Republican presidential candidate announced and introduced his running mate yesterday: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. And everyone spent the rest of the day trying to figure out who the relatively unknown candidate is.

Don’t forget, we’ll have complete coverage of the Republican National…

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech last night before more than 84,000 people at Denver’s Invesco Field. Obama’s 45-minute speech (followed by fireworks) marked the end of the Democratic National Convention.

The Republican National Convention starts Monday in Minneapolis. Keep…

Democrat Joe Biden accepted the party’s nomination for vice president last night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. After his speech, presidential candidate Barack Obama surprised him on stage — Obama will address the delegates, and hundreds of others, tonight…

Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention featured former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner. But the big news, and the event many were waiting for, was Hillary Clinton’s speech. (See and hear the speeches at those links; Clinton doesn’t really start…

The Democratic National Convention has started! It kicked off last night with Michelle Obama’s speech that centered mostly on family.

Today’s Bird line: Women’s work

The Olympics are over for two more years — the Winter Games start Feb. 12 in Vancouver. (The Summer Games pick up again in London in 2012.) Final medal count: 110 for the U.S. (36 gold, 38 silver, 36 bronze); 100…

The good news: Gas prices seem to be dropping a little lately. The bad news: It’s never enough, of course. Which is why people are buying smaller, more fuel-efficient cars.

Today’s Bird line: Shifting gears

It’s going to be a busy day in downtown St. Louis: The Black Expo is at America’s Center, the Cardinals take on the Braves at 3 p.m., the Rams take on the Ravens at 7 p.m. and Bruce Springsteen’s concert…

I love the Olympics, so I’m happy to see that the Weatherbird is enjoying the Games, too. Yesterday, the U.S. women’s soccer team took the gold medal in overtime against Brazil. The team includes St. Louis native Lori Chalupny, a…

The Weatherbird has toes. I know, it freaks out one of our editors, too. But how else would he be able to wear flip-flops? This political season, it’s not just who you support, it’s who you wear. Democrat Barack Obama…