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Most popular news on 16 June 2009 |
Indiana soldier to auction rare piece of history
AP - A rare leather-bound book that played an influential role in America's early history could bring a windfall for a soldier training for his second tour in Iraq.
Analysis: Doctors' boos show Obama's tough road
AP - Barack Obama isn't used to hearing boos.
AIG lawyer: Ex-top exec plundered retirement plan
AP - The former top executive of American International Group Inc. plundered an AIG retirement program of billions of dollars because he was angry at being forced out of the company, a lawyer for AIG told jurors Monday at the start of a civil trial.
Speed of Iran vote count called suspicious
AP - How do you count almost 40 million handwritten paper ballots in a matter of hours and declare a winner? That's a key question in Iran's disputed presidential election. International polling experts and Iran analysts said the speed of the vote count, coupled with a lack of detailed election data normally released by officials, was fueling suspicion around President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide victory.
Letterman apologizes again for 'bad' Palin joke
AP - David Letterman said his joke about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter was a lousy joke, no matter how you cut it, and he's sorry. But the late-night host insisted that what's got people really riled is the misconception over which Palin daughter the joke was about.
Chief blames `knuckleheads' for Lakers disturbance
AP - Looting and vandalism that broke out in the aftermath of the Los Angeles Lakers' basketball championship won't keep the city from celebrating the team's victory: City officials and the Lakers are planning a victory parade they hope will overshadow unrest the police chief blames on a mob of "knuckleheads."
Judge says museum suspect can't appear in court
AP - A white supremacist accused of fatally shooting a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is in no condition to appear in court, a federal judge ruled Monday. James von Brunn, 88, was shot in the face by guards who returned his fire last week and is still hospitalized. FBI officials have said he is likely to survive.
Miley Cyrus: Who's That Boy She Was Kissing?
E! Online - Miley Cyrus was caught kissing a boy today!
Exxon told to pay interest on Alaska spill award
AP - Exxon Mobil Corp. was ordered Monday to pay about $500 million in interest on punitive damages for the Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska, nearly doubling the payout to Alaska Natives, fishermen, business owners and others harmed by the 1989 disaster.
Iranian protester killed after opposition rally
AP - In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed through the capital Monday, and the fist-waving protesters denounced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim to victory in a disputed election.
8-year-old Ky. boy found dead in church elevator
AP - The body of an 8-year-old boy was found with his head pinned in a church elevator as his family was cleaning up after his grandmother's wedding reception, authorities said Monday.
Puppy survives after 'flush' with death
AP - A British pup had a narrow flush with disaster after his 4-year-old master decided to give him a bath in the toilet. Daniel Blair was quoted as telling Britain's Daily Mirror tabloid that he tried to clean the muddy 1-week-old cocker spaniel because he was muddy, and he flushed him down the drain.
Speed monitors switched on Air France jets
AP - Air France has finished replacing air speed monitors on all its long-haul Airbus aircraft even though the cause of the Flight 447 disaster remains a mystery, a pilots' union official said Monday.
Microbe Wakes Up After 120,000 Years
LiveScience.com - After more than 120,000 years trapped beneath a block of ice in Greenland, a tiny microbe has awoken. The long-lasting bacteria may hold clues to what life forms might exist on other planets.
Obama presses doctors to back health care overhaul
AP - President Barack Obama bluntly told doctors Monday he is against their highest legislative priority — limiting malpractice awards — and earned a smattering of boos from an audience he was here to court for his health care overhaul plans.
Lakers primed for another title run next year
Reuters - The Los Angeles Lakers basked in the glow of their 15th championship on Monday knowing that additional titles may be on the way.
Captain America rises from the dead for new series
AP - Captain America is rising from the grave.
Brad Pitt, family give $1M to Missouri hospital
AP - Brad Pitt and his siblings have given $1 million to help a Missouri hospital open a new pediatric cancer center that will be named for their mother.
Jessica Alba Off the Hook for Shark Attack
E! Online - Call it catch and release.
Judge rejects sale of Coyotes, move to Canada
AP - The Coyotes are staying in Phoenix, at least for now.
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