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Most popular news on 1 November 2007 |
Army needs more contracting personnel
AP - The Army, stung by a contracting fraud scandal that has generated more than 80 criminal investigations, needs 1,400 more personnel to deal with the demands of supplying troops in combat, said U.S. officials familiar with a report by federal procurement experts.
Jury awards father $11M in funeral case
AP - A grieving father won a nearly $11 million verdict Wednesday against a fundamentalist Kansas church that pickets military funerals out of a belief that the war in Iraq is a punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality.
Australian laments ear wax eating video
AP - Australia's opposition leader lamented his past behavior on Wednesday, as images of him picking his ear wax in Parliament reached a growing audience via the Internet.
Tens of thousands flee Mexico flooding
AP - A week of heavy rains unleashed massive flooding Wednesday in southeastern Mexico, where tens of thousands fled the rising waters for shelters in Tabasco and Chiapas states.
Chimpanzee who knew sign language dies
AP - Washoe, a female chimpanzee believed to be the first non-human to acquire human language, has died of natural causes at the research institute where she was kept.
'Dog' Chapman sorry for using N-word
AP - Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman apologized Wednesday for repeatedly using a racial slur in a profanity-laced tirade during a private phone conversation with his son that was recorded and posted online.
Polygamist leader said he was 'immoral'
AP - Sitting in jail awaiting trial, the leader of a polygamous sect renounced his role as a prophet and said he had been "immoral" with a sister and daughter decades ago, newly unsealed documents show.
Giuliani leads Republican field but faces tough path
Reuters - Two months before the first votes
are cast, no Republican presidential candidate has been able to
break loose from the crowded field, with Rudy Giuliani leading
nationally but facing an uncertain path to victory.
Kitna regrets 'naked coach' costume flap
AP - Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna and his wife dressed up as a naked man and a fast-food drive-through attendant at a teammate's Halloween party, depicting an embarrassing moment for one of the team's assistant coaches.
Papers show Churchill's Cabinet battles
AP - Winston Churchill had bitter disputes with his Cabinet during the Cold War about building the hydrogen bomb and conducting private diplomacy with the Soviet Union — even threatening to resign at one point, declassified documents showed Thursday.
Turkey turns to sanctions in battle with Kurdish rebels
AFP - Turkey announced a blitz of sanctions targeting Kurdish PKK rebels on Wednesday in a move expected to affect members of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish administration.
Tropical storm death toll rises to 81
AP - Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides and floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, pushing the death toll to 81 on Wednesday and forcing some parents to choose which of their children to save from the surging waters.
Designer says Jennifer Lopez is pregnant
AP - Roberto Cavalli has confirmed, perhaps inadvertently, that Jennifer Lopez is pregnant. Asked what types of clothing he designs for celebrities, the fashion designer told People magazine: "Well Jennifer Lopez, at this moment, she requests something very special because she is waiting for the baby."
Tot dies in hot car outside Ariz. eatery
AP - A woman who found her 1-year-old son dead in her hot, stuffy car after she worked her seven-hour shift as a Hooters waitress has been arrested, police said Wednesday.
BAD GIFTS FROM RELATIVES ARE WASTE OF GOOD MONEY
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: Every year I receive baked goods from a friend who lives across the country. They are petrified by the time they arrive. About the same time, I get food baskets containing highly processed food and waxy chocolate candies (heart attack inducers, I call them) by mail-order from several family members. I have never eaten this kind of food. I throw it all right in the trash.
Bush jokes Cheney is "Darth Vader"
AFP - US President George W. Bush joked Wednesday that Vice President Dick Cheney, sometimes caricatured as Darth Vader, did not need a costume to play the sinister "Star Wars" villain for Halloween.
'Don Vito' convicted on 2 sex counts
AP - The man known as "Don Vito" on MTV's show "Viva La Bam" was convicted Wednesday of two counts of sexual assault on a child. Vincent Margera, 51, who was accused of groping three girls ages 12 to 14 during an autograph signing event last year at mall skate park in the Denver suburb of Lakewood, fell to the floor cursing and yelled, "Just kill me now."
SF bans Castro District Halloween fete
AP - Something frightful is brewing in the city's Castro District, home to the largest Halloween happening in the San Francisco Bay area.
Garrison gets prison for drunk driving
Reuters - Actor Lane Garrison, who played an
inmate on the television drama "Prison Break," was sentenced to
three years and four months in prison on Wednesday for a
drunken driving crash that killed a teenager.
Witches gather in U.S. to honor ancestors at Halloween
Reuters - There are no plans to
fly on a broom across the full moon or send black cats
scurrying through graveyards, but witches' covens will gather
on October 31 to honor and commune with beloved ancestors.
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