Kinky Friedman stated recently that abortion should be "very, very rare", and only if you're pregnant.

In order to help get the embattled U.S. auto industry back on track and oversee its progress, President Obama has elected not to appoint anyone to the position of "Car Czar". It's now called the "Chevy Heavy".

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Revealing tops are out and bras are now a must for women visiting prisoners at the Vanderburgh County Jail. Jail officials imposed a new dress code policy after several incidents in which women visiting the jail exposed themselves to male prisoners.

One official made it very clear ... "If I can't see 'em, nobody sees 'em."

The Washington Post has reported that a former page of Mark Foley showed Rep. Jim Kolbe some Internet messages from Foley that had made the page uncomfortable. To ease the pages discomfort, Kolbe then passed the messages on to the Washington Post.

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard recently welcomed their new daughter Ramona into the world.

Not to be outdone, Ramona will soon be changing her last name to Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giant Jonathan Sanchez pitched the first no-hitter of 2009 on friday night, beating the Allen High School Badgers 29-0.

 MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — The father of last year's American Idol runner-up David Archuleta has pleaded no contest to patronizing a prostitute in a Salt Lake City suburb. If the 47-year-old James Jeffrey Archuleta avoids repeating the crime by the end of this month, the charge will be removed from his record.

NEW YORK (AP) — Swimmers are being kept out of the water at Coney Island out of concerns about a sewage overflow from a nearby treatment plant.

22 other beaches nearby were left open because apparently they face a different ocean.