Sharky's Notebook

Rescuers trying to reach thousands of Pakistani flood victims were hampered by deluged roads and damaged bridges Saturday, though there were signs that waters were receding in parts of the country.

Flood - Pakistan - Earth Sciences - Natural Disasters and Hazards - Past Floods

Bradley Manning raged against the  Army and "society at large" on his Facebook page before allegedly downloading thousands of secret Afghanistan memos, according to a newspaper.

Wikileaks - Facebook - Afghanistan - Asia - Army

The case of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the massage therapist has been closed.

Al Gore - Portland Oregon - Vice President of the United States - United States - Prosecutor

A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses.



Los Angeles - Los Angeles County California - California - United States - Counties

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 hit northeastern Iran, injuring around 170 people, state radio reported on Saturday.



Iran - Earthquake - Middle East - Politics - Maps and Views

Calls for Rep. Charlie Rangel's resignation rained down on Capitol Hill late Friday from House Democrats who said the lawmaker showed a disregard for the rules and undermined the public's confidence in Congress.

Democratic - United States Congress - United States House of Representatives - United States - Politics

The secret of Chelsea's wedding is officially over. Former President Bill Clinton walked up the main street in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Friday, the day before his daughter is to marry Marc Mezvinsky at the much-ballyhooed wedding at a private estate.

Bill Clinton - Chelsea Clinton - President - United States - History

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., chooses to go through an ethics trial rather than accept charges of misuse of office made by a House ethics panel, sources say.

Maxine Waters - Ethics - Philosophy - Applied - Organizations

Craig Stammen carried a shutout into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals roughed up Roy Oswalt in his Philadelphia debut, halting the Phillies' eight-game winning streak with an 8-1 victory Friday night.

Philadelphia Phillies - Washington Nationals - Roy Oswalt - Sport - Baseball

The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults.

Law - Arizona - Immigration - United States - Services

PFT: Sam Bradford strikes rich deal from Rams — $50 million guaranteed.

Sam Bradford - West Yorkshire - England - Bradford - NFL

State police divers on Friday recovered the remains of two of four missing passengers who were on a medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan last week.



Lake Michigan - Michigan - United States - Aviation accidents and incidents - Outdoors

There were several signs Friday that the era of thousands of oil-skimming boats and hazmat-suited beach crews is giving way to long-term efforts to clean up, compensate people for their losses and understand the damage wrought

Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - BP - Environment - Business

The WikiLeaks website has received additional “very significant” material about U.S. military abuses from anonymous whistleblowers and plans to post the documents within weeks, the group’s founder said Friday.

Wikileaks - United States armed forces - Whistleblower - Secrecy - Military

Bad weather has hindered rescue efforts in Pakistan, where flooding has claimed at least 430 lives.  The death toll has surpassed that of a 1929 deluge, which killed 408.



Pakistan - Flood - Asia - Monsoon - Government

One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean more violence as factions fight for the cocaine and methamphetamine empire that he left behind.

Mexico - Organized crime - Sinaloa Cartel - Sinaloa - Crime

An officer at the Seaside Heights, New Jersey police department confirms to UsMagazine.com that Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, 22, was arrested and released the same day.

Jersey Shore - Seaside Heights New Jersey - Police - New Jersey - United States

Men get into more accidents in the summer because they are distracted by women's skimpy outfits, says a study reported in the London Telegraph.



Daily Telegraph - People - Women - History - Telegraphy

The House rejected an effort to repeal part of the new health care law that requires millions of businesses to file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods.



Health care - Law - IRS tax forms - Tax - United States