Pssst...here are few stories that were in the news this week...
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday his remarks were "careless or misinterpreted" when he said the Bush administration has been the "worst in history" for its impact around the world. [U.S.]
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill Monday moving Florida's 2008 presidential primary to January 29 and shaking up the race by bypassing a dozen other states set for February 5. [U.S.]
(CNN) -- Police in Moscow, Idaho raided a church early Sunday where a gunman had holed up after opening fire on police and civilians, killing two people -- a police officer and a civilian -- and wounding two others before apparently turning the gun on himself, police said. [U.S.]
(CNN) -- Police in Moscow, Idaho, who were investigating a deadly shooting spree early Sunday discovered the gunman's wife fatally shot in the bedroom of the couple's home, authorities said Monday. [U.S.]
LONDON (CNN) -- The Cutty Sark, thought to be the world's only surviving 19th century tea clipper and a prime relic of the golden age of sail, was engulfed by flames Monday, causing extensive damage to one of London's most popular tourist attractions. [WORLD]
LOS ANGELES - "Shrek the Third" was rolling in green with a $121.6 million weekend, smashing the franchise's own record for best animated opening ever and delivering the third-best debut of all time. [ENTERTAINMENT]
The 2011 Super Bowl will be played at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington, Texas, where the NFL will be able to fit thousands more fans into the stadium for its showpiece game. [SPORTS]
LYNCHBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- A first-year Liberty University student was arrested in what police said was a plot to detonate explosive devices Tuesday, the day of the Rev. Jerry Falwell's funeral. [U.S.]
CANNES, France (AP) -- Angelina Jolie says she plans to take a year off from filmmaking to spend more time with her partner, Brad Pitt, and their children. [ENTERTAINMENT]
TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- Deep-sea explorers who found what could be the richest-ever shipwreck treasure said Monday that the reaction to their discovery has overwhelmed them. Meanwhile, claims on the loot started coming in even as they were exploring new waters -- television and movie deals.
Odyssey Marine Exploration on Friday announced the recovery of more than 500,000 Colonial-era silver and gold coins possibly worth $500 million. The exploration company from Tampa has withheld details about the shipwreck, where it was found or even what kind of coins they had hauled back. [U.S.]
LONDON (CNN) -- Russian citizen Andrei Lugovoi will be charged with murder in the poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, according to British prosecutors.
In a statement released Tuesday, the Crown Prosecution Service said it had sufficient evidence to charge Lugovoi and seek his extradition. Litvinenko died in November, several weeks after being poisoned with Polonium 210. [WORLD]
NEW YORK - NBC News is dropping "Dateline NBC" anchor Stone Phillips in a cost-cutting move when his contract expires at the end of June. [ENTERTAINMENT]
NEW YORK (AP) -- On the 100th anniversary of John Wayne's birth, the Duke still swaggers through the American psyche as not just an actor, but a patriot -- his centennial spawning fond remembrance, and perhaps a few small protests on the side.
ATLANTA (CNN) -- Two former Coca-Cola employees were sentenced Wednesday to serve federal prison terms for conspiring to steal and sell trade secrets to rival Pepsi.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In much-anticipated testimony, the former senior counsel to the U.S. attorney general denied Wednesday that she was a primary White House contact during the creation of a Justice Department plan to fire eight U.S. attorneys last year.
Monica Goodling, who also was White House liaison for the agency, testified she had no significant role in determining whose names were to go on the list, which she and other other Justice officials have said was compiled by then-Justice Department Chief of Staff Staff Kyle Sampson, who resigned in March.
LOS ANGELES - Two-time Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno earned a new title Tuesday: "Dancing With the Stars" champion. [ENTERTAINMENT]
The speed skater and his partner, Julianne Hough, beat out former 'N Sync star Joey Fatone to win the ABC dance-off's mirror-ball trophy.
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