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By Danielle Gordon, Daywatch columnist
'CERTAIN DEATH.' As Houston residents stay and stare down Hurricane Ike, the National Weather Service warns the Galveston area to evacuate or suffer deadly consequences. The latest on the storm, which is expected to make landfall early Saturday: MORE »

Read the National Weather Service warning: "LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION LIKELY!" (Baltimore Sun) MORE »

Hurricane postpones two Cubs-Astros games: MORE »

"It wasn't the Cubs' unilateral decision not to come," according to Astros general manager Ed Wade. (Houston Chronicle) MORE »

Cubs manager Lou Piniella: Postponements "just a little Cubbie occurrence." MORE »

Chicago to get wet from Ike remnants: MORE »

CARJACK VICTIM. An 88-year-old man who was driving his daughter to Midway Airport last week has died after he apparently was run over with his own car. Jeremy Gorner reports: MORE »

Two teens face charges in attack on witness in cop-killing case: MORE »

Dealer robbed of $1.5 million in jewels at suburban hotel: MORE »

John Kass: Overdue perspective offers hope for cop in Iowa mess. MORE »

PALIN'S HARD LINE. In her first interview since becoming the Republican nominee for vice president, Sarah Palin said the U.S. might have to go to war with Russia under certain circumstances. Jill Zuckman reports: MORE »

Obama's family in Kenya asks for police protection after a robbery attempt against step-grandmother Mama Sarah Obama. (Daily Nation, Kenya) MORE »

CBS saves anchor Katie Couric from Republican party lipstick ad: MORE »

Daley vs. Daley: Chicago magazine compares the reigns of Chicago's father-and-son mayors. MORE »

GAS PRICES JUMP. In the last week, the price of oil dropped from $109 a barrel to $100, so why are Chicago-area residents paying more? Three reasons: MORE »

Must travel this weekend? Find cheap(er) prices in your area: MORE »

Staying around town? Weekend best bets from Metromix: MORE »

And you could always head to the movies: MORE »

EBERT HIT. Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert corroborates a report that New York Post film reviewer Lou Lumenick whacked him with a binder during a screening last week at the Toronto Film Festival. Phil Rosenthal reports: MORE »

Roger Ebert: "In my medical condition I cannot speak, I tapped him lightly on the shoulder, and gestured him to move over a little." (Sun-Times) MORE »

Chicago rapper Kanye West was arrested at a Los Angeles airport yesterday and accused of confronting two photographers and smashing their cameras: MORE »

CELL PHONES' AFTERLIFE. Most discarded phones are simply forgotten amid household clutter. For those phones that make it to a collection center, their fates can vary from being sold to consumers in developing countries to being melted down for metals like gold and copper. Wailin Wong reports: MORE »

Your cell phone recycling options: MORE »

SHIRTLESS FANS. Some suburban school districts say chest painting among high school football fans has gone too far. John Keilman and Emma Graves Fitzsimmons report: MORE »

Your comments: "Does this mean the boys swim teams must wear shirts when swimming?" MORE »

NEWS QUIZ. This week's edition is ready to test your mettle: MORE »

SANDBAGGING. Daywatch columnist Charlie Meyerson is taking the day off.


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