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Most popular news on 3 September 2009 |
FDA says residue is frog or toad; how did it get in Pepsi can?
The "disgusting" blob that Fred DeNegri's wife says she poured out of his Diet Pepsi can was probably a gutted frog or toad, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Stranger allegedly slaps crying child in store
A Georgia man allegedly slapped a toddler at a Walmart store because she wouldn't stop crying, authorities said.
Drug giant Pfizer to pay record $2.3B fine
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has agreed to pay a record $2.3 billion settlement to resolve criminal and civil liability for illegally promoting certain pharmaceuticals, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
Katherine Heigl taking 'Grey's Anatomy' hiatus
Seattle Grace is losing another doctor -- at least temporarily.
Medicare pays 4 times suppliers' wheelchair cost, report says
Power-driven wheelchairs are costing Medicare and its beneficiaries nearly four times what suppliers pay for them, and competitive bidding could have reduced those costs, according to an inspector general's report released Wednesday.
Pageant choreographer quoted as saying Trump picks finalists
An interview with a choreographer for the Miss Universe pageant spurred controversy Wednesday over alleged claims that Donald Trump personally selects some of the finalists.
Judge orders estate to pay for Jackson burial
A judge Wednesday approved Katherine Jackson's request that Michael Jackson's estate get the bill for the cost of this week's burial of her son.
$1 million Netflix prize to be awarded soon
For the past three years some of the world's most resourceful software engineers and mathematicians have worked feverishly in the spirit of friendly, Darwinian competition -- and in pursuit of a $1 million prize -- to improve the Netflix movie recommendation system by 10 percent.
Sources: Obama to address Congress on health care
President Obama will address the contentious issue of health-care reform in a speech to a joint session of Congress on September 9, multiple Democratic sources said Wednesday.
Erika close to losing status as tropical storm
Tropical Storm Erika was poorly organized and barely clinging to tropical-storm status late Wednesday, and it was expected to weaken further on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said.
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