Police say other driver was at fault in Michael Phelps crash

An accident Thursday night that involved Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps was caused when the female driver of a Honda Accord sped through a red light and hit a Cadillac Escalade driven by Phelps at an intersection, according to Baltimore police.

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''Jon & Kate Plus 8': The marriage is off, but the show goes on

Jon says that he is "hurt and excited" about the new chapter in his life. Well, isn't that special. Lest anyone think he isn't being selfish, just look back at that doozy of a quote.

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FBI seized hollow-point bullets from supremacist's Arundel home

Seized from the home of white supremacist James von Brunn: computers, financial records, personal correspondence, a rifle and 100 rounds of hollow-point "cop killer" bullets, life insurance paperwork, a handwritten will, a note "regarding plant care," books and a "painting of wha …

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Forget UP in 3D, Here's UP in Real Life

Awesome photo.

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Nine Inch Nails singer Trent Reznor says Bonnaroo was his last U.S. concert

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor said their performance Sunday at the Bonnaroo Music Festival was their last in the U.S.

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Regional Dictionary Tracks The Funny Things We Say

A well-known linguist sent field workers out across the country in "word wagons" to interview people. Catalogers talked to nearly 3,000 people over six years, making recordings along the way in order to capture pronunciations.

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So You Think You Can Dance: choreographer's impact on chances of going home

Is it possible that being assigned a particular choreographer hurts a contestant's odds of advancing?

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The evolution of Crayola crayons

See how everyone's favorite crayons changed year after year.

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Not enough wedding guests? Just rent some!

For 20,000 yen ($200), a Japanese company provides a staff member to attend your ceremony. For an additional 5,000 yen, that person will sing or dance. Pitch in another 10,000 yen, and he'll make a speech that will make you proud.

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Cilantro's flavor causes a divide

Cilantro has so many enemies that it could use a couple of aliases and a way to pass for something else in the herb garden.

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Radioactive Metals Found in Recliners, Handbags ... OK, Everything

Cheese graters, handbags, fencing and recliners are just some of the thousands of consumer products that have been manufactured with radioactive metals, according to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) records.

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Which Kids Join Gangs? A Genetic Explanation

How much power do genes hold over behavior? Can they predict, for example, whether a child will grow up to join a gang? Those are among the questions raised by a new Florida State University (FSU) study released June 5.

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Stephen Colbert in Iraq

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Evan Dando, founder of band Lemonheads, suing General Motors over use of one of his songs in ad

Lemonheads founder Evan Dando is suing General Motors, saying the auto giant copied one of his songs for an ad.

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Predictions about the year 2000 from Ladies' Home Journal in 1900

There will be no c, x or q in our everyday alphabet! Berries will have no seeds! A person unable to walk 10 miles at a stretch will be regarded as a weakling! This is great.

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Pit bull set afire in Baltimore: City police charge 2 juveniles with setting dog afire

Two juveniles have been arrested in the burning of a pit bull, a case that sparked a furor over animal cruelty and a reward that topped $24,000.

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Green tea Coke and basil Pepsi ... and sweat soda? Say it ain't so, commenters!

A new kind of Coca-Cola lands on store shelves in Japan this Monday, June 8: Coca-Cola Plus, green tea flavor. It contains green tea extracts and no calories. What next? Basil-flavored Pepsi? ... Actually, yes.

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Best and worst: 2009 Tony Awards

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Wikipedia in book form! (Yes, a physical book!)

Reproducing Wikipedia in a dysfunctional physical form helps to question its use as an internet resource.

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What to Expect From Apple at WWDC 2009

Gadget Lab Hardware News and Reviews What to Expect From Apple at WWDC 2009 * By Brian X. Chen Email Author * June 4, 2009 | * 12:00 am | * Categories: Notebooks, Phones

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David Carradine: 'Kill Bill' star David Carradine found dead in Bangkok

The U.S. Embassy says 'Kill Bill' star David Carradine has been found dead in the Thai capital.

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Angelina Jolie tops Forbes' Celebrity 100 list

Lots o' photos: Angelina Jolie is No. 1 on Forbes' Celebrity 100 list, edging out Oprah Winfrey.

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Baltimore is No. 1 in homicides

Baltimore saw fewer killings last year than any other in the past two decades, but data released this week show the city's homicide rate ranked the highest among the nation's cities with a population of more than 500,000.

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'Tetris' turns 25: Happy birthday T!

Completed by a Soviet programmer in 1984, "Tetris" has come a long way from its square roots.

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Obama to Name N.Y. Congressman the Army Secretary

Representative John M. McHugh, a Republican congressman from New York, will be nominated by President Obama to be secretary of the Army, according to officials, as the administration continues to reach into the ranks of the opposition for executive appointments.

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