Jim McKay, the veteran and eloquent sportscaster thrust into the role of telling Americans about the tragedy at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died. He was 86.

Dave Eck, a Half Moon Bay mechanic, had attracted a media spotlight with his fleet of vehicles fueled by used fryer grease from a local chowder house. So when Sacramento called, he figured officials wanted advice on promoting alternative fuel.

$5.20 a Gallon? America's Priciest Gas! Incredible. I watched this segment on Nightline last night - as they were filming gas station owner was adjusting prices to $5.59 for regular.

From the article; Winning Colors, who won the Santa Anita Derby and Kentucky Derby in 1988, was euthanized Sunday in Lexington, Ky., because of complications from colic. The gray daughter of Caro was 23. A great equine athlete, Rest in peace.

SANTA BARBARA -- Gemina, a giraffe with a distinctive crooked neck and one of the most beloved animals at the Santa Barbara Zoo, has died. She was 21.

At the Consumer Electronics Show, some go to great lengths to avoid getting sick. The Times says these folks are 'hypochondriacs' don't think that is quite the right word, maybe germ-a-fobe or just smart!

Senate passed the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. Legislation offering tax relief to American families caught in the subprime mortgage crisis.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China turned down a request for another U.S. Navy ship to visit Hong Kong amid a spat over a long-planned docking of the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier.

DUARTE, Calif. -- A mountain lion kills and partially eats one German Shepherd and injures another in a residential backyard in Duarte. Thursday, November 29, 2007.