What Happened on Jun 17

Boston Red Sox defeat Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-5

The words flew whip-quick out of manager Terry Francona’s mouth as he sat down in front of the press corps last night. He didn’t wait for a... Read more

BP Chief Executive Disavows Direct Responsibility for Gulf Oil Spill in Testimony before US Congress

r responsibility for the decisions that lead to the Deepwater Horizon explosion today, in the face of a grilling from lawmakers. “I was simply not... Read more

Colorado Rockies defeat Minnesota Twins, 5-1

Forgive the Twins for not gushing more about Ubaldo Jimenez after Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Rockies. He might be baseball's current King of the... Read more

First Dead Whale Found in Gulf Oil Spill

On Tuesday, the NOAA Ship Pisces discovered and reported a dead sperm whale 150 miles south of Pascagoula, Miss. and 77 miles due south of the BP... Read more

Israel to Ease Gaza Blockade

Israel will liberalize the system under which humanitarian goods are transferred into the Gaza Strip, according to a security cabinet decision... Read more

Joseph Cari, Former Democratic National Fund-raiser, Testifies to Shakedown by Rod Blagojevich

Former Democratic national fund-raiser Joseph Cari -- who once was presidential candidate Al Gore's top fund-raiser -- is back on the witness stand... Read more

Los Angeles Lakers defeat Boston Celtics, 83-79

LOS ANGELES — In the end, a team that spent all season dealing with — but never solving — their fourth-quarter woes was done in by it. The... Read more

Los Angeles Lakers Defeat Boston Celtics for NBA Title

It wasn't well done, but it was done. Read more

Nick Jonas Appears on Commercial for Bayer's Contour Meter

As part of its ongoing partnership with Nick Jonas, Bayer has unveiled a new CONTOUR® meter commercial, starring Nick Jonas! The commercial started... Read more

OnLive Game System Is Released

Imagine using an old Mac mini to play Arkham Asylum. Or an iMac to play Assassin’s Creed II. Imagine seeing these games play with a flawless frame... Read more

Representative Joe Barton (R-Texas) Presents, then Retracts Apology to BP Over Establishment of Relief Fund

Well that was fast. The Tony Hayward grilling hasn't even finished in Congress, and Joe Barton already is walking back his earlier apology to BP.... Read more

Scuffle Breaks Out Over Casey Anthony Trial Seats

It's come to fisticuffs. The spectators who line up each day for seats in the Casey Anthony courtroom turned on each other early... Read more