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Most popular news on 17 June 2009 |
Recount Offer Fails to Quell Political Tumult in Iran - New York Times
Supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held a rally in Valiasr Square in Tehran on Tuesday. More Photos > By NAZILA FATHI TEHRAN - Iran's leaders failed on Tuesday to halt a second day of huge demonstrations against last week's election results ...
4 ex-senators prepare $1.2T, bipartisan health overhaul plan - USA Today
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to prevent a repeat of the 1990s standoff over health care, four former Senate leaders are preparing a plan that combines ideas from both political parties to guarantee coverage for all.
Obama, Lee warn North Korea - Reuters
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - The leaders of South Korea and the United States told North Korea to drop its atomic ambitions and stop threatening the region while media reports on Wednesday said Pyongyang was moving ahead with plans to launch a ...
New bomb blast hits Pakistan city - BBC News
At least one person has been killed and several injured in a suicide attack on Pakistani security forces in the troubled city of Peshawar, police say.
Australia tries to stem fallout from attacks on Indian students - Christian Science Monitor
By Janaki Kremmer | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Sydney, Australia - Recent demonstrations by thousands of Indian students in Melbourne and Sydney to protest violent attacks on them have threatened the future of one of the country's ...
Strong words on climate change - Boston Globe
By Seth Borenstein AP / June 17, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harmful effects from global warming are already here and worsening, warns the first climate report from Barack Obama's presidency in the strongest language on climate change ever to come out of the ...
Obama to unveil plans for US financial rules overhaul - Reuters
By Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will unveil on Wednesday his plans for reshaping US financial regulation, with proposals to close one bank regulator and create new overseers for big-picture economic risk and ...
US to Extend Its Job Benefits to Gay Partners - New York Times
By JEFF ZELENY President Obama will sign a presidential memorandum on Wednesday to extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, administration officials said Tuesday evening, but he will stop short of pledging full health insurance ...
Brookings Institution finds Pittsburgh among healthiest metros - Bizjournals.com
A new report from the Brookings Institution finds Pittsburgh among the nation's top 20 strongest-performing metropolitan areas.
News Corp.'s MySpace to Lay Off 400 Workers - New York Times
By TIM ARANGO The latest step in Rupert Murdoch's effort to turn around the fortunes of his digital businesses came Tuesday in the form of hefty layoffs at MySpace.
'Consistently Unprofitable' Saab Gets Shot At Survival - CNNMoney.com
By Sharon Terlep Saab Automobile AB could get $1 billion and a new shot at survival after a Swedish sports-car maker agreed to take over General Motors Corp.
Apple's iPhone 3.0 Could Be Boon For Developers - InformationWeek
The new features will enable third-party companies to create compelling applications corporate and casual iPhone users. By Marin Perez While Apple's 3.0 iPhone software will give consumers multiple new features, the update is primarily seen as a way ...
NASA fuels space shuttle for second launch try - Reuters
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 16 (Reuters) - Delayed by bad weather, NASA on Tuesday began filling space shuttle Endeavour's fuel tank for launch, hoping to begin a key construction mission at the International Space Station.
RIM to Sell New Tour on Two Carriers - Wall Street Journal
By ROGER CHENG Research In Motion Ltd. Tuesday unveiled the BlackBerry Tour smart phone for Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp.
Letterman comes out joking about Sarah Palin and the 'Fire Dave' rally - Entertainment Weekly
Well, he may have apologized on Monday, but on Tuesday, it was an unbowed David Letterman that strode out to deliver a punchy Late Show monologue.
Lindsay Lohan investigated by Scotland Yard - Boston Herald
By Herald wire services Lindsay Lohan is being investigated by Scotland Yard after $410000 worth of diamond jewelry used for the Hollywood hellcat's London photo shoot has disappeared.
Heidi, Spencer living the American dream? - msnbc.com
By Courtney Hazlett Heidi and Spencer Pratt's Plasticine presence, which seems to have been delivered via wormhole from a strange land where people are shrink-wrapped in vacuous packages ready-made for reality TV, is the exact product that's appeared ...
Former Ranger Sosa tested positive for performance-enhancing drug ... - Dallas Morning News
Sammy Sosa, who played for the Rangers in 2007, is among the players who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, according to lawyers with knowledge of the drug-testing results from that year.
Woods Is Favored, but Many Are in Range - New York Times
By LARRY DORMAN FARMINGDALE, NY - Tiger Woods is overwhelmingly favored - some would even say fated - to win the United States Open at Bethpage Black.
Comcast lines up expansive Red Sox library - Boston Herald
By Donna Goodison Comcast digital cable customers can now satisfy their appetites for all things Boston Red Sox [team stats] 24 hours a day.
FDA Warns Against Use of Popular Cold Remedy - New York Times
By GARDINER HARRIS Federal drug regulators warned consumers to stop using Zicam, a popular homeopathic cold remedy, because it could damage or destroy their sense of smell.
7 More With Swine Flu Die, Raising the City's Total to 23 - New York Times
By JAMES BARRON New York City officials reported Tuesday that seven more people with the swine flu virus had died, lifting the city's total to 23.
Synthes, Medical Device Maker, Accused of Improper Marketing - New York Times
By BARRY MEIER A medical device maker, Synthes Inc., and four of its executives were indicted Tuesday on federal charges that they improperly promoted a bone filler for purposes not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, including encouraging ...
The Death and Life of Health 'Reform' - Wall Street Journal
By HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR. So it came to pass in the waning days of the health-care wars that Democrats learned the American people really didn't want a nationalized health-care industry.
Senator Says He Had Affair With an Aide - New York Times
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON - Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada, admitted Tuesday that he had an extramarital affair with a member of his campaign staff.
Israeli official: 'Accommodation' possible on settlements - CNN International
By John King WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Israel is discussing an "accommodation" on settlement activities to show good faith with the Obama administration, a senior Israeli official told CNN on Tuesday.
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