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Most popular news on 20 June 2009 |
Iran's Top Leader Dashes Hopes for a Compromise - New York Times
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second from right in back row, prayed in Tehran on Friday. More Photos > By NAZILA FATHI and ALAN COWELL TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sternly cut off any ...
House Democrats unveil healthcare bill - Los Angeles Times
By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington -- Senior House Democrats on Friday introduced their plan for reshaping the nation's healthcare system, calling for a new government insurance option program, a new mandate on employers to provide coverage and ...
Air France searchers struggle in worsening weather - The Associated Press
RECIFE, Brazil (AP) - Military ships and planes struggled in worsening weather Friday to find more bodies and debris from the Air France jet that likely cracked apart over the Atlantic Ocean.
Birthday protests for Suu Kyi - BBC News
Protesters have gathered on the streets of Manila to mark the 64th birthday of Burma's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Former Student Dissidents Mark Tiananmen Square Anniversary Near ... - Voice of America
By Julia Ritchey On June 4, 1989 Chinese tanks rolled into the center of Beijing, crushing the country's pro-democracy movement and killing scores of protesters.
Stanford, 4 others indicted for Ponzi scheme - San Francisco Chronicle
Texas financier Allen Stanford and four others have been indicted on fraud charges in connection with a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that allegedly cheated elderly investors of their savings, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
Obama's 'national conversation' on fatherhood - Los Angeles Times
The president gathers dads for service projects and a White House town hall meeting, then speaks to young men of 'the hole in a child's heart' left by an absent father.
Car Dealers Bank On Clunkers - Wall Street Journal
By ANDREW GROSSMAN Car dealers and auto makers are laying plans to try to capitalize on the "cash for clunkers" provision in the war-funding bill passed by Congress this week.
Bull or Bear? Vote in Our Poll - TheStreet.com
The stock market's major averages were mixed Friday but the week was a down one. After rising more than 60 points earlier in Friday's session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished lower by 15.87 points, or 0.19%, at 8539.73.
Florida's unemployment rate hits 10.2 percent - MiamiHerald.com
BY SCOTT ANDRON AND JOEL POELHUIS Florida's unemployment rate broke a psychological barrier in May, entering double digits for the first time in 34 years.
Blackberry sees profits increase - BBC News
Research in Motion, the maker of Blackberry phones, saw its profits beat expectations for the quarter thanks to an increase of subscribers.
IPhone 3G S cements Apple's place at the top - San Francisco Chronicle
The iPhone was a stunner from day one, but it glossed over some obvious omissions. The follow-up last year added 3G high-speed networking and GPS, but still left room for some basic improvements.
Google Working To Halt Some China Searches - Wall Street Journal
By Scott Morrison and Aaron Back SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Google Inc. (GOOG) said Friday it was "taking all necessary steps" to block pornographic images and content from reaching users of its Chinese service, a day after the company was warned about ...
Has the riaa's Fight Against File Sharing Gone Too Far? - PC World
Jammie Thomas, a Minnesota mom, faces a $1.92 million fine for allegedly downloading a handful of copyrighted songs. Is $80000 a song constitutional?
Reports: Veteran Newsman Walter Cronkite 'Gravely Ill' - Poynter.org
"Twenty-four hours after I told CBS News that I was stepping down at my 65th birthday I was already regretting it and I've regretted it every day since ... It's too good a job for me to have given it up the way that I did.
Reports: Jon Gosselin Scoping Out Apartments in New York City - FOXNews
AP Reality TV stars Jon Gosselin and his wife Kate Gosselin from the TLC series, 'Jon & Kate Plus 8.' Reality TV stars Jon Gosselin and his wife Kate Gosselin from the TLC series, 'Jon & Kate Plus 8.' NEW YORK - Reports that Jon Gosselin is looking for ...
Gisele and Tom, Plus One - Washington Post
That was fast: Newlyweds Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady are expecting a baby, People magazine reports. The news backs up recent speculation along the same lines, beginning when Bündchen was photographed in Brazil this week with what looked like a ...
Tiger closer to cut line than lead in Open - FOXSports.com
by Robert Lusetich After more than 20 years of covering everything from election campaigns to the Olympic Games, Robert Lusetich will focus on his first love, golf, and specifically on the much-anticipated return to the fairways of the sport's king, ...
Dunn finishes off Nats' win with walk-off - MLB.com
By Mark Selig / MLB.com WASHINGTON -- Adam Dunn ripped a line drive down the first-base line with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th inning on Friday night to give the Nationals their first walk-off win, 2-1, of the season and improve their ...
Slumping Rodriguez Given Two Games Off - New York Times
By TYLER KEPNER MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The Florida Marlins came into being in 1993, when Alex Rodriguez was a high school senior in Miami.
Next question in swine flu - who gets vaccinated? - Reuters
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor - Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drug makers are gearing up to make vaccines against the new H1N1 virus, starting test batches and pledging free doses for poor countries.
Primary-Care Doctor Shortage May Undermine Reform Efforts - Washington Post
By Ashley Halsey III As the debate on overhauling the nation's health-care system exploded into partisan squabbling this week, virtually everyone still agreed on one point: There are not enough primary-care doctors to meet current needs, and providing ...
Amid E. coli scare, Nestle recalls raw cookie dough - Boston Globe
Packages of Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookies on display in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Associated Press / June 20, 2009 NEW YORK - Federal authorities are investigating a new outbreak of a bacteria-triggered illness, ...
Court Nominee Sotomayor Quits Women-Only Group - Wall Street Journal
By JESS BRAVIN WASHINGTON -- US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Friday resigned her membership in an all-women organization, hoping to head off criticism that she belonged to a discriminatory organization before her confirmation hearings begin ...
Word of the Week - Reuters
By amy.tennery - The Big Money Situations with systemic risk suggest a coming event in which several different financial institutions threaten to bring on a worldwide collapse.
For Obama, a Hit and a Miss On Gay Rights - Washington Post
By Jonathan Capehart Let's face it, the Obama administration bungled the politics surrounding its filing of a brief in a case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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