Al Gore's son busted for drugs in hybrid car  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for allegedly speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.

New Video From Al Qaeda Number Two  —  Maddy Sauer Reports:  —  As Americans celebrate the 4th of July today, Al Qaeda's top deputy Ayman Zawahiri is appearing in a new internet video praising jihadi fighters in Iraq and elsewhere.  Dressed in all white and sitting before a news studio background …

Splitting Hairs, Edwards's Stylist Tells His Side of Story  —  Man Behind Pricey Coifs Details Long Relationship  —  For four decades, Joseph Torrenueva has cut the hair of Hollywood celebrities, from Marlon Brando to Bob Barker, so when a friend told him in 2003 that a presidential candidate needed grooming advice, he agreed to help.

Mosque chief arrested trying to flee in burqa  —  THE leader of a radical Pakistani mosque was arrested while trying to flee in a woman's burqa as security forces stepped up pressure on a few hundred hardcore followers still holed up inside.  —  Firebrand cleric Abdul Aziz's capture sparked …

Romney-Clinton encounter friendly  —  CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Former Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, had a little time to kill before the start of the Independence Day parade here, so they decided to go say hello to the other presidential candidate and her spouse taking part in the festivities.

Construction Woes Add to Fears at Embassy in Iraq  —  U.S. diplomats in Iraq, increasingly fearful over their personal safety after recent mortar attacks inside the Green Zone, are pointing to new delays and mistakes in the U.S. Embassy construction project in Baghdad as signs that their vulnerability could grow in the months ahead.

Severe Weather Hit D.C. Suburban Area  —  WASHINGTON — Fourth of July crowds have been evacuated from the National Mall until severe storms pass through the area, according to Rob Lachance, of the U.S. Park Police.  —  The West Front of the U.S. Capitol also was evacuated due to inclement weather.

Fed Up With War, Some Won't Pay Taxes  —  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - When the United States invaded Iraq more than four years ago, war opponent David Gross asked his bosses for a radical pay cut, enough so he wouldn't have to pay taxes to support the war.  —  "I was having a hard time looking at myself in the mirror," Gross said.

Panic in Zimbabwe as shops empty  —  Panic buying swept through the streets of Zimbabwe yesterday, as stores ran out of basic goods and shopkeepers complained that they were selling goods at a loss after the government ordered prices to be halved in a last-ditch effort to tackle hyper-inflation.

HERO CABBIE: I KICKED BURNING TERRORIST SO HARD IN BALLS THAT I TORE A TENDON  —  HERO CABBIE..  —  A HERO cabbie who took on the Glasgow Airport terror suspects told yesterday how he booted one of them in the privates.  —  Alex McIlveen, 45, kicked the man, whose body was in flames, so hard that he tore a tendon in his foot.

Bush, Nixon are most unpopular presidents ever.  —  A new Rasmussen analysis finds that George Washington continues to be the nation's most popular president, with 94 percent of Americans viewing the Father of our Country favorably.  The highest unfavorable rating for any president — 60 percent — is earned by Richard Nixon.

Gadget boom to drive up energy demand: report  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Flat-screen televisions, computers and other hi-tech gadgets will use nearly half of a typical British household's total electricity by 2020, an energy conservation body said in a report on Wednesday.