On the Money: Homeowners' Insurance Mistakes

AP Business Writer Eileen Alt Powell says what homeowners don't know about their insurance coverage can cost them if a disaster strikes.
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Tech Test: T-Mobile Phones Ride Wireless Router

T-Mobile is rolling out a new Wi-Fi service that gives cell phone users their own personal cell phone tower. AP's Peter Svensson takes a look at the new service.
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Tech Buzz: A Memento Mori for Apple

With the launch of the tremendously hyped iPhone soon upon us, it may be worth reminding Apple and the buying public that not every product the company has put out has been as successful as say, Julius Caesar's conquest of France.
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Hilton: Jail Was 'traumatic Experience'

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton gave her first TV interview Wednesday night, where she said her time in jail was a 'lesson in disguise.'
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Spice Girls are back

The Spice Girls pose together in London to announce a reunion tour. Standing on the Greenwich meridian line to symbolise their timelessness, Ginger, Posh, Baby, Scary and Sporty are set to bring Girl Power back.
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Reuters QuickCut: Girl power

The Spice Girls pose for pictures in London ahead of an official announcement of their reunion tour.
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Macau's casino boom

The former Portuguese colony of Macau has not only firmly established itself as Asia's glitzy gambling capital but has even outstripped Las Vegas in terms of profits. But there is a downside: much of the island's workforce is being absorbed in the gaming industry, raising warnings that other parts of the society may collapse.
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NBA champ Tony Parker takes to Paris

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, who led his team to the NBA championship earlier this month, is in Paris, ahead of his wedding at a nearby castle with Hollywood celeb Eva Longoria next month. Extracts from Parker's press conference in which he talks about his upcoming nuptials with the "Desperate Housewives" star.
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ERITREA'S HOME GROWN CINEMA

Until recently, Eritrea's movie theaters showed mostly Italian, American or Indian films. But in the past decade an original genre of local cinema has emerged in in the tiny Horn of Africa state, taking the struggle against Ethiopian domination as a major theme.
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Forget iPhone, St. Paul Saints Offering iPig

(Minneapolis) For $299, you get a pig with speakers mounted on the side, Karen Leigh reports
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Dutchman spreads the faith with homemade Ark

Fourteen years ago, Dutch building contractor Johan Huibers had a dream about the Netherlands being submerged by water. That dream inspired him to build a replica model of Noah's Ark as described in the Bible. The boat, which took 16 months to build, opened to the public on April 30. It may be smaller than the original version but at 70 metres long, Huiber' ship still cuts a striking profile along the Dutch canal where it's moored.
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Say Cheesecake!

Take a bite out of a two thousand pound cherry chocolate chip cheescake being made in Chicago. Chicago, Illinois pastry chefs are creating the massive cheesecake to celebrate the store's 27th birthday.
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AP Top Stories Thursday, June 28th

Here's the latest news for Thursday, June 28th: Wrestler Chris Benoit sent out messages before alleged murders-suicide; North Korea reportedly allowing U-N inspectors; Battling western wildfires; Paris Hilton chats with Larry King.
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New Yorkers Left in the Dark

A power outage darkened a large swath of Manhattan and the Bronx, knocking out traffic lights, cutting subway service and forcing the evacuation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on one of the hottest days of the year.
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Edwards to Coulter: Stop Personal Attacks

The wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards wants Ann Coulter to stop the personal attacks on her husband; Elizabeth Edwards made her appeal the day after Coulter said she wished the candidate had been killed by terrorists.
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Officials to Take Bald Eagle Off Endangered List

The American bald eagle, once nearly extinct, is making a comeback. The government will confirm that this week when it takes the revered bird off a list of protected species.
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Raw Video: The Dangers of Fireworks

With the 4th of July just a week away, the U-S Consumer Product Safety Commission is calling attention to the dangers of using legal and illegal fireworks.
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Dreamgirls Beyonce, Hudson Dominate BET Awards

Beyonce was the night's first winner, capturing the video of the year award for 'Irreplaceable.' Jennifer Hudson took home the BET award for best actress.
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Parker Says Longoria Takes Charge of Wedding

Check out what basketball star Tony Parker has to say about his upcoming wedding to 'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria - and see the very first time they met.
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Beach Boys Bask in 'Warmth of the Sun'

Welcome back, California Sound. The Beach Boys are promoting their first album in four years - a greatest hits album of sorts, called 'The Warmth of the Sun.'
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More details about Benoit death

Officials with the WWE have revealed just what wrestler Chris Benoit had to say to them after he took his family's lives. The World Wrestling Entertainment strongly denounced any suggestion that steroid use could be connected to the murder-suicide. Jon Decker reports.
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New Trailer for Lohan's "I Know Who Killed Me'

Check out the trailer for Lindsay Lohan's film, "I Know Who Killed Me,' due in theaters July 27th. It's the story a girl who insists she isn't who people think she is - after she escapes an abduction by a serial killer.
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Scoring Machine Durant Awaits NBA Draft

Kevin Durant was The Associated Press Player of the Year as a freshman, averaging 25.8 points a game. AP's Jim O'Connell predicts Durant will have adjustments to make in the NBA.
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Taking Cornhole Mainstream

WSJ's Shelly Banjo takes a look at the obscure, but increasingly popular game in the Midwest called "Cornhole," "Bags" or "Baggo."
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Feathers fly in Tel Aviv

Israelis try to cushion the effects of their daily stress by taking part in the third annual mass pillow fight. While Israeli forces attack in Gaza and the regional conflict seemed far from an end, residents of the coastal city of Tel Aviv engage in some stress-busting scuffles involving pillows.
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Gucci Shows 1950's Inspired Collection in Milan

Gucci showed its Menswear Summer 2008 collection at Milan Fashion week. The show paid homage to 1950's Italy, featured boldly checked suits, striped polo shirts and soft post-war trousers.
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