Quake Aid
The good news is that the U.S. is sending immediate personnel to the Pakistani and Indian villages most hurt by the recent earthquake. The bad news is they're all ex-FEMA officials who just had to resign.

Shared Experience
The shared experience of the earthquake disaster should bring the people of India and Pakistan closer together... but not as much as those tough new rules for New York City cab drivers.

Cruise-Holmes Baby Latest
Doctors are still not able to confirm the sex of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' baby, but they are sure it's first words will be: "I want a paternity test!"

FBI Policy Change
The FBI is now considering hiring applicants who have a drug conviction in their past. Wow, it looks like President Bush really is making an impression on Washington!

Weekend Box Office
The new Al Pacino-Matthew McConaughey sports gambling flick, "Two for the Money," debuted in fourth at the box office this weekend. It would have placed first, but most of the movie's potential fans were too busy standing outside theaters betting on how many people would demand their money back after seeing "Two for the Money."

Long Game
The Houston Astros eliminated the Atlanta Braves from the playoffs yesterday in the longest postseason game in baseball history. The game went on for so long, the players were forced to chew on sunflower seeds they had spit out in the first inning.