Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Fringe autism treatment could get federal study AP - 58 minutes ago

  CHICAGO - Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.

• Congress studies how people track your online use AP - 59 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Executives from major Internet players — Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. — are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd Inc.

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  Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively' AP - 59 minutes ago

  SAN FRANCISCO - In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more fantasizing on the Web.

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  Report: CBS News' Logan talks about her baby drama AP - 14 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Lara Logan, the chief foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, tells The Washington Post she is pregnant, and the father is a married federal contractor whom she met while stationed in Iraq.

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  Sabathia wild, but a winner in Brewers debut AP - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

  MILWAUKEE - CC Sabathia was a little wild in his debut with the Milwaukee Brewers, but still delivered as advertised in a 7-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.

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  3 police and 3 gunmen killed at U.S. Istanbul mission Reuters - 24 minutes ago

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen were killed in an armed attack on the United States consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, the city's governor said.

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  Iran tests missiles and vows to hit back if attacked Reuters - 9 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate for any attack over its disputed nuclear projects.

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  U.S. opposes arbitrary withdrawal date for Iraq troops Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 1:46 AM ET

  TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - The United States remains opposed to setting an "arbitrary" date for withdrawing troops from Iraq, the White House said on Wednesday after Iraqi officials called for a timetable as part of a security agreement being negotiated with Washington.

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  Russia upset, but "no hysterics" over U.S. shield Reuters - 26 minutes ago

  TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - Russia will consider how to retaliate over a planned U.S. missile shield but wants to continue talks on the issue with Washington, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.

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  U.S. Marines "kill 400 Taliban" in Afghan operation Reuters - 59 minutes ago

  KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Marines have killed more than 400 Taliban since they began an operation to seize a district in southern Afghanistan in May, their commander said on Wednesday.

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  New surge in Georgia tension before Rice visit Reuters - 45 minutes ago

  TBILISI (Reuters) - Russia blamed Georgia for a surge of violence in two breakaway regions on Wednesday as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to the tiny Caucasus mountain state with a message of support.

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  Big polluters agree deep emissions cuts needed Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 2:13 AM ET

  TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - The world's biggest polluters agreed on Wednesday on the need for "deep cuts" in greenhouse gas emissions, but differences between developed and emerging economies kept them from setting specific targets.

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  Obama rejects charges of flip-flopping Reuters - Tue Jul 8, 7:04 PM ET

  POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama rejected charges on Tuesday that he has shifted positions on Iraq and other issues as part of a move to the political center now that he is his party's nominee.

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  Defiant Iran angers US with missile test AFP - 54 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Wednesday test-fired a missile it said is capable of reaching Israel, angering the United States amid growing fears that the standoff over the contested Iranian nuclear drive could lead to war.

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  Six killed in attack outside US mission in Istanbul AFP - 26 minutes ago

  ISTANBUL (AFP) - Three unidentified gunmen and three Turkish policemen were killed Wednesday in an attack on a checkpoint outside the well-fortified US consulate in Istanbul that officials labelled a "terrorist" act.

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  Rich nations pledge action on food, oil, but deadlock on climate AFP - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

  TOYAKO, Japan (AFP) - Leaders of the world's eight richest top industrial powers vowed Wednesday to act to bring down soaring oil and food prices but failed to bridge deep differences with poor nations on how to fight climate change.

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  Israel approves new homes in east Jerusalem settlement AFP - 22 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (AFP) - An Israeli commission has approved the building of 920 new homes in occupied east Jerusalem, the municipality said on Wednesday, in a new blow to shaky peace talks with the Palestinians.

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  More sex please, we're 70 AFP - 12 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - Men and women in their early seventies are having sex more often and enjoying it more than their counterparts three and four decades ago, according to a Swedish study published Wednesday.

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  Oil prices rebound on Iran tension AFP - 19 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rebounded slightly Wednesday on renewed fears about possible supply disruptions as Iran, one of the world's biggest producers of crude, tested a missile, analysts said.

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  Inflation in some countries 'getting out of control': IMF chief AFP - Wed Jul 9, 5:38 AM ET

  TOYAKO, Japan (AFP) - Inflation in some emerging countries "is getting out of control" and higher interest rates may be required to rein in prices, International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Wednesday.

Most Popular Top Stories

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  Study shows value of food diary in losing weight Reuters - Tue Jul 8, 3:25 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Keeping a food diary -- a detailed account of what you eat and drink and the calories it packs -- is a powerful tool in helping people lose weight, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

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  Left lacks leverage to stop Obama's rightward tack The Christian Science Monitor - Tue Jul 8, 4:00 AM ET

  WASHINGTON - Appeal to the party's base, secure the nomination, then tack back to the center for the general election. It's a time-honored tradition in American presidential politics. And in the past few weeks, Barack Obama, far more than John McCain, has made such maneuvers a nearly daily feature of his campaign.

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  Sex at age 70 on the rise Reuters - Tue Jul 8, 7:11 PM ET

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - More 70-year-olds are having good sex more often, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday in a finding bound to bring a smile to many an aging baby boomer.