GOP's Chambliss jumps to early lead in Ga. Senate 26 mins ago - Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss jumped out to an early lead Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes on the balance of power in Washington.
Police: Mumbai gunmen came by sea from Pakistan 4 hrs ago - The gunmen who attacked Mumbai set out by boat from the Pakistani port of Karachi, then later hijacked an Indian fishing trawler that carried them toward this financial capital on their suicide mission, a top police official said Tuesday.
Gates: Military looks to accelerate Iraq pullout 2 hrs 2 mins ago - Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness Tuesday to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration: accelerating the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
Divorce rate increases in Marine Corps, Army 40 mins ago - The divorce rate among soldiers and Marines increased last year as military marriages suffered continuing stress from America's two ongoing wars. There were an estimated 10,200 failed marriages in the active duty Army and 3,077 among Marines, according to figures obtained by the Associated Press for the budget year ended Sept. 30.
Auditors fault Treasury oversight of bailout funds 1 hr 26 mins ago - The government must toughen its monitoring of the $700 billion financial bailout to ensure that banking institutions limit their top executives' pay and comply with other restrictions, federal auditors said Tuesday in the first comprehensive review of the rescue package.
Chained teen shows up at Calif. gym; 2 arrested 50 mins ago - A Girl Scout leader and her husband were arrested after an emaciated, terrified and nearly naked 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, saying he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday.
Nixon records show aides dishing dirt on critics 2 hrs 9 mins ago - In Richard Nixon's time, all the president's men fretted about threats on every front: disquiet out on the streets, disloyalty inside the administration and trouble from political opponents who had to be discredited at any cost.
Coleman pleads no contest to disorderly conduct 2 hrs 50 mins ago - Gary Coleman has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a September incident at a bowling alley. The 40-year-old former star of "Diff'rent Strokes" was ordered to pay a $100 fine in a Payson court Tuesday. He also pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge, which will be waived if he doesn't have any other violations within a year.
Message in bottle tossed off NJ in '69 found in NC 4 hrs ago - A message in a bottle tossed into the ocean off Barnegat Bay has turned up in North Carolina - 39 years later. The note was sealed in a Schaefer beer bottle. It was dated Aug. 17, 1969 and read: "If found notify the North Haledon Fire Co. 2."
Giants suspend Burress for rest of regular season 17 mins ago - Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress is done for the year. The New York Giants fined and suspended Burress on Tuesday for four games - the rest of the regular season - after he accidentally shot himself in the right thigh over the weekend at a Manhattan nightclub. The team also placed him on the reserve non-football injury list, which means the wide receiver couldn't come back for playoffs, either.
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBS News and
CNET.com, now part of the same CBS Corporation family, struck their second
content-sharing arrangement in as many weeks with planned coverage of this
Friday's highly anticipated launch of the iPhone 3G.
CBS News and CNET.com will begin covering the unveiling starting at 7:30
AM on CBS's THE EARLY SHOW, with CBS Tech Correspondent Daniel Sieberg live at
the Fifth Avenue Manhattan Apple Store before its doors open to the public at
8:00 AM. Inside the EARLY SHOW studio, CNET's Natali Del Conte will provide
viewers with a look at Apple iPhone 3G alternatives. Immediately following
the broadcast, viewers can go directly to CNETTV.com where Sieberg and Del
Conte will continue live coverage from the Manhattan Apple store. Also on
CNET.com,
Brian Cooley and Tom Merritt will host a special edition of CNET
Live, and will take live calls from viewers from its San Francisco studio.
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888-900-CNET (2638) to speak directly with the CNET editors. Throughout the
day, CBS and CNET will continue to provide coverage to local TV and radio
stations. Also, CNET will feature iPhone 3G-related videos, stories, and an
in-depth review on their site. A full line up of coverage will be available
at http://www.cnet.com.