Finding respite at a natural hot spring. Blog: MCKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore.--One of the things I love the most about traveling around the American west is the abundance of natural... [CNET News.com] 

Movie critic Ebert seriously ill (Reuters).

Reuters - Movie critic Roger Ebert was in serious condition at a Chicago hospital on Sunday following an emergency operation to repair complications from an earlier cancer surgery, the Chicago Sun-Times said on its Web site.

Marijuana Fight Envelops Fisherman's Wharf. Some residents are fighting to keep a medical marijuana dispensary from opening at a popular tourist destination. By JESSE McKINLEY. [NYT > Home Page] 

AT&T Is Calling to Ask About TV Service. Will Anyone Answer?. AT&T's new television service, U-verse, crams video, data and, soon, phone calls down one high-speed broadband line. By KEN BELSON. [NYT > Technology] 

Drilling Down: Seems Somebody Is Clicking on That Spam. Spam promoting pornography is 280 times as effective as messages advertising pharmacy drugs, the next most effective type of spam. By ALEX MINDLIN. [NYT > Technology] 

Instead of Walking a Beat, Flying One. The New York Police Department's aviation unit has quietly taken an aggressive role in law enforcement, transforming the age-old model of policing. By ANDREW JACOBS. [NYT > Home Page] 

PalTalk to offer massive multiperson video chat for social networks.  

The video chat company PalTalk will go live on Monday with a new social networking service designed to be a proof of concept for the inclusion of video chat in social networks. PalTalk already has a thriving business in powering huge video chat rooms but the company believes their technology is the next logical [...] [TechCrunch]

Deal of the day: Sennheiser in-ear headphones for $7. Blog: It's always good to have a spare pair of headphones, and at $7, these ones fit the bill. Users say they're a great value. You... [CNET News.com] 

Ideas & Trends: The Lonely American Just Got a Bit Lonelier. Americans are not only lacking in bowling partners, now they're lacking in people to tell their deepest, darkest secrets. By HENRY FOUNTAIN. [NYT > Home Page] 

Human Family Tree: Shallow Roots. A geneologist and a statistician use a supercomputer to trace the common ancestor of all the inhabitants of this planet. They figure that forebear lived somewhere in East Asia around the time the great pyramids were built. [Wired News: Top Stories] 

Agassi, Venus, Roddick exit Wimbledon (AP). Andre Agassi grabbed his racket bag and headed for the exit. After a few steps, he stopped and turned around, taking time for one last wave to an adoring crowd, one last look at Centre Court. One final farewell to Wimbledon. At least Venus Williams and Andy Roddick know they'll be back. Agassi didn't get the ending he'd hoped for in his last tournament at the All England Club, overwhelmed 7-6 (5),... [Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News]