ENTERTAINMENT

• George Clooney and Friend Injured in Motorcycle Accident
  George Clooney suffered a broken rib in New Jersey on Friday when a car collided with his motorcycle
• Pop Tarts: Britney Headed to Jail?
  Britney Spears is headed back to court, and this time she could be facing jail time over an August parking lot fender-bender.
• Fashion Covers Its Face
  Fashion is hiding its face right now ... literally.

HEALTH

• New AIDS Vaccine Fails to Work, Major Study Halted
  In a disappointing setback, a promising experimental AIDS vaccine failed to work in a large international test, leading the developer to halt the study.
• British Fertility Clinics to Grow Human Eggs in Laboratories
  Two British fertility clinics are pioneering a groundbreaking treatment that would allow human eggs to be grown in laboratories, the London Telegraph reported Saturday.

POLITICS

• Alaska Cancels 'Bridge to Nowhere' Project
  Alaska officially abandoned Friday a controversial $400 million public works project mockingly called the 'bridge to nowhere' that became a symbol of pork barrel spending.
• Fomer NBA Coach Versace to Seek Congressional Seat
  Former NBA coach and announcer Dock Versace plans to tour the 18th Congressional district in Illinois after he formally enters the race.
• California Investment Firm Sues Norman Hsu
  Laguna Beach, Calif., investment firm sues Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, claiming he defrauded investors and required them to donate to Democratic candidates.
• Florida Democrats Sticking to Early Presidential Primary
  Despite the threat of losing its nominating convention delegates, the Florida Democratic Party will stick with its early Jan. 29 presidential primary, a party official said on Saturday.
• Mitt Romney Tells Republicans to 'Put Our House in Order'
  Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney challenges party to 'put our own house in order' while GOP challengers John McCain and Rudy Giuliani try to garner support in Michigan, a player in the nomination race.
• Student Newspaper Under Fire for Bush Editorial
  Colorado State University student newspaper is under fire after publishing a two-word editorial statement about President Bush.
• Transcript: President Bush's Radio Address
  A transcript of President Bush's radio address on Sept. 22.
• Transcript: Democratic Response to Bush's Radio Address
  The following is the Democratic response by Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania to President Bush's radio address to the nation on Sept. 22, 2007.

U.S.

• U.S. Man Accused of Smuggling Iguanas in Fake Leg
  A man has been charged with stealing three endangered iguanas from a nature preserve in Fiji and smuggling them into the United States in his prosthetic leg.
• Columbia University Plans to Host Iranian President
  Columbia University won't call off speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad despite pressure from critics and city officials.
• Tropical Depression Moves Into Alabama
  Gulf storm system moves into Alabama with 15 mph winds after coming ashore in Florida.
• Vandals Put Swastika, Anti-Semitic Slurs on Jewish Bus
  Vandals use hand lotion to mark mirrors and windows inside a school bus parked outside a Jewish academy with a swastika and anti-Semitic slurs.
• Judge Rules Against USAF Pilot in Friendly Fire Suit
  A federal judge has ruled against an Air Force pilot who sued the military for releasing personal information in the probe of a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan that killed 4 Canadian soldiers.
• Raging Bull Attacks Connecticut Home
  An escaped bull attacked a Connecticut home on Friday, tearing off siding, ripping down a fence and damaging a car, the homeowner said.
• Mudslide Traps Cars in Los Angeles Following Sudden Storm
  A mudslide triggered by a sudden rainstorm trapped as many as a dozen cars in mud near Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, according to fire department officials.
• Lawyer: Alleged Sex Teacher Disappears With Her Kids
  A teacher alleged to have had an affair with a high school student, and whose husband is on trial for the boy's murder, has disappeared with her kids after checking out of a mental hospital, her attorney says.
• After School Shooting, Amish Forgave, But Painful Memories L
  A year after 10 of their female classmates were shot, some boys who escaped from the West Nickel Mines Amish School are tormented by survivor guilt
• New Yorker Wins World Burrito-Eating Championship
  New Yorker wins world burrito-eating championship by eating 10 3/4 burritos weighing 18 ounces each in 12 minutes.
• Police Find Missing Chicago Woman's Car
  Police search golf course pond after missing 28-year-old woman's car found near an abandoned building.
• Feds Probe Blackwater Over Alleged Weapons Smuggling
  Federal prosecutors are investigatin whether employees of Blackwater USA, a private security firm employed in Iraq, smuggled weapons into Iraq for sale on the black market, officials said on Friday.
• Report: Fla. Teachers Made Older Kids Beat Up Younger Ones
  Authorities in Pinellas County, Fla., are investigating accusations that two school teachers enlisted older boys to beat up younger students as a form of discipline, and then tried to thwart a police probe of the incident, MyFoxTampa reported Saturday.
• Interior Ministry Probe of Blackwater USA Grows
  Iraq's Interior Ministry has expanded its investigation into other incidents allegedly involving Blackwater USA security guards amid furor following a deadly shooting that claimed at least 11 lives, a spokesman said Saturday.
• Delaware State University Gunman Still on the Loose
  Police question two persons of interest in shooting of two students at Delaware State University as the gunman remained on the loose Saturday.
• Mom Accused of Being Getaway Driver for Young Robbers
  Police search for mom accused of being getaway driver for her 12-year-old son and a group of young teens in home robberies.
• Cargo Plane Crashes Near Florida Interstate
  The pilot of twin engine plane suffers serious injuries in crash along Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• FBI Finds No Security Threat on Disrupted Flight
  FBI determines there was no security threat on plane that landed in remote area due to suspicious behavior reported by attendant.

WORLD

• China Unveils New Crackdown on TV Talent Competitions
  China has issued strict new rules for TV talent shows, banning 'American Idol'-style mass audience voting by mobile phone text message and the Internet and forcing the programs out of prime time.
• U.N. to Open Baghdad Office Despite Security Concerns
  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced plans to open a regional support office in Baghdad on Saturday.
• Fujimori Arrives in Peru to Face Corruption, Human Rights Ch
  Former President Alberto Fujimori returned to Peru on Saturday on a police airplane, extradited from Chile to face charges of corruption and human rights abuses in a grim homecoming for the strongman who fled seven years ago as his government collapsed.
• Pakistan Police Arrest Opposition Leaders
  Police swept the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Saturday to arrest the leaders of opposition parties vowing to stop President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid.
• Iraqi Investigators say Videotape Shows Blackwater Guards Fi
  Iraqi investigators have a videotape that shows Blackwater USA guards opened fire against civilians without aggravation in an incident last week in which 11 people died.
• Ahmadinejad Defies Sanctions Threat in Military Parade
  Iranian leader warns world against additional sanctions during parade of nation's military might
• Al Qaeda Video Shows Execution of Iraqi Army Officers
  An Al Qaeda umbrella group in Iraq posted a video tape Saturday showing the execution of five kidnapped Iraqi army officers.
• Walesa to Create Opposition Group if Polish Governing Party
  Former Polish President Lech Walesa said Saturday that he would set up a new opposition group if the governing Law and Justice party wins next month's election.
• Explosive Belt Seized in Tel Aviv
  Israeli police say they have found an explosives belt in a Tel Aviv apartment building, and that the finding thwarted a Hamas suicide bombing on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
• 3 Dead, 8 Missing in Guatemala Mudslides and Flooding
  Heavy rains caused mudslides and flooding, killing at least three people and leaving as many as eight missing in Guatemala.
• China Cancels German Meeting as Dalai Lama Visit Looms
  Beijing has cancelled a meeting between Chinese and German officials which was planned for Sunday, the same day the Dalai Lama is to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel
• Chile Orders Fujimori Extradited to Peru to Face Charges
  Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was flying to his home country under police custody Saturday, a day after the Chilean Supreme Court ordered his extradition on human rights and corruption charges.