US Open Tennis 2009, Schedule, Fixtures, Live Scores, Live Streaming.The 2009 US Open Tennis Championship will be held from 31st August to 13th September, 2009 at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City.US Open Finish Base Prize Money Olympus US Open Series 1st Place Finisher 2nd Place Finisher 3rd Place Finisher Winner $1,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,100,000 $1,850,000 Finalist $800,000 $1,300,000...

Mourners Begin Filling Into Basilica For Funeral Mass,BOSTON — Mourners dressed in black and in dark suits, taking cover under umbrellas, are entering the church where Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be remembered this morning. President Obama, who arrived in Boston on Friday night, left his hotel early today, dressed in a dark suit and overcoat, to walk across the street to the Fairmont Copley Plaza for a 10-minute private visit with Kennedy’s widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy. The day’s somber mood is matched by gloomy weather. Rain...

Google’s gaggle of geeks has always been careful to wrap its complex projects in very user-friendly packages. The behind-the-scenes code is esoteric at best, but the presentation is clean, simple, and designed for grandma. Yet, every once in a while, Google gives a wink to its fellow geeks. For example, search for Ascii art. If you’re nerdy enough to have heard of Ascii, you’ll quickly get the joke. The usual Google logo in the top-right...

The Wildlife Conservation Society released two photos Thursday of a snow leopard, an endangered cat that lives in the high mountains of Central Asia.These photos were taken by a trap camera in Sast Valley in Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor and sent to my colleague Dan Vergano,who wanted to share them with the pet community. Thank you, Dan. We'll do more on wild cats and wolves in upcoming blogs.WCS researchers are conducting ongoing wildlife...

GRAMBLING, La. - Henry White, a 6-6 guard who played last season at Hill Junior College in Texas and recently signed with Grambling State, has died.Grambling spokesman Ralph Wilson confirmed White died at a Shreveport hospital Wednesday morning.White, 21, reportedly fell ill Aug. 14 during preseason practices being conducted by a GSU assistant basketball coach. A statement from the university says White had been hospitalized following...

Britney’s Secret Love Revealed Just when we all thought that Britney Spears was finally back, it seems instead she’s slipping backwards. The pop princess’s long-standing conservatorship under her father Jamie's reign may come to an end in November, but it sounds like little has changed since her father was put in charge of her affairs last year. According to a very close insider,...

Kristen Johnston to Join ABC's Ugly Betty,Stage and television star Kristen Johnston will join the cast of ABC's Ugly Betty this season in the recurring role of Helen, a temp at Mode magazine, according to an exclusive report in EW.com. Johnston's many stage credits include The Women, Aunt Dan & Lemon, The Understudy, and Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words. She is scheduled to star in the Mint Theatre's production of So Help...

The Early Show (N) 7 a.m. KCBSToday Coffee; Natasha Bedingfield performs. (N) 7 a.m. KNBCKTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLAGood Morning America Reba McEntire performs; chef Martha Hall Foose. (N) 7 a.m. KABCGood Day L.A. Director James Cameron ("Avatar"); Peter Reckell ("Days of Our Lives"); Chris Wallace, Fox News Sunday. (N) 7 a.m. KTTVRachael Ray Kathy Griffin. 9 a.m. KCBSLive With Regis and Kelly Guest co-host Tamara Taggart; Renée Zellweger ("My One and Only"); journalist Geraldo Rivera. (N) 9 a.m. KABC The View Susan Sarandon...

President Obama takes the fight to enemy air, woos right-wing radio audience on health care planpresident obama veered into enemy air space on Thursday in hopes of charming a right-wing radio audience and reassuring supporters that health care reform will happen.The silky-smooth President spent 25 minutes on the air calmly playing health-reform myth buster with nationally syndicated conservative talk radio host Micheal Smer and his listeners....

Muslims around the world will start the holy fasting month of Ramadan either on Friday or Saturday depending on the sighting of the new moon.Friday, August 21: Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Oman, Morocco, Mauritania, Libya (Shiites), Lebanon (Shiites), Iraq, Turkey, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Albania, Slovenia Russia Saturday, August 22: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Egypt, Saudi...

LOS ANGELES — The King of Pop will be buried on what would have been his 51st birthday, a spokesman for Michael Jackson's family said Tuesday.Jackson will be buried at a private ceremony at Forest Lawn-Glendale on Aug. 29, spokesman Ken Sunshine said in a statement. Guests will be limited to family and close friends, Sunshine said."The Jackson family once again wishes to express its gratitude to Michael's fans around the world for their...

KARACHI: Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) started its series of free training programmes for IT professionals on Monday from Islamabad.The programme, which will be extended throughout the country, provides a unique opportunity for IT professionals and computer vendors to learn and understand Open Source Operating Systems, said a PCA statement released here.“Stakeholders will be given detailed orientation sessions about different operating systems, which would be available almost free of cost to the stakeholders, ending monopoly...

Reporting from New Delhi - Bollywood mega-star Shah Rukh Khan returned to India today, telling fans that the U.S. immigration screening process was discriminatory and involved bizarre and irrelevant questions -- even as he denied that his strong reaction was a publicity stunt for his upcoming movie.Khan, 43, was taken for secondary screening at Newark Airport for about 90 minutes Friday, which he said happened because of his Muslim name...

Mahela Jayawardene cracked an unbeaten century as Sri Lanka recovered well from the shock of losing early wickets to wrest control on day one of the first Test against New Zealand in Galle.Jayawardene scored an unbeaten 108, his 26th Test century, as the hosts put the Black Caps' attack to the sword on a pitch which had assisted the fast bowlers at the start.Chris Martin had secured early breakthroughs with the new ball, reducing Sri Lanka...

Yang becomes first male from Asia to win a major, outdueling Woods, who had been a perfect 14 for 14 in majors when leading after three rounds.Reporting from Chaska, Minn. - When the final book on Tiger Woods is written, these two names will need to be highlighted: Ed Fiori, Y.E. Yang.Not Sergio Garcia. Not Phil Mickelson. Not Ernie Els. At least not yet.Fiori came from behind to beat Woods on the final day at the 1996 Quad City Classic,...

Moody's Investors Services downgraded some of its credit ratings on six Czech financial institutions, and said the outlook was negative, reflecting their vulnerability if the economy worsens more than expected. The credit rater ended its review for possible downgrades begun May 25 for five of the financial companies, though Home Credit AS will remain on review owing to its status as a consumer-finance company. Moody's said it considers the ability of the Czech Republic - where opposition accusations of mishandling of the...

Police in Pakistan say at least three soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in the country's northwestern Swat Valley.Security officials say a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security checkpoint in the town of Khawaza Kehla Saturday. At least four soldiers were wounded.Pakistan's military launched an offensive in Swat and surrounding areas in late April after militants violated a peace deal and began advancing...

jimmy martyniak"We hope you enjoy our little. . . Illumination""Phantom" is a small venue pyromusical that uses over 1000 pyrotechnic effects including comets, shells, mines, girandolas and fountains. The musical score is a compilation of sounds from the original cast of "Phantom of the Opera" Phantom was the winner of the display competition at the 2005 Pyrotechnics Guild International. Team consisted of Joshua Hengen, Pete Hengen, Joe...

gina carano playboy picsGina Carano, the hottest lady in the world of MMA fighting is making headlines. Rumors were circulating that Gina Carano is going to pose for Playboy Magazine, though it wasn’t happened but the 25-year-old beauty has posed for Maxim Magazine and I must tell you, she is looking awesome in these pictures. Even outside the MMA ring, Gina Carano is very famous. Former back-up Dallas Cowboys quarterback Glenn Garano is...

jeff varnerGood Morning America Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and David Cook perform. (N) 7 a.m. KABCGood Day L.A. Ashley Greene ("Twilight"); Dr. Mehmet Oz ("The Dr. Oz Show"); the winner of "So You Think You Can Dance"; Chris Wallace, Fox News. (N) 7 a.m. KTTVLive With Regis and Kelly Jeff Varner; David Cook performs; Susan Lucci ("All My Children"). (N) 9 a.m. KABC The View Meryl Streep, Amy Adams and writer-director Nora Ephron ("Julie & Julia"); author Lauren Costello. (N) 10 a.m. KABCThe Morning Show With Mike & Juliet...

paula abdulWith the not so unexpected announcement that Paula Abdul will not be returning to "American Idol" for season 9, we at PopWrap felt it important to honor the woman who gave us Mc Skat Kat, countless ramblings masquerading as thoughtful critiques and enough Vicotin to fill a Coke cup -- allegedly! So let's take a look back at some of the highs and the highs of Paula Abdul's 20-plus-year care...

health club shooting2 Victims Identified In Health Club ShootingFour people have died and nine other were injured in a shooting at the L.A. Fitness in Collier Township Tuesday.Around 9 a.m. Wednesday two names of the victims were released as well as the gunman.Elizabeth Gannon, 49, of Pittsburgh (Scott Twp) and Heidi Overmier, 46, of Carnegie were two of the victims in the shooting.The alleged shooter is George Sodini, 48, of Scott Township.KDKA-TV...

tribune reviewA grassy knoll on Washington's Landing provides a zen-like outdoor setting for Quantum Theatre's production of Naomi Iizuka's drama "36 Views." The Allegheny River island location separates us from the workaday world with a timeless quality that allows us to contemplate big questions of what's authentic, who's sincere or telling the truth and how to judge the true value of art with a fast-paced story of romance, intrigue...

george sodiniPolice said George Sodini, 48, of Scott Township, walked into an exercise class Tuesday night at the LA Fitness and fired dozens of shots, killing three women and himself and injuring nine other women, authorities said.Channel 11 News was able to find what is believed to be Sodini's blog on the Internet, where he detailed his plans for Tuesday. Below are transcripts from some of the entries.Aug. 3:"I took off today, Monday, and tomorrow to practice my routine and make sure it is well polished. I need to work out...

kalahari resorts water parkWISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – Reports of the death of Wisconsin Dells’ tourism industry are greatly exaggerated.Last year’s draining of Lake Delton and the subsequent impact on tourist-related businesses is still on people’s minds, even though things are pretty much back to normal in this central Wisconsin community.A few days of family vacation is all one needs to prove that fact.Whether the weather is hot and sunny,...

obama joker posterThe Obama posters feature Obama draw as heath ledger joker and adds the captions of socialism or socialist. The Los Angeles location of the posters haven’t been identified which have appeared on some news sites crashing today and reportedly snapped by photographer “Chris”. The poster’s author has not been identified. And all the snaps are reportedly from the same on ramp, yet with unconfirmed comments on blogs today saying...

tiger woods fartTiger Woods' fart on 18th fairway at Buick OpenThe camera follows Tiger Woods walking up the 18th fairway of Sunday's Buick Open from behind, a normal enough looking golf scene. Caddy Stevie Williams carries Woods' bag, while Woods performs some odd-looking calisthenics, stretching out his right leg. And then one of them lets loose a fart loud enough to be heard on camera.Woods and Stevie immediately begin laughing, none...