» Massive wildfires threaten two California towns (Reuters)
04/07/08 03:06 from Yahoo! News: Top Stories Reuters - California firefighters made a desperate stand as darkness fell on Thursday to save more than 4,000 homes and other structures from a pair of out-of-control wildfires burning about 170 miles apart along the California coast.

» Bush to attend Beijing Olympics opening gala (AFP)
04/07/08 02:33 from Yahoo! News: Top Stories AFP - US President George W. Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, defying boycott calls from critics of China's record on human rights and in Tibet, the White House said.

» Miniature dachshund gnaws off diabetic owner's toe (AP)
04/07/08 01:22 from Yahoo! News: Top StoriesAP - An Illinois woman says her beloved miniature dachshund gnawed off her right big toe while she was asleep. Linda Floyd told the Alton Telegraph for a story Wednesday that her beloved Roscoe was euthanized because of safety concerns.

» Selig: Drug program threatened by prosecutors (AP)
04/07/08 01:11 from Yahoo! News: Top Stories AP - Baseball's drug-testing program was threatened when federal prosecutors seized player records and samples four years ago, baseball commissioner Bud Selig and union head Donald Fehr said in letters to Congress released Thursday.

» Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears (Reuters)
04/07/08 00:49 from Yahoo! News: Top Stories Reuters - A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.

» Reports: Arenas agrees to $111M deal with Wizards (AP)
04/07/08 00:45 from Yahoo! News: Top StoriesAP - Gilbert Arenas has agreed to re-sign with the Washington Wizards for $111 million over six years, essentially taking millions less so that his team could have more financial flexibility, two newspapers reported Thursday.

» McCain: Staff shake-up part of 'natural evolution' (AP)
04/07/08 00:36 from Yahoo! News: Top Stories AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that a shake-up in the leadership of his campaign was part of a "natural evolution" as the organization becomes more national in scope.

» Colombia rescue hinged on rebel disarray, payback (AP)
04/07/08 00:36 from Yahoo! News: Top Stories AP - The plan was nothing if not audacious: A turncoat persuades rebels to bring together their most prized hostages and march them 90 miles through Colombia's wilderness. A month later, disguised commandos primed with acting lessons ..

» Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dies at 83 (AP)
04/07/08 00:27 from Yahoo! News: Top Stories AP - Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.

» U.S. salmonella probe expands to Mexico: CNN (Reuters)
04/07/08 00:26 from Yahoo! News: Top Stories Reuters - The investigation of a salmonella outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported on Thursday.