A federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts this fall.
Reuters - Freddie Mac won approval
from regulators on Friday to sell the stock needed to overcome
mounting losses, and the Wall Street Journal said the mortgage
finance company may seek $10 billion.
Christian Bale on Tuesday denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister, hours after the star of ?The Dark Knight? was arrested, questioned by London police and released.
Reuters - The new Batman movie, "The Dark
Knight," raked in $66.4 million in its opening day to set the
single-day box office record, according to its distributor
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros released the first high resolution photo of Christian Bale as John Connor (seen above). Meanwhile, io9 took a closer look at the kick ass Terminator Salvation teaser trailer and spotted what is believed to be a a T-600.
Reuters - Citigroup Inc posted a
smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, despite $11.7 billion of
write-downs and credit losses tied to deteriorating capital
markets and a slumping economy.
AP - Top-seeded Serena Williams injured her left knee and pulled out of the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday, becoming the third singles player on the U.S. Olympic women's tennis team with a knee injury.
AP - The former prison on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years is an international tourist icon. But the site is plagued by a host of troubles, including alleged mismanagement, a budget crisis, and stormy weather that sometimes keeps ferries and thousands of would-be visitors away.
Reuters - Chinese police have arrested a
prominent Internet dissident for violating his probation terms,
a rights group said, as the country steps up a pre-Olympic
crackdown on dissent to ensure the Games go smoothly.