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Most popular news on 31 October 2007 |
Moderate earthquake rattles Bay Area
AP - A moderate earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday night, rattling homes and nerves, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Investigator 'debugs' N.M. ghost mystery
AP - Jeepers, it was just one of those creepers. An investigator specializing in all things bizarre has debugged the mystery of the Santa Fe Courthouse Ghost — a specter captured on a blurry surveillance videotape.
Obama, Edwards take on Clinton in debate
AP - Democrats Barack Obama and John Edwards sharply challenged Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's candor, consistency and judgment Tuesday in a televised debate that underscored her front-runner status two months before the first presidential primary votes.
Pa. hunter's images stir Bigfoot debate
AP - It's furry and walks on all fours. Beyond that, about the only thing certain about the critter photographed by a hunter's camera is that some people have gotten the notion it could be a Sasquatch, or bigfoot. Others say it's just a bear with a bad skin infection.
Cuba warns US against regime change
AP - Cuba's foreign minister on Tuesday warned that his country is prepared to defend itself if the United States tries to bring regime change by force, saying a conflict would jeopardize U.S. stability.
CORRECTED: Moderate earthquake hits Northern California
Reuters - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake
struck in a rural area about 9 miles northeast of San Jose,
California, Silicon Valley's biggest city, on Tuesday night,
the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Mukasey draws more heat on torture
Reuters - Michael Mukasey, President George W.
Bush's nominee to be attorney general, said on Tuesday he does
not know if any waterboarding interrogation methods that may be
used by the United States constitute unlawful torture. But he
vowed to find out.
More young adults on cholesterol drugs
AP - Use of cholesterol and blood pressure medicines by young adults appears to be rising rapidly — at a faster pace than among senior citizens, according to an industry report being released Tuesday.
Singer Robert Goulet dies at age 73
AP - Robert Goulet, the handsome, big-voiced baritone whose Broadway debut in "Camelot" launched an award-winning stage and recording career, has died. He was 73. The singer died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital while awaiting a lung transplant, said Goulet spokesman Norm Johnson.
Toddler found alive in plane wreckage
AP - A 3-year-old girl found alive in the upside-down wreckage of an airplane survived because she was strapped in a car seat, rescuers said. They said they knew she was OK when she cried for her teddy bear.
Commuters Inhale Heavy Dose of Pollution
LiveScience.com - Driving is more hazardous than anyone knew: A heavy commuter inhales more pollution while driving than in the entire rest of the day, a new study finds.
Democrats open fire on Clinton at debate
Reuters - The Democratic presidential
contenders went on the attack against front-runner Hillary
Clinton on Tuesday, questioning whether she could win the White
House and accusing her of saber-rattling against Iran and
shifting her views for political gain.
Immunity deals 'routine' for contractors
AP - Limited immunity has been routinely offered to private security contractors involved in shootings in Iraq, State Department officials said Tuesday, denying such actions jeopardized criminal prosecution of Blackwater USA guards accused of killing 17 Iraqi civilians.
Woman claims pet-sitter made her pig fat
AP - A woman wants abuse charges filed against an acquaintance who was pet-sitting for her potbellied pig and allowed the animal to get fat.
Little resigns, paving the way for Torre
AP - Grady Little is out as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a move that sure seems to pave the way for Joe Torre to take over. One report said Torre and the Dodgers had already reached a deal that would give the former New York Yankees manager a new job only weeks after he parted ways with the club.
Halloween zombie mistaken for murder victim
Reuters - Passengers on a German train mistook a
Halloween reveller dressed up as a gore-covered zombie for a
murder victim and called the police.
Dogs shoot man on hunting trip
AFP - A pack of hunting dogs shot an Iowa man as he went to retrieve a fallen pheasant, authorities said.
In Myanmar, child soldiers said to be bought and sold
Reuters - Myanmar is filling the ranks of its
depleted armed forces with children as young as 10 and may try
to capture even more boys after the recent crackdown on
pro-democracy protests, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Sleeping pills for kids top global list of bad products
AFP - Sleeping pills advertised for children, dangerous toys and bottled water taken from local reservoirs are among the world's worst products, a global consumer group said Monday.
Tech accused of abusing elderly corpse
AP - A Teaneck hospital lab technician has been jailed after being accused of sexually abusing the corpse of a 92-year-old woman, authorities say.
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