From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:23 AM

An Austrian man has won the right to wear a pasta strainer in his driver’s license photo as a form of religious expression.

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:23 AM

Will "Carmageddon," the shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of one of the busiest highways in the United States bring the City of the Angels to its knees? The AP’s John Mone reports on how Los Angeles will cope with the closure of Interstate 405. (July 14)

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:23 AM

The phone hacking scandal roiling Great Britain has cast a new light on billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his outsize influence on political life in that country and around the world. (July 15)

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:23 AM

A conservative group in Iowa called The Family Leader is asking GOP presidential candidates to sign a controversial "Marriage Vow."

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:23 AM

An Austrian man has won the right to wear a pasta strainer in his driver’s license photo as a form of religious expression.

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:23 AM

An Indonesian volcano spit lava and smoke thousands of feet into the air early Friday, sending panicked residents fleeing down its slopes. (July 14)

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:43 AM

Rebekah Brooks, a loyal lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch, resigned Friday as chief executive of his embattled British newspapers and became the biggest casualty so far in the phone hacking scandal at a Sunday tabloid. (July 15)

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:43 AM

With Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warning an unprecedented default can’t be delayed any longer, President Barack Obama and congressional negotiators may finally be moving toward compromise in the standoff over cutting America's deficit. (July

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:32 AM

Beyonce’s father denies stealing from her; 'Harry Potter' works new charms with $43M overseas; Lady Gaga's YouTube account is suspended. (July 15)

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:32 AM

Here’s the latest news for Friday, July 15: Embattled News Intl CEO Rebekah Brooks resigns; Debt face-off shifts to Congress; Minn. leaders have deal to end shutdown; LA readies for `Carmageddon' weekend.

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:32 AM

Here’s the latest news for Friday, July 15: Embattled News Intl CEO Rebekah Brooks resigns; Debt face-off shifts to Congress; Minn. leaders have deal to end shutdown; LA readies for `Carmageddon' weekend.

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:32 AM

Here’s the latest news for Friday, July 15: Embattled News Intl CEO Rebekah Brooks resigns; Debt face-off shifts to Congress; Minn. leaders have deal to end shutdown; LA readies for `Carmageddon' weekend.

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:23 AM

Here’s the latest news for Friday, July 15: Embattled News Intl CEO Rebekah Brooks resigns; Debt face-off shifts to Congress; Minn. leaders have deal to end shutdown; LA readies for `Carmageddon' weekend.

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:23 AM

Here’s the latest news for Friday, July 15: Embattled News Intl CEO Rebekah Brooks resigns; Debt face-off shifts to Congress; Minn. leaders have deal to end shutdown; LA readies for `Carmageddon' weekend.

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 9:23 AM

Here’s the latest news for Friday, July 15: Embattled News Intl CEO Rebekah Brooks resigns; Debt face-off shifts to Congress; Minn. leaders have deal to end shutdown; LA readies for `Carmageddon' weekend.

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 8:56 AM

A man accused of kidnapping, killing and dismembering an 8-year-old boy who asked him for directions was ordered Thursday to undergo a psychological evaluation after his lawyer told a judge that his client might be mentally ill. (July 14)

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 7:49 AM

An amateur grabbed a share of the lead in the first round of the British Open. 20-year old Tom Lewis shot an opening round 5-under-65 to join Thomas Bjorn at the top of the leaderboard Thursday. (July 14)

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 6:38 AM

A gay activist’s undercover video is drawing unwanted attention to a counseling clinic co-owned by GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, with footage apparently showing a counselor offering to help the activist overcome his homosexual urges. (Ju

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 6:09 AM

Here’s the latest news for Thursday, July 14: Judge declares mistrial in Clemens case; Geithner: No way to provide more time on debt; Murdochs to be questioned by UK parliament; Ford returns to church where she married husband.

From: AOL News on Fri, Jul 15 2011 6:09 AM

Almost as soon as it began, former baseball star Roger Clemens' perjury trial ended Thursday, in a mistrial the judge blamed on prosecutors. The AP’s Sagar Meghani reports from Washington. (July 14)