Top headlines:
Panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist: A Purdue University panel has found two instances of misconduct by a researcher who claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments. ›20:26
Alaska park tests hybrid buses: For years, visitors wanting to see Denali National Park have had to ride school buses that polluted the air and spoiled the tranquillity with their noisy, carbon dioxide-spewing diesel engines. ›13:35
McCain gets Social Security, criticizes system: Although the Republican presidential candidate has called Social Security "a disgrace," he still cashes his own retirement check every month. ›19:50, 17.07
House prices up: Five reasons to be cheerful amid the gloom and doom ›11:33
Game consoles used to control drone fighters: It looks like the ultimate new video game: the operator on the comfortable leather chair uses dextrous thumbs on a hand-held console to maneuver an aircraft, whose trajectory is shown on three large flat screens. ›18:25
Todd: Comfort vs. convention in veep search: As the candidates search for veeps, speculation runs rampant. But it's not about clandestine meetings or secret strategy sessions it's about whether McCain and Obama will make comfortable choices, or conventional ones. ›21:30
Funerals for Hezbollah militants: Thousands in Lebanon attend the funerals of eight Hezbollah militants, returned by Israel as part of a prisoner exchange. ›15:58
Cosmic Log: Tomorrow's Dark Knights: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As the Batman saga continues, some of the Dark Knight's once-outlandish technologies are looking more and more realistic. ›22:00, 16.07
Rome authorities begin Gypsy census: The Mexican government says it will honor U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy for his defense of immigrant rights. ›18:56
Newsweek: Inside the hunt for an infamous Nazi:
Bin Laden driver to be 1st Gitmo trial test: A former driver for Osama bin Laden is about to become the first Guantanamo prisoner to be tried for war crimes in a major test of the U.S. system for prosecuting alleged terrorists. ›08:23
Choi claims Open lead over Norman: South Korea's KJ Choi fires a second-round 67 to overhaul veteran Australian Greg Norman for a one-shot lead in the Open at Royal Birkdale. ›19:50
Human blood vessels grown in mice: Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports. ›22:59
Iraq pact could complicate campaigns: A new U.S.-Iraqi agreement raising the possibility of a withdrawal timeline threatens to complicate the war policies of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. ›23:20
Iraq pact could complicate campaigns: A new U.S.-Iraqi agreement raising the possibility of a withdrawal timeline threatens to complicate the war policies of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. ›23:20
Spikes in lake spook Seattle swimmers: Nearly 50 metal spikes were mysteriously planted in the shallows of an urban lake popular with swimmers, alarming Seattle residents and leading to a police investigation. ›12:32
McCain hasn't ignited evangelicals' passions: Stirring her morning coffee, lifelong Republican Grace Droog voiced her doubts and those of many evangelical voters about what she isn't hearing from John McCain in this year's presidential election. ›17:06, 17.07
Report: Danger from Iraq electrical work: French aid group Action Against Hunger said two of its workers have been kidnapped in Afghanistan and are believed to still be alive. ›19:36
Cosmic Log: Bye-bye, Baby Red Spot: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Baby Red Spot on Jupiter is being gobbled up by its big brother, just two months after its birth was announced. ›15:41
NYT: Cast of 300 advises Obama on foreign policy: Barack Obamas huge foreign policy team, organized like a mini State Department, is on the spot this week as the senator plans his overseas trip. ›11:13
'Work for dole' proposals leaked: Ministers are considering plans to force long-term jobless to work for benefits, a leaked document says. ›19:03
Man charged with shooting murders: A man is charged with the murders of two men who were shot dead in west London, six years ago. ›22:50
Some Dems fret over Afghanistan commitment: The focus of the presidential debate shifted to Afghanistan this week as both Barack Obama and John McCain called for more troops to be dispatched there. Are Democratic leaders convinced that they have popular support for a long nation-building commitment in Afghanistan? ›17:36
Pelosi calls Bush 'a total failure': President Bush has been a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. In an interview on CNN, the California Democrat was asked to respond to video of the president criticizing the Democratic-led Congress for heading into the final 26 days of the legislative session without having passed a single government spending bill. ›23:43, 17.07
