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Most popular news on 26 October 2007 |
As Calif. fires burned, copters grounded
AP - As wildfires were charging across Southern California, nearly two dozen water-dropping helicopters and two massive cargo planes sat idly by, grounded by government rules and bureaucracy.
'Lost' actor Daniel Dae Kim arrested
AP - Actor Daniel Dae Kim was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Thursday by Honolulu police — the fourth actor on ABC's "Lost" to run into trouble with the law while filming in Hawaii.
Al-Qaida angry at Jazeera on Laden tape
AP - Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq.
6 burned bodies found in California
AP - On a day when firefighters methodically beat back several of the wildfires menacing Southern California and thousands of evacuees were allowed home, authorities said Thursday they had found six bodies burned by the flames.
Teacher killed in gruesome Iraq shooting
AP - A Sunni schoolteacher was hijacked as he drove to visit his sister in a predominantly Shiite area of Baghdad on Thursday. His body was found an hour later with three gunshots to his eyes.
The Prescription for No Squabbling
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: I have been married for over 15 years and continue to have issues with my mother-in-law. Since the first day she walked into my home, she has been stealing prescription drugs (painkillers) and acts as though she's done nothing wrong.
My wife, her daughter, is just as frustrated as I am, but is afraid to rock the boat. Whenever she does, her father calls us both liars and then they ignore us for months at a time.
Testimony: Mob discussed Giuliani hit
AP - The bosses of New York's five Mafia families discussed killing Rudy Giuliani in 1986 when he was a mob-busting federal prosecutor, according to testimony Wednesday in the murder trial of a former FBI agent.
Suspected cannibal refuses to make plea
AP - An aspiring writer who left a horror scene of body parts in his apartment was arraigned on Thursday on charges of murder and desecrating a corpse after he allegedly cut up and ate part of his girlfriend's body.
Shutting down deep brain region may help addicts: study
AFP - An animal study released Thursday bolsters the notion that drug cravings can be "switched off" by shutting down a key part of the brain, a finding that could have implications for treating addicts.
Army medics train at Miami trauma center
AP - The trauma center's radio crackles an alert: A 34-year-old woman injured in an auto wreck is being brought in by helicopter. Parts of her scalp have been torn back, exposing her skull. Broken bones may be sticking out through the skin of her left leg. Her injuries may help save the lives of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
Report: Primates in danger of extinction
AP - Almost a third of all apes, monkeys and other primates are in danger of extinction because of rampant habitat destruction, the commercial sale of their meat and the trade in illegal wildlife, a report released Friday said.
Men, Menopause and the Proverbial Red Sports Car
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: I am 55 and have been married to a wonderful 62-year-old man for 20 years. I have always felt our marriage was strong. However, during the last nine months he has been corresponding by e-mail with a 40-year-old woman he met through work a year ago.
US levies harsh sanctions against Iran
AP - The United States announced harsh new penalties on the Iranian military and state-owned banking systems Thursday, raising pressure on the world financial system to cut ties with a regime the West accuses of bankrolling terrorism and seeking a nuclear bomb.
U.S. sponsors postpone push for Armenian genocide bill
Reuters - Backers of a resolution to formally
name the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a genocide
said on Thursday they would postpone efforts to bring it to a
vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Nuclear submarine commander removed
AP - The commanding officer of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hampton was relieved of his duty Thursday because of a loss of confidence in his leadership, the Navy said.
Prostitutes sew lips together in protest
Reuters - Prostitutes in the Bolivian city of El
Alto sewed their lips together Wednesday as part of a hunger
strike to demand that the mayor reopen brothels and bars
ordered closed after violent protests by residents last week.
Man sues Belushi over Land Rover sale
AP - Comedian Jim Belushi is being sued by the 78-year-old father of his former driver, who accuses him of selling a used 2001 Land Rover that turned out to be a lemon.
Bush visits California wildfire victims
AP - President Bush had a message Thursday for Southern Californians weary and frightened from five days of wildfires. "We're not going to forget you in Washington, D.C.," he declared in an eerie echo of what he once told Hurricane Katrina victims.
Sex scandal snares young Vietnamese star
AP - Vietnam is having a Paris Hilton moment.
Baby seats recalled due to head injuries
Reuters - Some 1 million foam baby seats sold
by Target Corp, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other large retailers
are being recalled because of reports of young children falling
out of the seats, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
said on Thursday.
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