CIA's No. 2 official retires amid growing infighting

WASHINGTON -- John McLaughlin, who took temporary command of the CIA for three months this year during a wave of criticism of the spy agency, is retiring amid internal conflicts. In a statement Friday, McLaughlin, the CIA's deputy director and 32-year agency veteran, called his departure a "purely personal decision" and said it was time to move on to other endeavors. But former intelligence officials in touch with current agency personnel say there has been turmoil in recent weeks as new CIA director Porter Goss tried to make changes and get settled in. Now, moves made by Goss and his aides are believed to be riling current personnel.

Seattle apples join Huskies-Cougars rivalry

SEATTLE -- Fans who live and breathe the rivalry between the University of Washington Huskies and Washington State University Cougars can now eat it up. Yakima Valley farmer Randy Valicoff has ripened the likenesses of the teams' mascots into his apples. The farmer uses carefully applied logo stickers to block the sun's rays. As the apple matures, the logo appears where the sticker kept the skin from ripening. The result: fruit bearing brilliant yellow Cougar and Husky logos. The fruit will be sold at premium prices -- perhaps as high as $6 per fruit.

-- From wire reports