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Two car bombs explode outside a military base west of Baghdad, wounding American and Iraqi troops. U.S. officials say September has set a record for car bombings, with 30 so far. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Caesars Palace just spent $17 million on a new buffet, featuring hundreds of high-end food items.

In her new book, Animals Make Us Human, Temple Grandin examines common notions of animal happiness and concludes that dogs, cats, horses, cows and zoo animals — among other creatures — possess an emotional system akin to that of humans.

How "average" or "American" is your state? The Associated Press has produced an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data that ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia according to how closely they resemble the country's demographics.

The U.S. House has rejected a $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. The rejection is a blow for the Bush administration and for congressional negotiators who backed the deal. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down more than 770 points on the news.

Iraqi insurgents kidnap a Western contractor, identified as Australian Douglas Wood, amid an upsurge of violence in Iraq. Two bombs explode in Baghdad Monday morning. More than 100 people, including 11 U.S. soldiers, have been killed in the last four days.

Nine mine workers were trapped underground after a landslide at a gold mine in Turkey's eastern Anatolia region.

Police pulled the woman over for using a cellphone while driving. They then discovered she had no license and had a kid on her lap. Not a child but a baby goat.

Experts say the popularity of MeidasTouch also demonstrates the public's growing distrust of mainstream media.

This year has been a doozy for pop culture fanatics.