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Most popular news on 23 August 2009 |
Police scour Canada for millionaire murder suspect
AP - Canadian authorities on Saturday intensified the manhunt for the millionaire reality TV star accused of murdering a former swimsuit model and stuffing her naked, mutilated body in a suitcase.
Ricketts family to buy Cubs for $845 million
AP - A billionaire brokerage family will attempt what a newspaper publisher and a chewing-gum dynasty failed to do: Break baseball's longest World Series drought.
Wildfires approach Athens, hospitals evacuated
AP - Dozens of wildfires broke out across Greece, torching olive groves, cutting off villages and sending residents fleeing Saturday as one of the largest blazes swept perilously close to the capital's northern suburbs.
Obama wants honest health care debate
AP - President Barack Obama is challenging critics of his push to overhaul the health care system to stop making "phony claims" about proposals now the subject of intense coast-to-coast debate.
North Korea's Kim sends message to South's leader
Reuters - North Korean envoys in Seoul to mourn the death of a former president on Sunday held their first talks with the current leader since he took office about 18 months ago and delivered a message from Kim Jong-il.
Hurricane Bill's winds weaken as it nears US
AP - A weakening Hurricane Bill spun northward Saturday, churning up rough seas, creating dangerous rip tides and closing beaches to swimmers up and down the eastern seaboard, including President Barack Obama's planned vacation spot, Martha's Vineyard.
Lawyers can question 9/11 suspect in writing
AP - Lawyers for a Guantanamo Bay detainee will be allowed to question — in writing — accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a federal judge has ruled. The decision is a setback for government lawyers who had sought to limit the scope of detainee lawyers' challenges to the detention and prosecution of terror suspects.
Gaddafi hugs Lockerbie bomber; Britain denies deal
FBI director outraged by Lockerbie bomber release
AP - FBI Director Robert Mueller sharply criticized Scotland's justice minister for releasing the Lockerbie bomber, an act that "gives comfort to terrorists" all over the world.
Competition lacking among private health insurers
AP - One of the most widely accepted arguments against a government medical plan for the middle class is that it would quash competition — just what private insurers seem to be doing themselves in many parts of the U.S.
NKorean delegation meets with SKorean president
AP - A high-level North Korean delegation conveyed a message from leader Kim Jong Il to the South Korean president during a rare meeting Sunday in the latest sign of warming ties on the tense Korean peninsula.
New Moon Photo Reveals Tracks from Tough Apollo Moonwalk
SPACE.com - A new
snapshot from NASA's newest moon probe has revealed the 38-year-old tracks leftover
from a grueling moonwalk by two Apollo astronauts who tried, and failed,
to reach a tantalizing crater.
Iraqis begin restoring concrete walls in Baghdad
AP - Workers used giant cranes to raise concrete walls around the blast-scarred Foreign Ministry and other government buildings on Saturday, as Iraqi authorities sought to bolster security after suicide truck bombings that killed scores in Baghdad.
Wal-Mart worker accused of beating boss with bat
AP - Police in New Haven accused a Wal-Mart worker of beating an assistant manager in a store aisle with an aluminum baseball bat after getting reprimanded for the second time in a few days. Officer Joseph Avery said Tuesday that police are still looking for the 26-year-old suspect. They plan to charge him with first-degree assault and breach of peace.
Chance of Obama visit highlights bond with Kennedy
AP - When Barack Obama's presidential prospects sagged, Sen. Edward Kennedy lifted the candidate with a coveted endorsement. When brain cancer kept the Massachusetts Democrat from delivering his stepdaughter's college commencement address, Obama left the campaign trail and stood in for his then-Senate colleague.
Nephew: Michael joined family weeks before death
AP - A nephew of Michael Jackson says his uncle joined a large family dinner a few weeks before he died, and talked openly about his creative plans beyond the 50-date concert stint in London.
Worldwide `Avatar' previews thrill sci-fi fans
AP - Fans wearing 3D glasses clapped as soon as James Cameron's face appeared on screen. The filmmaker, shown in 3D, invited moviegoers to enjoy a 16-minute peek of his anticipated sci-fi epic "Avatar," which was screened for free around the world Friday.
CIA report has new details of prisoner abuse: media
Reuters - CIA interrogators carried out mock executions and threatened an al Qaeda commander with a gun and an electric drill, according to an internal report that provides new details of abuses inside's the agency's secret prisons, two leading U.S. newspapers reported on Saturday.
Barber tries to rob store over bad beef jerky
AP - Police said a Cleveland barber became so upset by what he considered bad beef jerky that he returned to the store where he bought it and tried to rob the owner. Police said the 28-year-old barber walked into the store where he bought the snack, just two doors down from his barbershop, and tried to rob the owner Thursday night.
Bolt wins 3rd gold at worlds, minus world record
AP - For once, Usain Bolt ran in a final that didn't produce a world record.
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