Topping the news today, a jury of Houston-area residents was selected for the trial of former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. A court clerk swore in the 12 jurors, four alternates, and several thousand people with torches.

Discredited memoirist James Frey got a tongue-lashing from Oprah Winfrey after excerpts from his book were proven to be false. Oprah was particularly upset about two parts ֠one where Frey said he spend 87 days in jail, and one part where he claimed rapper Master P could actually dance.

A small amount of krypton gas was released inside a defense contractorӳ facility in Jacksonville, Florida. 40 workers were exposed but are expected to make a full recovery. Superman, however, had to be put down.

Television networks UPN and The WB are merging to create a new channel called CW. Not to be outdone, ESPN, MTV, VH1 and TNT are merging to create a new channel called EMVTSTHNPV1TN. They are expected to be up and running as soon as they find someone to create their new stationary.

Tom Cruise earned three Razzie nominations, as worst actor for "War of the Worlds." When asked for comment Cruise said his character was supposed to be a gay cowboy but they cut that out in the editing.

Exxon Mobil Corp. posted record profits for any U.S. company - $10.71 billion for the fourth quarter of 2005 and $36.13 billion total for 2005. The numbers are not surprising since it costs on average $2.2 million to fill up a Hummer.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagan stressed during a press conference his desire for New Orleans to remain a ԣhocolate cityԠin the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After hearing that, a number of contractors have pulled their bids for work leaving only Willy Wonka.

A 20-year-old California Institute of Technology student set a new world record for solving a Rubik's Cube in 11.13 seconds. He celebrated by break dancing to a Michael Jackson song in his Miami Vice suit.

For the 57th straight year, a mystery man paid tribute to Edgar Allan Poe by placing roses and a bottle of cognac on the writer's grave to mark his birthday. And for the 57th straight year, actor Nick Nolte showed up to steal the cognac.

A Florida sheriff's deputy used a taser gun to shock a bear who had torn out an air conditioning unit from a house. Same old story.

A new study from the American College of Chest Physicians says that most over-the-counter cough medicines donӴ work, unless of course you arenӴ old enough to buy bourbon.