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Most popular news on 14 September 2009 |
Police: Found body is likely missing Yale student
AP - Police on Sunday said they found what they believe is the body of a Yale University graduate student and bride-to-be hidden inside the wall of a university building where she was last seen five days before.
Risk-taking is back for banks 1 year after crisis
AP - A year after the financial system nearly collapsed, the nation's biggest banks are bigger and regaining their appetite for risk.
Kanye West apologizes for Swift outburst at VMAs
AP - Kanye West apologized for an outburst at the MTV Video Music Awards that was directed at country-pop sweetheart Taylor Swift.
Bin Laden reportedly calls Obama 'powerless'
AP - In a tape released Sunday by al-Qaida's media wing, terrorist leader Osama bin Laden said President Barack Obama is "powerless" to stop the war in Afghanistan.
Williams fined $10,000; new investigation opened
AP - Serena Williams' profanity-laced, finger-pointing tirade at a U.S. Open linesperson drew a $10,000 fine Sunday, and more punishment could follow from a broader investigation into what the head of the tournament called her "threatening manner."
Italy grapples with priest sex abuse accusations
AP - It happened night after night, the deaf man said, sometimes in the priest's bedroom, sometimes in the bathroom, even in the confessional.
Is there trouble in Oprah's TV kingdom?
AP - Oprah Winfrey is opening her talk show's 24th season with a flourish. One week of programs include a Chicago block party with the Black Eyed Peas, an exclusive Whitney Houston interview, her first Dr. Phil visit in seven years and a trip to New York.
Obama says he's expecting 'good health care bill'
AP - President Barack Obama said he is confident Congress will pass "a good health care bill," as months of rancor over reforming the nation's health care system seemed to be easing Sunday, with the White House playing down an immediate role for a government insurance option.
6 Hong Kong workers die in elevator shaft fall
AP - A construction platform inside an elevator shaft collapsed Sunday, sending six workers falling about 20 stories to their deaths inside a Hong Kong skyscraper, officials said.
Words Of Apology Are Not Part Of Wife's Vocabulary
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married 23 years. Not once in all those 23 years have I ever received an apology from her.
Pakistan outsources part of terror war to militia
AP - They wear their hair and beards long, Taliban style, and support attacks on U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. Yet the fighters are tolerated and — many believe — backed by Pakistan because they share a common enemy: the country's most deadly terror network.
Florida's Disney World to get Fantasyland facelift
AP - Disney executives are planning the largest expansion in the history of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in central Florida.
China military spotlighted in national day parade
AP - China's biggest military parade in a decade will show off an army bristling with formidable new capabilities and deliver a potent message to the U.S. and others not to underestimate Beijing's determination to defend its interests at home and abroad.
Serena fined for tirade at US Open as probe launched
AFP - Serena Williams was fined 10,500 dollars on Sunday for her angry outburst at a line judge that ended a US Open semi-final and the incident is being investigated by the Grand Slam Committee.
Probe into Ill. fundraiser's death looks at drugs
AP - The investigation into the death of the former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich intensified on Sunday as medical examiners completed an autopsy and detectives looked into whether drugs found in the trusted aide's vehicle might have factored into his death.
Official: Dozens of Taliban killed after U.S. deaths
AP - About 50 Taliban militants died in a battle in western Afghanistan after an insurgent ambush killed three U.S. troops, an Afghan official said Sunday.
Sebelius: Swine flu shots may start early October
AP - The nation's first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday.
Ex-BoE member astounded U.S. govt didn't save Lehman
Reuters - The former deputy Governor of the Bank of England said he was "astounded" the U.S. government let Lehman Brothers go under, and that the bank's collapse marked a clear moment when people lost confidence in the markets.
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