Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady celebrates a shot while playing Dallas Mavericks in the second half of their NBA basketball game in Dallas, Texas March 6, 2008. McGrady scored 31 points and Houston roared to their 17th consecutive win in a 113-98 road victor

 

World

Bush danceow

Bush dance

WASHINGTON - Left waiting for John McCain, President Bush paced back and forth and finally broke into a little tap dance at the White House on Wednesday Re    Readmore

Entertainment

'Gilligan' creator gets Hollywood star

LOS ANGELES - Sherwood Schwartz, who created the TV comedy classics "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Brunch," gleefully thanked the leading ladies of those shows Friday when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.    Readmore

Health

Workouts boost function of insulin-making cells dys use of insulin may point to the right diet

Workouts boost function of insulin-making cells

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sedentary older people at risk of developing diabetes showed significant improvement in the function of their insulin-making beta cells after just one week of exercise, University of Michigan researchers found    Readmore

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A Bichon Frise is shown backstage getting groomed during the first day at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

A Sadhu or Indian Hindu holy man smokes cannabis outside a temple during the Mahashivratri in the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri March 6, 2008. Hindu women across the country celebrate Mahashivratri, better known as the Lord Shiva's wedding anniversary, so that their husbands are blessed with long lives.


An artist's impression shows the 15 metre (50 ft) long "sea monster" found in Arctic Norway that was the biggest of its kind known to science. With dagger-like teeth in a mouth large enough to bite a small car, the 150-million year old dinosaur-era pliosaur, a fierce marine repitle, was about five metres (16 ft 5 in) longer than the previous pliosaur record holder found in Australia, researchers said on February 27, 2008.

Sports

Vazquez beats Marquez to keep WBC title

Vazquez beats Marquez to keep WBC title

CARSON, Calif. - Israel Vazquez dominated the last three rounds to outpoint Rafael Marquez in a split decision Saturday night in their third meeting, a fight that was just as action-filled as the first two.    Readmore

Science

Activists, whalers clash in Antarctic

Activists, whalers clash in Antarctic

TOKYO - The Japanese coast guard said Friday that anti-whaling activists threw rotten butter and other objects at a Japanese whale-processing ship, the latest high seas clash over the country's annual hunt.    Readmore

Transportation

College cost crunch felt worldwide, not just in U.S.

College cost crunch felt worldwide, not just in U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A college cost crunch is bearing down on governments worldwide -- not just in America -- and some innovative approaches to student loans     Readmore

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College cost crunch felt worldwide, not just in U.S.

College cost crunch felt worldwide, not just in U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A college cost crunch is bearing down on governments worldwide -- not just in America -- and some innovative approaches to student loans     Readmore

Workouts boost function of insulin-making cells dys use of insulin may point to the right diet

Workouts boost function of insulin-making cells

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sedentary older people at risk of developing diabetes showed significant improvement in the function of their insulin-making beta cells after just one week of exercise, University of Michigan researchers found    Readmore

Down to Last Out, the Mets Aren¡¯t Down at All

Down to Last Out, the Mets Aren¡¯t Down at All

CARSON, Calif. - Israel Vazquez dominated the last three rounds to outpoint Rafael Marquez in a split decision Saturday night in their third meeting, a fight that was just as action-filled as the first two.    Readmore

Activists, whalers clash in Antarctic

Activists, whalers clash in Antarctic

TOKYO - The Japanese coast guard said Friday that anti-whaling activists threw rotten butter and other objects at a Japanese whale-processing ship, the latest high seas clash over the country's annual hunt.    Readmore