Sarah Palin - United States - Glenn Beck - Politics - Parties

At least one person has been killed and 53 homes have been destroyed after an apparent gas line explosion in a residential neighborhood south of San Francisco according to officials.



California - Business - Gas and Oil - Energy - Construction and Maintenance

A federal judge in California ruled that the policy that bars openly gay service members from serving in the military is unconstitutional.



California - Military - Don't Ask Don't Tell - Gay Lesbian and Bisexual - Log Cabin Republicans

Homeowners are finding themselves the target of aggressive actions by homeowner associations.



Home - Homeowner association - United States - Law - Services

An appeals court has lifted a judge's injunction that blocked federally funded research involving embryonic stem cells until the full case can be heard.



Stem cell - Embryonic stem cell - Biotechnology - Biology - Stem Cell Research

In Boulder and backcountry, Colorado wildfire crews vigilant as mountain winds swirl



Colorado - United States - Wildfire - Business and Economy - Recreation and Sports

Police: 3 people shot at Kraft Foods facility in Philly, shooter held; no deaths known.



Kraft Foods - Police - Law - Law Enforcement - United States

Pastor Terry Jones calls off Koran burning after he claims that the imam of the so-called Ground Zero Mosque has agreed to move the site of the Islamic enter away from the site of the 9/11 terror attack. Developers of Ground Zero Mosque however deny they are willing to move the proposed Islamic center.



Islam - Religion and Spirituality - Shia - People - Florida

Sarah Shourd, one of the three American hikers who have been detained in Iran for more than a year, will be released "very soon," an Iranian official told ABC News today.



Iran - United States - 2009 detention of American hikers by Iran - Middle East - American Broadcasting Company

Grief over losing a spouse is permanent and has no time frame, say experts. Patrick Swayze's widow, Lisa Niemi, admits to sending him text messages, even though she knew he would never reply, and such behavior is normal, say experts.



Patrick Swayze - Lisa Niemi - Text messaging - History - Holidays