AP – Coinstar Inc., the operator of coin-counting machines and Redbox DVD rental kiosks, said Thursday that its second-quarter profit rose as revenue grew.

Reuters – The Securities and Exchange Commission charged billionaire Samuel Wyly and his brother Charles with fraud for reaping more than $550 million of illicit gains by trading stock in four companies while they were serving as directors.

AP – Sarah Palin is criticizing President Barack Obama for appearing on “The View.”

More time eyelashes without mascara, thanks to scientific breakthrough Brushes and bottles of mascara might be consigned for the dustbin following scientists discovered a way of producing eyelashes develop lengthier. Because the time from the pharaohs, mascara has formed an vital part of a lot of women's regular splendor regime. But now researchers have produced a [...]

AP – Vote early, vote often. It’s an old joke about Illinois politics but state residents will be choosing twice in November to fill President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat.

AP – Vote early, vote often. It’s an old joke about Illinois politics but state residents will be choosing twice in November to fill President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat.

AP – A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of oil into a Michigan river boasts on its website of being “an industry leader in pipeline safety and integrity.”

AP – House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections.

Tim Tebow, the 25th-overall selection in April’s draft, signs a five-year, 11.25 million contract with 8.7 million guaranteed

Adam Schefter gives the fans a tour of his bus

AFP – US President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a spending bill to pay for the troop “surge” aimed at turning around the faltering Afghan campaign.

AP – THE BOTTOM LINE: Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s second-quarter profit doubled to $52.4 million, or 42 cents per share, from $25.5 million, or 21 cents per share, a year earlier.

AP – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s election-year jobs agenda suffered a new setback Thursday when Senate Republicans blocked a bill creating a $30 billion government fund to help open up lending for credit-starved small businesses.

Reuters – The Senate plans to hold a procedural vote next Wednesday to test whether there is enough support to pass legislation clamping down on offshore oil drilling procedures and expanding alternative energy, a Democratic aide said on Thursday.

Buster Olney on Strasburg’s health, the next big player to be traded and what team needs to make a trade

Curiosity has its own reason for existence. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Malcolm Campbell I was going to write, rail, rant and rave about, oh I don't know, my usual; the media, cultural tourism, generic festivals, consumption, lies, deceit, blah, blah, blah but having the ezine hacked into yet again – this is the [...]

McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Two former top officials of Arlington National Cemetery faced hostile questioning on Capitol Hill Thursday about years of negligence that led to unmarked and mismarked graves and mishandled remains.

McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Two former top officials of Arlington National Cemetery faced hostile questioning on Capitol Hill Thursday about years of negligence that led to unmarked and mismarked graves and mishandled remains.

AP – President Barack Obama has signed a bill he says will address the unique public safety challenges facing American Indian tribes.