ENTERTAINMENT

• Pamela Anderson Marries Rick Salomon in Quick Vegas Ceremony
  Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon plan to marry between former 'Baywatch' star's performances in Las Vegas.
• Hollywood Writers Consider Strike Against Studios
  Talks between Hollywood writers and studios abruptly broke off for the weekend, dimming hopes of averting a strike that could cripple the television industry.

HEALTH

• Bipolar Disorder Still Under-Diagnosed?
  More children have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but is it a result of a new epidemic of mental illness or just a misdiagnosis? Experts weigh in.

POLITICS

• Obama: Private Security Making Iraq More Dangerous
  White House hopeful Barack Obama on Saturday said private security contractors in Iraq are raising the risk for U.S. troops because Iraqis don't distinguish between the forces.
• Virginia Rep. Jo Ann Davis Dies After Breast Cancer Fight
  Rep. Jo Ann Davis died Saturday after a two-year battle with breast cancer.
• Novak Details Early Conversation With Wilson on Wife
  Ambassador Joe Wilson had no major objection to his wife Valerie Plame's identity being revealed in a news article about Wilson's trip to Africa on an Iraq weapons of mass destruction hunt, columnist Robert Novak said Saturday.
• Lawmakers, Admin. Debate Children's Health Care
  Bush administration seeks a compromise to provide states with money for children's health insurance, but no one is saying what number they will agree to spend.
• Obama Preaches to Faithful at Megachurch
  Democratic presidential hopeful tells Redemption World Outreach Center that faith is what keeps him grounded, enables him to continue on a campaign tour through South Carolina Bible country.
• Latest Iowa Poll Puts Clinton, Romney at Top of Packs
  Though he trails Rudy Giuliani in national polls, Mitt Romney is leading in Iowa and New Hampshire among Republican voters. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has surpassed Barack Obama and John Edwards in the Hawkeye State.
• Memorial Services Planned for Late Rep. Jo Ann Davis
  A service will be held Wednesday evening in Newport News, Va., for Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who died this Saturday from breast cancer.
• Sen. Larry Craig to Join Idaho Hall of Fame, Despite Arrest
  Sen. Larry Craig has been chosen for induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame, despite his well-publicized arrest and guilty plea in an airport sex sting, officials said.

SPORTS

• Rockies Win First Playoff Series in Team History
  The blackout at Coors Field was caused by a cranky computer. Blame the Philadelphia Phillies' power outage on rookie Ubaldo Jimenez and a Colorado bullpen that has been lights out for three weeks.

U.S.

• Explosion at Harlem Apartment Building Injures Firefighter
  An apparent gas leak caused a Manhattan apartment building to explode, injuring 20 people, four of them children who were critically burned, officials said.
• Amber Alert Issued for Missing New Orleans 16-Year-Old Girl
  Police issued an Amber Alert Saturday for a missing 16-year-old girl who might have left with a sex offender.
• Police Arrest Sex Offender Who Ran Off With 15-Year-Old Girl
  Sex offender who ran off with a 15-year-old Florida girl, then released her at a Wal-Mart store, has been arrested.
• Boston Red Sox Sweep; Yanks Stay Alive
  At his best on baseball's biggest stage, Curt Schilling pitched the Boston Red Sox to another sweep of the Angels.
• Missouri Man Could Face 30 Years for Stealing Doughnut
  A man who admits swiping a 52-cent doughnut from a Missouri convenience store could be in big, big trouble. Authorities say he also shoved the clerk who tried to stop him.
• Bush Honors Firefighters Killed in the Line of Duty
  President Bush on Sunday honored fallen firefighters for their dedication and service to the nation.
• Seligmann Reunites With Former Duke Coach at Lacrosse Game
  They're on different teams now, but Mike Pressler and Reade Seligmann still greeted each other with a hug before the game and a friendly handshake afterward.
• Runner Dies in Army Ten-Miler Race, Collapses Near Pentagon
  An unidentified runner from Virginia died today during the Army Ten-Miler race, collapsing about 200 yards from the finish line at the Pentagon.
• Men Accused of Exporting Fighter Jet Parts for Iranian Plane
  Two Utah men are accused of trying to illegally export surplus pieces of F-14 fighter jets, a plane that is flown only in Iran.
• Police Arrest 83 Protesters at Denver Columbus Day Parade
  Police arrested 83 Columbus Day Parade protesters including American Indian Movement activist Russell Means after fake blood and dismembered baby dolls were poured on the parade route Saturday.
• Explosion Rocks Tacoma, Wash., 4 Hospitalized
  An explosion at a foundry was triggered when a propane tanker burst into flames, touching off a series of other blasts, authorities said.
• Boy Steals School Bus, Leads Cops on Chase
  A 10-year-old boy stole a school bus and led police on a chase along a rural Arkansas highway, according to police.
• Ohio Couple Marries in Wal-Mart
  Wal-Mart employees Chet Eldridge and Danna Hornback tie the knot amid the retailer's flowers, shrubs and lawn chairs.
• Death Penalty Case Puts Bush and Texas at Odds Over Mexican
  President Bush, who presided over 152 executions as governor of Texas, wants to halt the state's execution of a Mexican national for the brutal killing of two teenage girls.

WORLD

• Global Protests Staged Over Jailed Monks in Myanmar
  Demonstrators in cities across Europe and Asia joined Saturday in protests against the military junta in Myanmar, where some activists held covert vigils for those killed and arrested in the crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrations.
• Typhoon Roars Ashore in China After 1 Million Evacuated
  Typhoon Krosa roared ashore Sunday on China's southeast coast after more than 1 million people were evacuated, a government news agency reported.
• U.S.-Iraqi Commission on Security Meets for First Time
  A joint U.S.-Iraqi commission reviewing American security operations after a deadly shooting of Iraqi civilians allegedly at the hands of Blackwater USA guards meets for the first time.
• Report: N. Korea May Disable Nuclear Facilities This Month
  North Korea will likely start disabling its nuclear facilities in the mid-October, a news report said, as a team of U.S. experts prepared for a trip Tuesday to the communist country.
• Prospect of Peace Could Be Glimmer on the Horizon for Koreas
  On a July morning a lifetime ago, two generals, one in American khaki, the other in North Korean drab, strode into a makeshift building in a no-man's-land, took their seats at separate tables and signed the papers put before them.
• Report: Petraeus Accuses Iran of Fueling Iraq Violence
  Gen. David Petraeus laid further blame on Iran for violence in Iraq, charging that Tehran's ambassador to Baghdad was once a member of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards force, Reuters reported Sunday.
• Palestinian Christian Activist Found Dead on Gaza Street
  A prominent Palestinian Christian activist was found dead on a Gaza City street Sunday, sending a shudder of fear through a tiny Christian community feeling increasingly insecure since the Islamic Hamas seized control last summer.
• Intruders Damage Renowned Claude Monet Painting
  Intruders, apparently drunk, broke into the Orsay Museum through a back door early Sunday and punched a hole in a renowned work by Impressionist painter Claude Monet, the French culture minister said.
• Inquest Jury Goes to Paris to Retrace Diana's Fatal Path
  A decade after Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed were killed in a Paris car crash, a British coroner's jury comes to Paris this week to retrace the lovers' fatal path in an attempt to put to rest the dark suspicions surrounding their deaths.
• Rubik's Cube Champ Solves Puzzle 5 times, 12 Seconds Each
  A 16-year-old took the top prize at the Rubik's Cube world championship Sunday, solving the puzzle five times in an average of 12.46 seconds.
• Bryan Adams to Sing for Peace at West Bank Concert
  Events at football stadium in Palestinian-populated town of Jericho and in Israeli city of Tel Aviv aim to get 1 million signatures of Israelis and Palestinians on petition demanding final talks for Palestinian statehood.
• Violent Protests Break Out in Egypt
  Thousands of angry demonstrators destroy regional headquarters of Egypt's ruling party, demanding government protection from lawlessness after downtown shootout between Bedouin tribesmen and local residents, police and witnesses said.
• Darfur Town Destroyed in Retaliatory Attack
  A Darfur town under the control of Sudanese troops was razed, the U.N. said Sunday, in apparent retaliation for suspected rebel attack on a nearby African Union peacekeeping base.
• 3 Dead in Syria Plane Crash
  A small Syrian military plane crashes south of Damascus, killing three people, witnesses at the scene said.
• Report: 28 Dead, Scores Injured in Train, Bus Crash in Cuba
  A bus collided with a train in eastern Cuba, killing at least 28 people and injuring another 73, including 15 reported in critical condition, state television said.

SHOWS

• FNS w/ Chris Wallace: Transcript: Speaker Nancy Pelosi on 'FNS'
  House's top Democrat says she is willing to compromise on the States Children Health Insurance Program but she does not want to reduce the number of children eligible for coverage.