Extra, Extra: Drunk Astronauts and More Simpsons Love

• A NASA investigation revealed that some astronauts got hammered before flying.
• The scandal-plagued Tour de France is slowly grinding to a finish.
• How to extricate yourself from a tricky police encounter.
• A fuel spill caused by an accident involving a big-rig truck shut down most of the 60 freeway in Pomona this morning.
• Fancy yourself a good football player? A few more spots on the Trojan roster have just opened up.
• 10 more L.A. locations worthy of a Simpsons make-over.
• Controller Laura Chick and Playa Vista head Steven Soboroff get it on over methane investigation (not like that).
• California's Air Resources Board is set to crack down on diesel-powered heavy construction equipment with tough new rules.
• Was slave labor used to build the U.S. embassy in Iraq?
• Wall Street finally ends dismal week: worst in 5 years.
• Nike, Reebok and NFL all give Michael Vick the financial cold shoulder.

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