri Sep 5, 3:45 AM ET

    NEW YORK - David Spade is the father of Playboy playmate Jillian Grace's newborn daughter, Spade's representative said Thursday. The baby girl was born Aug. 26 in Missouri, and Spade plans to visit her on his first break from filming the CBS sitcom "Rules of Engagement," publicist Meredith O'Sullivan said.

  16. Once-powerful Pa. senator faces long fraud trial AP - Sun Sep 7, 1:39 PM ET

    PHILADELPHIA - A longtime power broker in Pennsylvania politics earned nearly $100,000 a year as a state senator, up to $1 million a year as a rainmaking lawyer and millions more from the sale of a family bank.

  17. Democrats retain veto power in Hong Kong election AP - Sun Sep 7, 7:57 PM ET

    HONG KONG - Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp has won more than a third of seats in legislative elections, retaining its veto power over major legislation.

  18. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson (L) and Jim Lockhart, Director of the the new independent regulator, the Federal Finanace Agency (FHFA), announce that the government is taking control of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during a news conference at the Office of Management Supervision in Washington, DC, September 7, 2008. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
    U.S. seizes Fannie, Freddie, aims to calm market Reuters - 40 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government on Sunday seized control of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , launching what could be its biggest bailout ever to support the U.S. housing market and ward off more global financial market turbulence.

  19. Andy Murray of Great Britian returns a shot during his semi-final match to Rafael Nadal of Spain at the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City. Murray won 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)
    Murray stuns Nadal to book US Open final against Federer AFP - Sun Sep 7, 6:38 PM ET

    NEW YORK (AFP) - Britain's Andy Murray advanced to his first Grand Slam final by stunning world number one Rafael Nadal on Sunday in a US Open semi-final, booking a date with reigning champion Roger Federer on Monday.

  20. Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after winning a game against Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, during the women's finals championship match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
    Serena Williams beats Jankovic for 3rd Open title AP - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Serena Williams flung her racket straight up and jumped for joy, hopping and skipping and screaming and generally looking like someone who had just won her first U.S. Open title or earned her debut at No. 1.

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