Spain's Sastre wins Tour's toughest stage heraldnet By Associated Press: ALPE D’HUEZ, France — Carlos Sastre of Spain won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, taking the overall lead Wednesday from CSC teammate Frank Schleck on the hardest ride up three huge Alpine climbs. sastre stage sports

'Batman' accused of assaulting mom & sister beaumontenterprise 7/22/08By Associated Press: LONDON - Batman star Christian Bale was arrested Tuesday over allegations of assaulting his mother and sister, police and British media said. accused assaulting crime

Iraq War Hero Dies of Drug Overdose blueherald 7/22/08by Chicher: A US army medic who became a symbol of American heroism and integrity in the Iraq war has died of an apparent drugs overdose. The premature death of Joseph Dwyer at the age of 31 has highlighted the neglect many American veterans believe they face once they return home. iraq war war

Pope meets clergy-abuse victims journalgazette 7/22/08By Victor L. Simpson, Associated Press: SYDNEY, Australia – Pope Benedict XVI met privately today with Australians who were sexually abused as children by priests, in a gesture of contrition and concern over a scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic church. pope victims religion

The Dark Knight Smashes Opening Weekend Box Office Record, Bests Spider-Man movies.popcrunch 7/22/08Not surprisingly, The Dark Knight smashed the weekend box office record - pulling in $155.34 million during its opening weekend and topping Spider-Man 3’s $151.1 million box office booty in May 2007. knight smashes film

Roche Holding Offers to Buy Out Genentech for $43.7 Billion clevelandleader 7/22/08Roche Holding, a Swiss pharamceutical, has made the offer to acquire all outstanding shares of its U.S. partner, Genentech, for $43.7 billion. Roche already owns a controlling stake in Genentech with 55.9% of shares in its possession. roche genentech business

Coerced Evidence Excluded at Gitmo Trial a.abcnews 7/22/08By MIKE MELIA Associated Press Writer: The judge in the first American war crimes trial since World War II barred evidence on Monday that interrogators obtained from Osama bin Laden's driver, ruling he was subjected to "highly coercive" conditions in Afghanistan. trial gitmo war

Newest Beauty Treatment: Fish Pedicures cbsnews 7/21/08(AP) Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away. Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far. fish pedicures health

Apple thwarts perverted Japanese iPhone 3G users with loud camera 'click' intomobile 7/21/08It seems that the threat of the iPhone's camera being used to take surreptitious "upskirt" and "downblouse" pictures of unsuspecting Japanese women was significant enough that Apple decided to force the Japanese iPhone 3G's camera emit a loud shutter "click" whenever a photo is taken, even when the iPhone 3G is set to "silent" mode. apple iphone technology

Tropical Storm aims for gulf caller 7/21/08By Associated Press: Tropical Storm Dolly drenched Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and was expected to reach the Gulf of Mexico today. Dolly, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, sped toward the Cancun area on Sunday, packing sustained winds of 45 mph and prompting a tropical storm warning for the Yucatan peninsula. tropical storm environment

Schleck in yellow after dramatic Tour stage edition.cnn 7/21/08(CNN) -- Frank Schleck of Luxembourg seized the overall race lead in the Tour de France after a dramatic first stage in the Alps, won by Australian Simon Gerrans. schleck stage sports

Iraq Unsure How to Greet Obama time 7/20/08By ABIGAIL HAUSLOHNER/BAGHDAD: As Barack Obama gets set to visit Iraq this week as part of a high-profile tour of Europe and the Middle East, Iraq seems unsure of just how to receive him. "Obama is a well-liked person. You feel it when he talks because he's genuine and passionate about what he says — he's not acting," says supermarket attendant, Bassam Obeid in central Baghdad. obama iraq politics

The Global Credit Crisis time 7/20/08By BRYAN WALSH: Most reasonable people agree that the Earth is warming, and that humans are the main cause. But even reasonable people disagree on what we should do about it. At one end are the true believers, like physicist James Hansen, who recently argued that oil executives should be put on trial for crimes against humanity. global crisis world