Police Cars For Free

Free petrol stunt ends in gridlock as hundreds queue to fill tanks (Guardian Unlimited)
Plan by computer games firm to give away free fuel abandoned after tailbacks and complaints in north London

Shying Away From N.Y. Loans
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have said they would not buy subprime loans from New York because a new law exposes them to too much risk and cost.

Bluetooth presence increases in automobiles (MSNBC)
Bluetooth, a short-range wireless technology,  is being used more in automobiles, mainly for hands-free phone calls, but also for streaming MP3 music files to the car stereo speaker and ultimately, perhaps, for streaming videos to rear-seat entertainment units.

What's New Now: Google's Chrome Browser
Sony recalls Vaio notebooks, Xbox 360 cheaper than ever and much more.

The Bachelor Life Includes a Family
With fertility technology or adoption, single men both gay and straight are becoming single fathers.

After Blogger?s Plane Crash, Virtual Becomes Personal
One blogger's story is evolving into one about how the Web can forge powerful friendships.

Shying Away From N.Y. Loans
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have said they would not buy subprime loans from New York because a new law exposes them to too much risk and cost.

Hurricane Ike strengthens into Category 4 storm
Hurricane Ike strengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane on Saturday as it churned westward across the Atlantic on a path that would take it through the Bahamas toward Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Rival Tickets Are Redrawing Battlegrounds
With just over eight weeks left until Election Day, the two sides are settling into an unusually broad set of state-by-state face-offs.

McCain: Change is coming (CNN.com)
John McCain spoke to the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. Here is the text of that speech: