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Most popular news on 11 October 2009 |
Obama reaffirms will end 'don't ask, don't tell'
AP - President Barack Obama reaffirmed his campaign pledge to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech Saturday, but offered no timetable or specifics for acting on that promise.
The Great Recession: The numbers tell the story
AP - A year ago this weekend, the Dow Jones industrial average had just finished a slow-motion crash. Over eight days, it fell 2,400 points, or 22 percent, and stood at 8,451.
Pakistan army frees 30 at army HQ, ending siege
AP - Pakistani commandos raided their own army's headquarters Sunday to free 30 people held hostage by Islamist fighters who staged a brazen attack on the compound while wearing military uniforms.
Iran sentences three to death over vote unrest
Reuters - A court has sentenced three people to death over street unrest that erupted after Iran's disputed election in June and links to exiled opposition groups, an Iranian news agency reported Saturday.
T.I. wins BET awards from prison; Kanye a no-show
AP - T.I. didn't need to attend the BET Hip-Hop Awards to win two trophies on Saturday.
Padilla, Dodgers beat Cardinals 5-1 for sweep
AP - Unemployed in August, Vicente Padilla kept the Los Angeles Dodgers going in October.
Sweat lodge victim's family says she was in shape
AP - A 38-year-old New York woman who died after sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at a scenic Arizona resort was an avid surfer and hiker who was "in top shape," took self-improvement seriously and had a passion for art, a family spokesman said.
Turkey, Armenia sign historic accord
AP - Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark agreement Saturday to establish diplomatic relations and open their sealed border after a century of enmity, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped the two sides clear a last-minute snag.
State budgets get adrenaline shot from Clunkers
AP - Struggling states and towns got a dose of badly needed money this summer from a Cash for Clunkers program that poured hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue into their budgets.
Read the health bill! Not as easy as you think
AP - Read the bill! It was a rallying cry at angry health care town halls this summer and has evolved into something of a political movement. Many Americans are demanding that lawmakers actually read the comprehensive legislation they've written — or at least make it publicly available — before voting on it.
Congress could thwart bid to view abuse photos
AP - Congress is set to allow the Pentagon to keep new pictures of foreign detainees abused by their U.S. captors from the public, a move intended to end a legal fight over the photographs' release that has reached the Supreme Court.
US lead in danger? Nobels tell a different story
AP - After cleaning up in the Nobel science prizes, the United States scored another coup: the peace prize for a president less than nine months in office.
1 adult killed, several students hurt in ID crash
AP - A bus carrying a celebrated Utah high school band swerved off a Idaho interstate Saturday night and crashed, killing an instructor and injuring several students, police and a school official said.
Obama: One more push for health care cooperation
AP - President Barack Obama sees both "unprecedented consensus" from outside Congress on his drive to remake the nation's health care system and obstructionism by some on Capitol Hill.
Buddies Damon, Affleck are also distant relatives
AP - It seems Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are more than childhood pals and Hollywood collaborators.
Frank urges gay activists to lobby for change
AP - Rep. Barney Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration "a waste of time at best."
Suggestion powers 'Paranormal Activity' phenom
AP - The no-budget ghost story "Paranormal Activity" arrives 10 years after "The Blair Witch Project," and the two horror movies share more than a clever construct and shaky, handheld camerawork.
Pakistan commandos rescue 25 hostages, three killed
Reuters - Pakistani commandos stormed a building near army headquarters on Sunday and freed 25 hostages being held there by suspected Taliban militants, ending violence that began a day earlier, a military spokesman said.
Seychelles captures 11 suspected pirates
AP - French soldiers successfully defended two fishing boats from capture by pirates in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, and 11 men suspected of involvement in the failed attack were pursued at sea and captured, officials said.
Jackson's 'This Is It' single to debut online
AP - The first song from the upcoming Michael Jackson music documentary will make its debut online.
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