Dirty downloads ready to go on iPodsBy Ron Harris, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO - Purveyors of porn and entrepreneurs who spied a niche when Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its video-playing iPod are proving that sex even sells in tiny packages — especially when it is portable.

One online social network of amateur pinup girls said it logged 500,000 downloads of the sexy "featurettes"...

Briefing book casts Alito as mainstreamWASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's opinions on abortion, discrimination and other contentious issues are the work of a mainstream jurist, not the ideologue depicted by critics, the White House argues in a voluminous briefing book meant for Republican senators.

Alito's dissent in a 1991 abortion ruling showed "concern for the saf...

As schoolchildren, all of us learned to pledge allegiance to a country that promises "liberty and justice for all." Unfortunately, Americans are rarely taught that one of the surest ways to jeopardize our precious rights and freedoms is to allow the wrong people to be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1992, the constitutional right to abortion--first recognized in Roe v. Wade in 197...

Presbytery to build home for women with special needs

Groundbreaking for the first home of the Presbyterian Agency for the Developmentally Disabled will be at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Plans call for the building to house six developmentally disabled women, along with a resident counselor to provide care.

It will be located on a lot between the Presbyterian Home of South Carolina and th...

Jury rules against woman in genital gluingGREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A Westmoreland County jury on Friday ordered a woman to pay $46,200 to her ex-boyfriend for gluing his genitals to his abdomen.

Jurors found in favor of Kenneth Slaby of Pittsburgh in his civil case against Gail O'Toole of Murrysville after three days of testimony and ordered the payment for pain, suffering and emotional di...

White House prepares argument for AlitoWASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's opinions on abortion, discrimination and other contentious issues are the work of a mainstream jurist, not the ideologue depicted by critics, the White House argues in a voluminous briefing book meant for Republican senators.

Alito's dissent in a 1991 abortion ruling showed "concern for the saf...

TORONTO (CP) - In Brazil, it was used to create www.digtootherside.cjb.net. The website allows users to find out where they'd end up if they dug a hole in their backyard - or anywhere they like - and went straight through the Earth.

Elsewhere, it was instrumental in fashioning www.weatherbonk.com, a place where web surfers can view real time weather information on a map.

A fitness ...

What's a girl from Louisville to do when she moves to a city where she doesn't know a soul? After graduating from Purdue in May and coming to Washington for a job at USA Today, Grubbs found herself asking that question.

"I wouldn't have joined softball because I would have sucked," says Grubbs, 22, all aglow as she sits on the sideline. "Kickball, it doesn't matter. It's much more la...

Hitler and ex-wives: Governor campaigns get nastyThe Associated PressIn an off-year election, campaigns for governor in New Jersey and Virginia have turned especially nasty, dragging in Adolf Hitler and an ex-wife's claim of betrayal in negative ads that pollsters say have turned off the public.

And that's not all. A paralyzed teen in a wheelchair criticized one candidate's stem-cell r...

The Rev. Franklin Graham prays with Hurricane Katrina evacuee Audrey Walker at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum on Sept. 9.(Greg Pearson/The Times)

FAMILY: son of Billy and Ruth Graham. Married Jane Austin Cunningham in 1974. They have four children and three grandchildren.

EDUCATION: bachelor of arts degree, Appalachian State University, 1978.

MINISTRIES: president and CEO of Samarit...