During a state of heightened security, an armed man with law enforcement-style lights on his car at Asheville Regional airport has been arrested after he was found in possession of a gun, police scanners, and law enforcement impersonation gear in his car.

George Bush's Memoir "Decision Points" is slated to be released on Sunday November 9. The publisher unveiled the cover and details about it on Sunday and already liberals have started their bashing.

GOP Senators voted Monday to block debate on the financial reform legislation put forward by Democrats. All Senate Republicans and one Democrat were in the opposition in the 57-41 vote. 

An embarrassing set of e-mails have been released over the past few days showing the cutthroat culture that inspired Goldman Sachs to profit off of the subprime implosion. While these e-mail may be a public relations nightmare (or boost, depending on how you look at it), are they enough for the SEC to prove their fraud case?

After the first Sudanese election for more than 20 years, results were just released with incumbent Omar Hassan al-Bashir winning and getting 68% of the vote. However, with widespread accusations of fraud and intimidation by observers, combined with Bashir's current indictment by the international criminal court for war crimes and human rights violations, it remains to be seen what this election will actually mean.

In Thailand there has been significant unrest with daily and increasingly bloody protests over the past six months. The highly revered Thai king has been notably silent during this period. He spoke for the first time on Monday, simply urging newly appointed judges to set an example for the country without making any reference to the crisis.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has slammed Arizona's tough new immigration law which requires law enforcement to check the legal status of anyone they suspect to be in the U.S. illegally. This law could pose a serious threat to U.S.-Mexican relations and some fear it would lead to increased discrimination of Hispanic-Americans.

Still remember the floppy disk? As of today Sony has announced they will stop producing floppies in March 2011 because of, you guessed it, lack of demand.

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has taken up a different strategy against AIDS today, announcing the results of his own HIV test to try to help promote openness. This is significant because, while he was acquitted, Zuma was tried for raping an HIV-positive woman and had said "he showered afterwards to reduce his risk of being infected." This is a big step from that previous statement.