8.1.06
CNN.com—Senate majority leader Bill Frist omits information from his annual disclosure report
USA Today—Dodgers make trade for Maddux at trade deadline
CBS News—Men's testosterone and aggressiveness increases after handling guns
MSNBC—FDA considering approval of over the counter morning after pill
ABCnews.com—11 year old boy shot and killed while trying to intervene in a road rage argument between his parents and another driver
ZDNet—Microsoft to start charging for downloads of the Office beta

8.2.06
MSNBC—Stephen King and John Irving ask J.K. Rowling not to kill off Harry Potter
BBC News—Brewery in Greenland making beer from the country's ice cap
ABCnews.com—Soldiers accused of murder in Iraq say they were following their commander's orders
USA Today—Vail Resorts to run entirely off of wind power
CNN.com—Waitress finds her missing driver's license when checking customer's ID
CBS News—Cingular will charge users with older phones an extra $5 a month in an effort to get them to buy new hardware

8.3.06
USA Today—French fries and french toast back on the menu in the capitol cafeteria, replacing the embarrassingly juvenile freedom fries and freedom toast
CNN.com—Marine accused of murdering Iraqi civilians suing anti-war senator for libel
CBS News—Passenger accused of DUI after briefly taking over the steering duties while the driver ate a sandwich
ABCnews.com—Norwegian reporter accused of fabricating an interview with Bill Gates
Fox News—Girl Scout troop leader accused of embezzling from the cookie profits
MSNBC—Heath Ledger will play Joker in the next Batman movie

8.4.06
CNN.com—Top US commander says that the violence in Iraq is the worst it's ever been and that the country is on the brink of civil war
New Scientist—Kansas voters oust anti-evolution school board members
CBS News—Wal-Mart gives up on Germany after eight years of trying to establish a foothold
USA Today—Apple teams with GM, Ford, and Mazda to integrate the iPod into upcoming car models
MSNBC—Court refuses to let the GOP replace Tom DeLay with another republican on the November ballot even though he has resigned from congress and moved to another state
ABCnews.com—Google Earth fans find secrets in satellite imagery

8.7.06
USA Today—Iran to expand its nuclear program despite UN warnings
ABCnews.com—Soldier with valuable Arabic language skills discharged for being gay
CNN.com—Girl Scouts who attended a summer camp in Virginia are encouraged to get rabies shots because of risk of infection from bats
BBC News—Nintendo is first console maker to confirm attendance at the smaller, revised show that will replace E3 next year
CBS News—Indian state of Gujarat bans sale of soft drinks at government run schools and colleges, claiming the beverages contain high levels of pesticides
MSNBC—Microsoft challenges security professionals to look for holes in a beta version of Vista. Gee, do you think they'll find any?

8.8.06
Fox News—BP forced to shut down largest Alaskan oil field due to pipeline corrosion
BBC News—Google will start warning users if they are about to visit a web site known to host spyware programs
CNN.com—Study shows that exposure to music with highly sexualized lyrics leads to sexual activity at an earlier age
MSNBC—Apple announces new Mac Pro desktop line and previews new operating system
USA Today—Krispy Kreme opens first store in China
ABCnews.com—Teen accidentally hits and kills mother during parallel parking lesson

8.9.06
ABCnews.com—Ohio driver told that her "NWTF" license plate is an acronum for an obscene phrase. Huh? I mean, "WTF" I get, but "NWTF"? WTF?
Wired News—Patrons at an automated, robotic garage in New Jersey are unable to retrieve their cars after the software shuts down because the license wasn't renewed
MSNBC—Lieberman's web site and email capabilities hacked on primary day
CNN.com—George Lucas gives the go-ahead to the British Reduced Shakespeare Company to make a 20 minute stage version of the Star Wars saga
USA Today—Sheriff's office won't release audio or video of Mel Gibson's arrest
CBS News—Judge upholds ordinances that prevent protestors from setting up camp near Bush's ranch in Texas

8.10.06
CNN.com—Israeli cabinet authorizes expansion of campaign against Lebanon
USA Today—Physicist Van Allen, who discovered the Van Allen Belts, dies at 91
Fox News—Lieberman vows to run as an independent after losing the democratic primary
CBS News—Pakistani born pilot sues JetBlue for rescinding job offer and saying that his ethnicity made him a security risk
Wired News—University of California joins Google's book scanning project despite pending litigation over copyright infringement
MSNBC—Police arrest four prostitutes who used Craigslist to find clients

8.11.06
BBC News—Satellite images show that the ice sheet covering Greenland is melting fast than it was a few years ago
MSNBC—National Park Service intends to keep Statue of Liberty's crown off-limits to visitors indefinitely
CNN.com—Two dozen arrested in plot to blow up US-bound commercial flights
ABCnews.com—Study finds link between watching pro wrestling and violence towards dates
CBS News—Mayor of Kentucky town refuses to mow his lawn
Fox News—Rednecks rejoice! GM to bring back Camaro in 2008.

8.14.06
ABCnews.com—The Simpsons banned in primetime in China in an effort by the Chinese government to boost native animation studios
Fox News—Chicago restaurants serving up bounty of foie gras in anticipation of a city-wide ban on the gourmet food
CNN.com—Bill Gates believes AIDS-blocking medicines for women are the key to stopping the spread of the disease
BBC News—Microsoft will release tools that will allow gamers to develop their own games for Xbox 360
USA Today—Unabomer personal items to be auctioned off to help pay restitution to his victims
MSNBC—Segway launches two new models

8.15.06
C|NET—New real-life hotel chain will test its hotel designs in the virtual world of Second Life
USA Today—Congressional audit finds increasing misconduct by military recruiters
CBS News—Pregnant woman wrecks car and then gives birth while waiting for rescue
CNN.com—NASA loses track of the original audio and video from the Apollo missions
ABCnews.com—Houston police think Katrina evacuees are responsible for the rise in the city's crime rate over the past year
MSNBC—Enzyme test may lead to quick, non-invasive test for Alzheimer's

8.16.06
USA Today—New proposed definition for planets could expand the solar system to 12 or more planets
The Independent—Google warns media organizations to stop using its name as a verb. Isn't it a little late for that?
Wired News—Real bands give virtual concerts in Second Life
MSNBC—AOL plans to dig up spammer's parents' property in an effort to recover gold and platinum bars that would help pay for the court judgment owed to AOL
CNN.com—Despite heighted airport security in the UK, a 12 year old boy manages to board an international flight without a passport, boarding pass, or ticket
CBS News—German authorities monitoring Madonna's peformances in their country

8.17.06
CNN.com—Police make arrest in JonBenet Ramsey case
CBS News—Senatorial candidate from Virginia under fire for using racial slur against a campaign worker for his opponent
MSNBC—Yankees break ground on new stadium that is scheduled for completion in 2009
USA Today—Google to provide free WiFi for their corporate hometown of Mountain View
New Scientist—Newly formed brain cells die sooner if not put to use
ABCnews.com—Country star accused of buying tame bear and then killing it with a bow and arrow in an enclosed pen

8.18.06
CNN.com—Federal judge rules that the Bush administration's secret wiretapping program is illegal and should be halted immediately
USA Today—West Virginia airport terminal evacuated after dog trained to sniff out explosives reacts to a bottle of liquid in a passenger's bag
MSNBC—Judge rules that tobacco companies must admit that they covered up the harmful effects of smoking for decades and they must now inform consumers of the addictive effects of cigarettes
ABCnews.com—Merck ordered to pay $51 million judgment in Vioxx suit
BBC News—New images from Hubble help scientists determine how much mass a star must have in order to shine
Wired News—Group wants to eliminate caps lock key from computer keyboards

8.21.06
MSNBC—Thieves make off with $100,000 in equipment from Katrina memorial project
CNN.com—Snakes on a Plane has average opening weekend, but still takes the top spot
ABCnews.com—Man shoots at fire crew who refuse to get his cat out of a tree
USA Today—Cindy Sheehan and other protestors disrupt Rove event
BBC News—CO2 geysers discovered on Mars
CBS News—Lieberman calls for Rumsfeld's resignation

8.22.06
MSNBC—Scientists may finally have proof of dark matter
Wired News—Irish company thinks it has created a perpetual motion machine
CNN.com—Swedish station accidentally broadcasts porn movie during news broadcast
Fox News—Baptist church fires Sunday school teacher after deciding that a passage in the Bible prohibits women from teaching men
USA Today—Remote controlled blimps could be used to provide wireless access
BBC News—Japan bans imports of US rice after samples are found to contain genetically modified varieties

8.23.06
BBC News—A warmer climate may lead to more outbreaks of the bubonic plague
CBS News—McCain says that Bush misled the country on Iraq
CNN.com—Thousands of Marines may be recalled for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan
USA Today—Microsoft may offer holiday discounts on pre-orders of Vista to encourage users to upgrade
New Scientist—Astronomers now leaning toward definition of planet that would exclude Pluto and reduce number of planets in our solar system to eight
MSNBC—Russian mathematician who is believed to have solved century old problem refuses to accept award for his acheivement

8.24.06
Wired News—Apple will pay $100 million to Creative to settle lawsuit over iPod's navigation scheme
MSNBC—George Mason University drops SAT as an application requirement for students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher
USA Today—Twelve men pulled off plane in Amsterdam for suspicious behavior
CNN.com—Paramount decides not to renew contract with Tom Cruise
BBC News—NASA chooses Orion as the name for the new reusable manned spacecraft that will replace the Space Shuttle
CBS News—New Survivor will separate contestants into teams by race

8.25.06
USA Today—Over the counter sales of morning after pill approved by FDA
New Scientist—Astronomers officially demote Pluto to dwarf planet
MSNBC—No more late-night weddings in Vegas
CNN.com—Apple recalls 1.8 million laptop batteries manufactured by Sony
CBS News—Milwaukee named drunkest city
Fox News—Ford is considering going private

8.28.06
MSNBC—Google to offer suite of web-based communication apps for businesses
Fox News—Pulitzer Prize winning journalist charged with espionage in Sudan
CBS News—Katherine Harris claims that separation of church and state is a lie
ABCnews.com—Girl shot by homeowner while driving past his supposedly haunted house on a dare
CNN.com—Schools closed indefinitely in Gary, Indiana because of a teachers strike
USA Today—Britney's husband Kevin Federline will reportedly star in an episode of CSI this fall. No, that doesn't mean his star is on the rise; it means CSI's is falling.

8.29.06
ABCnews.com—New study claims that students will learn more from a teacher of the same gender
Fox News—Maryland commuter will be allowed to push the detonate button to demolish the Woodrow Wilson bridge on the DC beltway
CNN.com—After his DNA was not found to match DNA at the crime scene, man who recently confessed to JonBenet Ramsey's murder will not be charged in connection with that crime
New Scientist—FDA approves concoction of six viruses that are meant to be sprayed on cold cuts during packaging to kill bacteria
CBS News—To combat rising prices for bomb-sniffing dogs, LAPD will breed and train its own
MSNBC—Nebraska wants to fire state trooper who is member of Ku Klux Klan

8.30.06
CBS News—Iran's president wants to debate Bush. Right. We could barely get him to debate his opponent during the presidential campaigns.
New Scientist—Zapping crude oil with an electromagnetic field could make it flow faster through pipes
CNN.com—SAT shows biggest drop in scores in 30 years for class of 2006
USA Today—Microsoft to charge close to $250 for next version of Windows
MSNBC—Ken Starr petitions supreme court to review Bong Hits 4 Jesus free speech case
ABCnews.com—Tom Cruise's production company in new finance deal with owner of Washington Redskins after being dropped by Paramount

8.31.06
CNN.com—South Dakota governor halts the state's first execution in nearly 60 years because of discrepancy between instructions for lethal injection in statute and the current standard practice used in other states
USA Today—Report finds that nicotine levels in cigarettes have increased 10% in the past few years
MSNBC—Universal Music to allow free downloads of MP3s
New Scientist—Papal summit will attempt to solidify the catholic church's stance on evolution and intelligent design
BBC News—Google will allow people to print user-friendly copies of books that are no longer protected by copyright
CBS News—CNN reporter's off-camera personal chat accidentally broadcast during Bush speech