Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Bush looks offshore for remedy to high oil prices AP - 54 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - For a quarter-century, drilling for oil and gas off nearly all the American coastline has been banned in part to protect tourism and to lessen the chances of beach-blackening spills.

• Firefox 3 Web browser is now out as free download AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - The new version of the Firefox Web browser became available as a free download Tuesday.

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  `Oz,' `2001,' `Vertigo' among AFI top genre films AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Snow White, Dorothy Gale, the HAL 9000 computer, Charles Chaplin's Little Tramp and Marlon Brando's Godfather share top billing among the American Film Institute's best genre movies.

• Chase turns sour for lemonade stand robber AP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Call it a lemonade standoff. A girl whose lemonade stand was robbed of $17.50 chased the suspect into a nearby home and called police, who spent nearly an hour trying to coax the man into surrendering.

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  Celtics win NBA title with 131-92 rout of Lakers AP - 59 minutes ago

  BOSTON - The Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA title in relentless fashion, trouncing the L.A. Lakers 131-92 to win the NBA Finals in six games. It's the Celtics' first title in 22 years, dating back to the Larry Bird era.

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  Obama has narrow lead on McCain: Reuters poll Reuters - 12 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a narrow 5-point lead on Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, but holds a big early edge with the crucial swing voting blocs of independents and women, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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  Gloomy Americans adjust to economy: Reuters poll Reuters - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans remain gloomy about the future but feel marginally better this month as they adjust to high gas prices and a faltering economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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  Afghans start anti-Taliban offensive in south Reuters - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago

  ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Helicopter gunships and troops with small and heavy arms blasted a valley in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday as local and NATO forces launched a huge offensive against hundreds of Taliban insurgents, many of whom broke out of jail last week.

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  Mbeki to meet Mugabe, Zuma doubts free vote Reuters - 19 minutes ago

  HARARE (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma said he did not expect a free presidential election run-off in Zimbabwe ahead of a meeting on Wednesday between President Thabo Mbeki and Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe.

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  Midwest farmland flooding boosts food prices Reuters - Wed Jun 18, 2:18 AM ET

  FORT MADISON, Iowa (Reuters) - The Mississippi River surged up through storm drains and flooded part of an eastern Iowa river town on Tuesday as the worst Midwest floods in 15 years ruined cropland and drove up world food prices.

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  Celtics rout Lakers to claim 17th championship Reuters - Wed Jun 18, 4:44 AM ET

  BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics captured a record 17th NBA championship by trouncing the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 on Tuesday to seal the best-of-seven title series 4-2.

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  Security and choreography mark Silk Road torch relay Reuters - Wed Jun 18, 1:38 AM ET

  KASHGAR, China (Reuters) - The Olympic torch was paraded on Wednesday through China's sensitive former Silk Road city of Kashgar, home to ethnic-minority Muslim Uighurs, under the scrutiny of soldiers and choreographed cheering crowds.

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  Israel confirms agreement to Gaza truce with Hamas Reuters - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it accepted an Egyptian-brokered truce with Hamas Islamists ruling the Gaza Strip but voiced skepticism the ceasefire involving all Palestinian militant groups in the territory would hold.

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  NATO, Afghan forces launch anti-Taliban offensive AFP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

  ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (AFP) - Afghan and NATO troops backed by helicopter gunships launched a massive "clean-up" operation Wednesday to drive Taliban militants from villages near Kandahar, leaving 23 rebels and two soldiers dead.

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  Israel ready to ease Gaza blockade if truce holds AFP - 20 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel said on Wednesday it would ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip as part of an imminent truce but warned that its military was ready to intervene if the Egyptian-brokered deal failed.

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  Zimbabwe lifts ban on NGOs: state media AFP - Wed Jun 18, 4:03 AM ET

  HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on charities involved in food distribution and AIDS treatment, state media said Wednesday, ahead of next week's tense presidential run-off.

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  Three men charged for Politkovskaya murder: investigators AFP - 11 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Three men have been charged for the killing of Russian journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 but the actual assassin remains at large, investigators said on Wednesday.

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  Japan, China to jointly develop gas field: statement AFP - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago

  TOKYO (AFP) - Japan and China agreed Wednesday to jointly develop a disputed gas field in the East China Sea, resolving a longstanding row between the Asian powers, a Japanese foreign ministry statement said.

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  Female chimps keep quiet about sex lives AFP - Wed Jun 18, 1:39 AM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - Female chimpanzees are hungry for sex with as many males as possible, and keep their mouths shut about it to boost their chances of luring the top chimps, a British university said.

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  US presses China to open markets, faces dollar criticism AFP - Wed Jun 18, 1:01 AM ET

  ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AFP) - The United States pressed China on Tuesday to advance market-opening measures but faced criticism over its weakening dollar as the two nations opened talks to address economic issues.

Most Popular Top Stories

• Counterfeit, pirated goods costing U.S. billions Reuters - Tue Jun 17, 3:39 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experts from the automotive, pharmaceutical, and product safety industries told a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday that counterfeit and pirated goods cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars and jeopardize the safety of consumers.

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  Market full of oil, price trend "fake": Ahmadinejad Reuters - Tue Jun 17, 2:59 AM ET

  ISFAHAN, Iran (Reuters) - The market is full of oil and the rising price trend is "fake and imposed," Iran's president said on Tuesday, partly blaming a weak U.S. dollar which he said was being pushed lower on purpose.

• Female chimps keep quiet about sex lives AFP - Wed Jun 18, 1:39 AM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - Female chimpanzees are hungry for sex with as many males as possible, and keep their mouths shut about it to boost their chances of luring the top chimps, a British university said.