Don't let flies in--close the door

(CNN) -- Flies always appear to be a step ahead of the swatter. And now scientists believe they know why.
New research shows flies rapidly calculate an escape route once they spot a swatter.
According to new research published in the journal Current Biology, flies have a quick-fire intelligence and are good at planning ahead.
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Protesters arrested

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Police raided a rental hall used by a group organizing protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday.
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Smithsonian to slash executives' pay

At least 17 Smithsonian Institution executives with six-figure salaries will see pay cuts, many in the tens of thousands of dollars, under reforms adopted by the museum complex.

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Well, when your own family won't vote for you...

Cindy McCain's half sister is planning on voting for Barack Obama, she tells Usmagazine.com.
"I'm not voting for McCain," Kathleen Hensley Portalski tells Us. "I have a different political standpoint."
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U.S. Balance of power hangs in balance

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is raising the stakes in a court fight that could change the balance of power between the White House and Congress.
Justice Department lawyers said Wednesday that they will soon ask a federal appeals court not to force the president's top advisers to comply with congressional subpoenas next month.
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Georgia severs diplomatic ties

TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia said the move would only make things worse.
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British economic downturn "profound"

LONDON (AFP) - Britain is facing "arguably the worst" economic downturn in 60 years and it will be "more profound and long-lasting" than people had expected warned Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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