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Most popular news on 15 October 2009 |
People reveals new photo of Jaycee Dugard
The Yahoo! Newsroom - This morning People magazine revealed its new cover featuring a photograph of a beaming Jaycee Dugard. The image of the 29-year-old Dugard is the first to be released to the public since she was was freed after spending the past 18 years in captivity and reunited with her family. A quote from Dugard accompanies the cover photo that says simply, "I'm so happy to be back with my family."
Obama calls for $250 payments to seniors
AP - President Barack Obama called on Congress Wednesday to approve $250 payments to more than 50 million seniors to make up for no increase in Social Security next year. The Social Security Administration is scheduled to announce Thursday that there will be no cost of living increase next year. By law, increases are pegged to inflation, which has been negative this year.
Columbine parents praise essay by mom of shooter
AP - Parents and survivors of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School are saying good things about an essay released Tuesday by the mother of shooter Dylan Klebold.
AP sources: al-Qaida's Afghan head contacted Zazi
AP - The airport shuttle driver accused of plotting a bombing in New York had contacts with al-Qaida that went nearly all the way to the top, to an Osama bin Laden confidant believed to be the terrorist group's leader in Afghanistan, U.S. intelligence officials told The Associated Press.
Chinese herbs show promise for diabetes prevention
Reuters - A number of traditional Chinese herbs may help control blood sugar levels in people at high risk of diabetes, a new research review suggests.
Arctic ice cap to disappear in 20-30 years: study
AFP - The Arctic ice cap will disappear completely in summer months within 20 to 30 years, a polar research team said as they presented findings from an expedition led by adventurer Pen Hadow.
Avril Lavigne files for divorce from Sum 41 rocker
AP - Court records show Avril Lavigne has filed for divorce from her musician husband after three years of marriage. Lavigne filed for divorce from Sum 41 singer Deryck Jason Whibley on Friday in Los Angeles.
From Baghdad to Boston, Biden re-redefining VP job
AP - Early in the 2008 campaign, when high hopes hadn't given way to harsh realities, presidential candidate Joe Biden told his wife, Jill, "I can picture myself sitting in the Oval Office. I can picture who I'd pick up the phone and call."
No quiet fadeaway for federal insurance option
AP - Fears about high costs of the health care overhaul and mistrust of insurers are rekindling interest in letting the government sell health insurance as part of the plan.
Tate Modern replaces nude image of Brooke Shields
AP - Britain's Tate Modern museum has replaced a nude image of 10-year-old Brooke Shields with a photograph of the actress as an adult.
Justice Dept. seeks action vs. gay discrimination
AP - The Obama administration's point man on civil rights said Wednesday he will seek to fight discrimination against gays, an area in which the Justice Department has had only a small role in the past.
Getting U.S. Troops into Afghanistan Poses New Challenge
Time.com - The terrain, the military's requirements and the enemy all pose massive challenges to fielding more U.S. troops in Afghanistan
US strike on suspected militant hideout in Pakistan
AFP - A US drone missile attack on a suspected militant hideout in a remote tribal area in northwest Pakistan early Thursday killed at least four people, security officials said.
Singer Leona Lewis punched during UK book signing
AP - A young man punched singer Leona Lewis in the head as she signed autographs and posed for photographs at a book signing session in central London on Wednesday, her spokesman said.
Taliban strength in Afghanistan nears military proportion
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- A recent U.S. intelligence assessment has raised the estimated number of full-time Taliban-led insurgents fighting in Afghanistan to at least 25,000, underscoring how the crisis has worsened even as the U.S. and its allies have beefed up their military forces, a U.S. official said Thursday.
Leonardo fingerprint reveals $150 million artwork
AP - Mona Lisa has something new to smile about.
Limbaugh dropped from group seeking to buy Rams
AP - Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from a group seeking to buy the St. Louis Rams. Limbaugh was to be a limited partner in a bid led by St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts, but Checketts said in a statement Wednesday that Limbaugh's participation had complicated the effort. The group will move forward without him.
Still a long way to go before health bill becomes law
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- Now comes the hard part of crafting a new health care system -- hard not just because a lot of corporate, consumer and political interests want to be satisfied, but because the next steps will proceed in secret.
Thousands flee tribal Pakistan ahead of offensive
AFP - Tens of thousands of people have fled Pakistan's lawless tribal region ahead of an expected army offensive, officials said Wednesday, as fighter jets pounded Taliban positions.
Gunmen attack federal building in Pakistan
AP - Gunmen entered a federal law enforcement building in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, firing shots and terrifying employees in the latest in a string of attacks to rock this U.S.-allied nuclear-armed country as it prepares to launch a major offensive in a Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold.
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