Thursday Group 4

Columbus Day protest leads to arrests
About 75 protesters, including American Indian activist Russell Means, were arrested on Saturday after blocking Denver's downtown parade honoring the Italian-born discoverer Christopher Columbus, an event they denounced as "a celebration of genocide."


MSNBC


Marion Jones admits steroid use

Marion Jones tried to choke back the tears streaming down her face, and bowed her head in a desperate effort to regain the composure that used to be her trademark.


SACBEE


County's STD rate is state's third highest

Almost 40 percent of Sacramento County's teens and young adults carry a sexually transmitted disease, the third-highest rate in the state, according to a study from the Public Health Institute released Tuesday.


SACBEE


Internet Company to Let Consumers Profit From Posted Videos

Blinkx, an Internet video search company based in London, will allow consumers to make money from the videos they show on their own blogs, social network sites or home pages if they agree to embed advertising in the videos.


NYTIMES



Frozen pot pies suspected in salmonella outbreak

Federal authorities are warning consumers not to eat Banquet frozen turkey and chicken pot pies or similar generic store-brand products because they may have caused an outbreak of salmonella poisoning.


CNN


Microbes putting more beachgoers at risk, group finds

Beaches across the country closed or posted warnings to swimmers a record number of times last year because of high levels of harmful bacteria, evidence that communities should do more to keep vacation beaches clean and safe, according to a national environmental group.


USATODAY


Governor signs six flood-control bills

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed six bills Wednesday to restrict Central Valley development in flood-prone areas, representing a compromise between builders and Democratic lawmakers.


SACBEE



Britney's Label in a Hurry

Britney Spears' life, by all appearances, is off track; her album, however, is on the fast track.
Blackout, Spears' latest album, will be released two weeks ahead of schedule, on Oct. 30, Jive Records said Wednesday.


E!NEWS


Carter says U.S. tortures prisoners


The United States tortures prisoners in violation of international law, former President Carter said Wednesday.


CNN

Bush Threatens to Snub Wiretap Bill

President Bush said Wednesday that he will not sign a new eavesdropping bill if it does not grant retroactive immunity to U.S. telecommunications companies that helped conduct electronic surveillance without court orders.

TIME