McCourt-Room Battle
L.A. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is now battling his estranged wife Jamie in divorce court. Making matters worse is the fact that as Dodgers fans, both McCourts insist on leaving the courthouse an hour before the hearings are actually over.




Obama Speech
During an Oval Office address tonight, President Obama will announce the withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops from Iraq. Americans are set to celebrate in hopes that one of those returning troops has a clue on how to fix the economy.



Terror Arrests
Two Arab men from the Detroit area were arrested in Amsterdam in what looks like a "test run" for a future terror attack. The New York Times and MSNBC are expected to report on this story just as soon as they're finished discussing the real threats from Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin.



Grades for Cars
The EPA is planning to put letter grades on all new cars based on fuel efficiency. It's not clear what the government will do with all the GM cars that are going to be left back.



Concussion Spike
A new report shows a rise in concussions for college football players... which explains why so many of them are still willing to play for Lane Kiffin.






August 31st


1218: Al-Kamil becomes Sultan of Egypt, Syria, and manager of the East Toledo 7-11.


1980: Zimbabwe establishes diplomatic relations with Algeria. But today, they’re not even friends on Facebook.


1997: Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Al-Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris. Her former sister-in-law, Sarah Ferguson, rushes to scene in hopes of devouring the corpses.