LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was jailed briefly Friday on a felony charge after his ex-girlfriend alleged he beat her and stole her cell phone during an argument in front of their three children.

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been freed from a jail in Las Vegas after posting bail on a felony theft charge stemming from a domestic violence complaint by his ex-girlfriend.

Brad Linder of Liliputing posted an interesting analysis today about Google's reluctance to endorse Android for tablets. Linder argues that while there may be legitimate concern that Android just isn't polished enough for devices without phone access (because some apps need it), it would be smart for Google to segregate the apps themselves, so users can simple know which apps will work on Wi-Fi only tablets. But from Google's perspective, he observes, "pushing a version of Android that isn’t exclusively for phones could be all it takes for Chrome OS to be dead on arrival."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft said it was a 'miracle' Tom Brady was not hurt in the car accident he was involved in.

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro said Friday that he was misinterpreted when he recently told an American journalist that the Cuban model no longer works.

A federal appeals court decertified a class of unions and insurers that accused Eli Lilly and Co of overpricing its Zyprexa anti-psychotic drug after misrepresenting its efficacy and side effects.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The NFL is off to a strong start in its TV ratings after drawing big numbers last season.

A paratrooper who risked his life to save fellow soldiers will be the first living service member to get the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq or Afghanistan, officials said.

Plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Quran have been called off, the pastor said Friday, apparently seeking to end confusion over what he intends to do.

Removing a woman's Fallopian tubes could cut the number of deaths from ovarian cancer by 30 percent as that is where the illness develops first, Canadian researchers said Friday.

The California gas line fire that killed four and destroyed 38 homes is fully contained with small hot spots, officials said. All people in the area are accounted for.

Friday marked the first meeting of the year for the University of North Carolina Faculty Council. This was the first chance for Chancellor Holden Thorp to address the faculty directly about the investigation into the football program.

pickens writes "The NY Times reports that the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne has announced a ban on the playing of pop music at funerals, which, he said, are not to be described as 'a celebration of the life of' the deceased. According to new guidelines published on Archbishop Denis Hart's Web site: 'Secular items are never to be sung or played at a Catholic funeral, such as romantic ballads, pop or rock music, political songs, football club songs.' According to a cemetery contacted by Melbourne's Herald Sun, a list of more unusual songs played at Australian funerals includes: 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' by Monty Python, 'Another One Bites the Dust' by Queen, 'Highway to Hell,' by AC/DC and 'Ding Dong the Witch is Dead' from The Wizard of Oz."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Kevin Mawae, president of the NFL Players Association, is retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons and eight Pro Bowls.

Reuters - Citigroup Inc and Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd will know by September 15 whether their dispute over the buyout house's 2007 acquisition of music group EMI will proceed to trial, a U.S. judge said on Friday.

THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Most teenagers think they're invincible, and that goes double for talented teenage athletes. They're young, immortal, at the top of their game, the envy of their friends.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

FRIDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- They're the ultimate creepy crawler. Creatures that truly give people the willies. And they're apt to make you feel unclean, or maybe even a bad parent (neither of which, experts say, is valid).

FRIDAY. Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- For Lisa Byrns, a school nurse, dealing with head lice brings out the investigator in her.

(HealthDay News) -- Pancreatitis occurs when the pancreas, a gland near the stomach that helps you digest food, becomes inflamed.