Results tagged “popculture”

• Poll says Americans are divided on health care. Yup.
• NY 23 election, two weeks later: Hoffman un-concedes after nudging from Glenn Beck.
• Don't worry, you can still have your raw oysters - bacteria and all!

• Alleged Fort Hood shooter paralyzed from waist down, lawyer says.
• Obama's options limited by Afghanistan and Pakistan's less-than-reliable governments.
• Federal drug reform legislation in the Congress.

• Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood shooting suspect.
• Blood donations needed after yesterday's attack at Fort Hood.
• Obama to sign homebuyer, jobless bill assistance.

• In case you didn't hear...public option lives to see another day.
• Recession is "over"...but job losses continue, so who cares?
• Sobering words from a Foreign Service officer who is resigning because of the Afghanistan war.

• McCain moves to block FCC net neutrality.
• Still no word from Iran on proposed nuclear deal.
• North Korean leader Kim Jong Il makes summit offer to South Korea.

• Come on, Olympia Snowe. Come into the light.
• US and Russia to Iran: How dare you have nuclear weapons? That's our game!
• Coal plants working towards cleaner air, polluting the water instead.

• Report cites violations in the raid of Ft. Worth's Rainbow Lounge.
• APD fusion center has many worried about privacy.
• Arrest made after South Austin home invasion.

• Never ending war.
• Inhofe on Franken: pot calling the kettle black.
• Just what America needs - less educated students.

• MJ's kids will go to his mom, for now.
• Jubilation as US troops pull out of Iraq.
• One child survives Yemeni plane crash.

• U.S. withdraws from Iraq... sort of.
• Cash-strapped cities canceling July 4th fireworks
• Ahmadinejad urges investigation into Neda Agha-Soltan's 'suspicious' death
• Your obligatory Michael Jackson headline: Star's death leaves Bubbles and co. in limbo
• Soon showing on an iPhone near you: Porn!
• Opinion: Is Obama choosing to be a weak president?
• Photo Gallery: Pride around the world

• Iranian Cleric: Protesters at War With God.
• Record heat prompts weather advisories, all-time energy consumption.
• New 'no refusal' DWI legislation for Texas.

Protests continue in Iran; the Web watches. Breaking: Iran's Guardian Council says it will recount votes. Gay marriage: DC may be next. Obama pitches health care to the AMA. British Airways wants a free ride. Study says swine flu proves we're all connected. Bruce Willis gets remarried, celebrates in interesting ways.

Brazilian military find signs of the Air France jet. Hey, this is as good a place to spend political capital as any. Burger King doesn't really believe global warming is baloney. Or so it says. This is just really sad: couple commits suicide after the death of their child. Home auto maintenance FAIL. That hot guy from "Terminator," in armor.

American forces in Afghanistan: Gen. David D. McKiernan out, Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal is in. American soldier kills five fellow servicemen at a combat stress clinic in Baghdad. Love among the ruins of Sichuan. During his visit, Pope disappoints many residents of the Holy Land with his lack of specifics. NPR's Adam Davidson argues with bailout monitor Elizabeth Warren. Florida's Governor Crist wants to be Senator Crist. Aziz Ansari on the great IMAX swindle.

Despite all the commercials and crossover hype, the whole world is not made up of Trekkies. They’re out there, plenty of 'em, but they are still not the majority. And as much as Star Trek has infiltrated pop culture recently, it’s possible a few of you out there might need a little help keeping up with this “hot new trend.” So here, in the words of a pop-culture savvy but Star Trek illiterate reviewer, is what to expect when you’re ready to Trek.

Murtha's nephew got $$ in contracts. Torture critics remind us: it rarely happens like it does on TV. Swine flu: stay out of our swine. Mutiny in Tbilsi has been put down. Obama to National Academy of Sciences: Help kids make, not just buy. US soldiers out to convert Afghans? Janet's boob is still in court.

• More drugs, please! Texas requests additional pharmaceutical weapons to fight swine flu.
• Deer Park, represent! House declares today Ron White Day. He's the dude from the “Blue Collar Comedy Tour” who is clutching the cigar and the scotch.
• If your house gets burgled in the middle of the night this week, your detective might be yawning. APD is switching some detectives to the night shift.

• Mexican swine flu spreads to U.S., Europe
• ZOMG, we're doomed part 2: Swine flu dampens hopes for economy
• Obama health team hampered as flu hits

• Dear current college students: the national service bill signed today means Americorps is now your best hope for a post-grad job.
• Remaining pirate arrives in NY to face charges; is quite young.
• Government and Tamils each accuse the other of killing civilians in Sri Lanka.

• North Korea is no longer talking.
• Loosening up on Cuba.
• Changes may be coming in credit card land.

• More than 200 people dead in Italy; Berlusconi refuses foreign help with rescue effort.
• Obama in Iraq.
• Black labs are chowhounds, even in Russia.

• Tarp-wrapped body of Houston-area high school senior found after man confessed to the killing.
• Former Austinite and "Charlie’s Angels" star Farrah Fawcett is hospitalized in LA with a cancer-treatment side-effect.
• Did they discuss this over dinner? Bills in the Lege would ban trans fats in restaurants.

• The UAW. Definitely the root of the problem.
• Stimulus money: England may be fresh out.
• Hundreds of people leaving Libya in boats to try to migrate to Europe may have been killed.

• Andrew Cuomo is gonna get our money (some of it) back for us.
• Well, at least the stock market likes something.
• Come on, Barack. Not very smart to make fun of the Special Olympics.

• IMF says world economy will shrink this year.
• Obama to speak on education; won't touch No Child Left Behind.
• Merck to get bigger.

• Prop. 8 supporters have the backlash blues.
• CNBC's Rick Santelli shouldn't have stood up the yesterday...
• Venezuela's Prez Chavez wants to nationalize Cargill.

• Obama to sign the stimulus bill in Denver.
• Oooh. Real mature: House Minority Whip creates YouTube video bragging about the lack of Republicans voting for the stimulus bill.
• Wal-Mart takes one more step toward world dominance.

C-SPAN says George Bush a better president than Millard Fillmore. The Simpsons changes opening titles. Fireball! Sonic Boom! Texas sky an interesting place this weekend. Obama says Air Force One is a spiffy ride. Term limits, shmerm limits. Chávez is in, baby. There may be billions of earth-like planets. Years later, Ken Starr continues to be big, juicy, cold, wet blanket.

Angela Merkel calls Pope. Obama up for big hairy week? Did US troops shoot Shiite pilgrims? Media Matters says Hannity, Rush big source of misinformation. Oh, whoops. This is supposed to be news. All My Children: All your Prego Heart Smart Sauces are belong to us. Whitney back? Oh, A-Roid.

Obama apologizes for not scrutinizing some of his Cabinet picks close enough. Immigrant raid program that was supposed to focus on criminals and terrorism suspects ended up going after those with no criminal record and no deportation orders, because they were easier to find. Government to set cap on executive pay for companies receiving bailout funds. JPMorgan Chase CEO says general criticism of executive pay is not fair. Google Earth now includes the oceans. Shocker: Nadya Suleman (the woman who just had octuplets) shopping around for a media deal. Eminem: The fall and rise of a superstar