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Most popular news on 3 November 2007 |
FBI knew of O.J. Simpson plan in advance
AP - Federal agents learned three weeks in advance that O.J. Simpson and a memorabilia dealer planned an operation to retrieve personal items Simpson said were stolen from him, according to FBI reports obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
Hundreds of thousands flee Mexico floods
AP - Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans fled a flooded region of the Gulf coast Friday, jumping from rooftops into rescue helicopters, scrambling into boats or swimming out through murky brown water. President Felipe Calderon called the flooding in Tabasco state one of Mexico's worst recent natural disasters, and pledged to rebuild.
Comet draws scientific, amateur interest
AP - A comet that has unexpectedly brightened in the past couple of weeks and now is visible to the naked eye is attracting professional and amateur interest.
Evidence against former astronaut tossed
AP - A judge agreed Friday to toss much of the evidence against Nowak, a former astronaut accused of making a diaper-assisted, 1,000-mile drive to confront a woman vying for the affections of the same space shuttle pilot.
Kind of Like Unofficial Polygamy
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: I am a very happily married woman with a problem: well-intentioned friends and family. My husband and I are polyamorous and not ashamed of it. We have wonderful girlfriends who are special and a part of our family.
Reunited Van Halen parties like it's 1984
Reuters - Their mullets may be shorn but hard
rockers Van Halen are partying like it's 1984 on a sold-out
U.S. tour with original frontman David Lee Roth - one of
several baby-boomer bands back on the road this year.
A&E pulls 'Dog' series from schedule
AP - Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's show has been pulled from the air indefinitely by A&E, two days after a private phone conversation in which the reality star used a racial slur repeatedly was posted online.
Gay Republicans come out of the closet
Reuters - Doug Warner seems like a stereotypical
Republican: Southern, white, male, he served in the military,
drives an SUV and likes hunting and fishing.
Loss, Grief and Jack Daniels
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: My husband and I have been married almost five years.
Clinton presses for White House papers
AP - Former President Clinton said Friday that a letter he wrote to the National Archives was to expedite release of his papers, not slow the process or hide anything as rivals are suggesting in criticism of his wife.
Judge booted for flipping coin to decide
AP - A judge who ordered a woman to drop her pants and decided a custody dispute by flipping a coin was removed from the bench by the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday. The decision against Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge James Michael Shull of Gate City was unanimous.
Big Pig-Like Beast Discovered
LiveScience.com - A new species of pig-like mammal called a peccary has been discovered in the southeastern Amazon region of Brazil, a scientist announced today. It is the largest peccary in the world, about the size of a large dog.
The newly named beast (Pecari maximus) was found in the basin of the Rio Aripuanã and confirmed to be a distinct species via a genetic analysis conducted by the Leiden Centre for Environmental Sciences in the Netherlands.
Though new to science, locals already knew about the creature. ...
US military takes on latter-day pirates
AP - The U.S. military is once again tangling with pirates, intervening in waters off Somalia twice this week to help ships seized by hijackers — and bringing to mind another century's battles off Africa.
Italy police crack down on foreigners
AP - Dozens of immigrants were fleeing their shantytown homes on the outskirts of Rome Friday after a string of attacks blamed on foreigners prompted authorities to crack down on camps inhabited mainly by Gypsies.
Ex-boyfriend wants in on Smith's estate
AP - An ex-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith who is serving a six-year sentence for making criminal threats against her wants a piece of her inheritance, according to documents filed with Los Angeles Superior Court.
Bush attorney general nominee gets boost
AP - Michael Mukasey drew closer to becoming attorney general Friday after two key Senate Democrats said they would vote for him despite his refusal to say whether waterboarding is torture.
Brown rules out Simpsons TV appearance
AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown ruled out Wednesday making a cameo appearance in the hit US television cartoon series "The Simpsons".
Citigroup CEO Prince to resign: reports
Reuters - Citigroup Inc Chief Executive
Charles Prince plans to resign this weekend, the Wall Street
Journal said, as the widening subprime mortgage crisis deals a
final blow to a reign long under attack.
Report: Pilots slept on overnight flight
AP - Two commercial pilots allegedly fell asleep on a flight between Baltimore and Denver, with one pilot waking up to "frantic" calls from air traffic controllers warning them they were approaching the airport at twice the speed allowed.
Pipe bomb locks down Ariz. nuke plant
AP - Security officials at the nation's largest nuclear power plant detained a contract worker with a small pipe bomb in the back of his pickup truck Friday, authorities said.
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