Britain's Cavendish wins 8th Tour de France stage

One day after doping hit cycling yet again, a team that knows the perils of drug scandals all too well sped to victory Saturday as the daunting climbs of the Pyrenees awaited Tour de France riders.

Britain's Mark Cavendish captured the eighth stage in a rain-soaked finish, his second stage victory in the three-week race.

That was only part of the story for Team Columbia. Germany's Gerald Ciolek took second place and Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen held the leader's yellow jersey. The white jersey for the race's best young rider belonged to a Columbia rider, Sweden's Thomas Lovqvist.

"To finish with a 1-2 and have Kim in yellow, you can't do better than …

Daily Mail movie guide

Listing includes title, rating, genre, length, our score and whostars:

- Summer of Sam (PG-13, drama, 2:22) - John Leguizamo, AdrienBrody

- South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (R, animated comedy, 1:23)- voices of Trey Parker, Matt Stone- Wild Wild West (PG-13, comedy, 1:46) HH 1/2 - Will Smith, KevinKline- Big Daddy (PG-13, comedy, 1:31) HHH - Adam Sandler, Joey LaurenAdams- Tarzan (G, family, 1:28) HHH - voices of Tony Goldwyn, MinnieDriver- The General's Daughter (R, thriller, 2:00) H 1/2 - JohnTravolta, Madeline Stowe- Austin …

FBI spying on environmentalists

Ever get the creepy feeling somebody's watching you? Well, if you're an environmental activist, it's not an illusion. The FBI has been spying on U.S. [and probably Canadian] environmental, animal-rights, and other groups, including Greenpeace and PETA. This was revealed in the thousands of pages of heavily censored documents the American Civil Liberties Union recently obtained from a Freedom of Information request.

The FBI not only monitored the protests and websites …

Miller's legs amputated below knees

Longtime Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller's legs were amputated 6 inches below the knee on Friday.

Jazz spokesman Jonathan Rinehart said Friday's surgery was the result of complications from Type 2 diabetes.

Rinehart said the 64-year-old Miller is recovering in a hospital.

"Larry is doing well and is expected to continue to recover in the coming weeks and months," Greg Miller, Larry Miller's son, said in a statement. The statement said Miller's family would not be releasing any details.

Rinehart said Miller was already using a wheelchair before the surgery.

On Thursday, Gov. Jon Huntsman chose Miller to chair a new …

Hernandez, Saunders lead Mariners past Reds 5-1

Felix Hernandez threw a five-hitter and Michael Saunders backed the right-hander with a hit a three-run homer to give the Seattle Mariners a 5-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.

The Mariners won their third consecutive game and shut down the Reds for a second straight night.

The Reds lost for the fifth time in six games and dropped 1 1/2 games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.

Hernandez (5-5) won his second consecutive start. He struck out nine and walked one in his second complete game of the season and ninth of his career. The Mariners beat the Reds 1-0 on a six-hitter by Cliff Lee on Friday.

Saunders hit a …

State study shows racial profiling down slightly in 2005

The second year of traffic stop reporting by Illinois police departments showed fewer minorities were stopped in 2005 than in 2004, but minority drivers were more likely to be subjected to consent searches.

The report is the second released since state lawmakers agreed to chart traffic stops statewide and record racial and ethnic data as part of a multi-year study.

Mark Donahue, president of Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 7, said the 2005 results show racial profiling is not a problem in Chicago and is not as rampant as some might believe.

"The statistics are coming back in our favor. We never said it doesn't exist, but the perception is much more …

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A pro-opposition TV station in Georgia goes …