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Most popular news on 5 August 2009 |
Clinton, 2 journalists depart NKorea for US
AP - Former President Bill Clinton brought two freed U.S. journalists out of North Korea early Wednesday following rare talks with reclusive leader Kim Jong Il, who pardoned the women sentenced to hard labor for entering the country illegally.
AP sources: Russian subs patrolling off East Coast
AP - Two nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling in international waters off the East Coast for several days, in activity reminiscent of the Cold War, defense officials said Tuesday.
NY police: Wrong-way crash driver was drunk, high
AP - A mother drank vodka and smoked marijuana while taking a vanload of children home from a weekend camping trip that ended in disaster when she went the wrong way on a highway and crashed into an SUV, killing eight people, police said Tuesday.
Middle-income family spends $221,000 to raise baby
AP - It's no secret that raising children can be expensive, but how about nearly a quarter of a million dollars expensive?
Silent gunman's Pa. health club shooting kills 5
AP - An armed man strolled to the back of an exercise class at a health club in suburban Pittsburgh on Tuesday night and then pulled out two guns and started spraying bullets, leaving five people dead, including himself, and injuring at least 10 others, police and a hospital said.
Senators, Military Advisers Urge Obama to Double Afghan Forces
Bloomberg - Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama and top U.S.
military commanders are under pressure from influential senators
and civilian advisers to double the size of Afghan security
forces, a commitment that would cost billions of dollars.
`Cash for clunkers' effect on pollution? A blip
AP - "Cash for clunkers" could have the same effect on global warming pollution as shutting down the entire country — every automobile, every factory, every power plant — for an hour per year. That could rise to three hours if the program is extended by Congress and remains as popular as it is now.
Fox says Paula Abdul quitting 'American Idol'
AP - Paula Abdul announced Tuesday she is quitting "American Idol," a show that she said became an international phenomenon with her help.
Senate conducts historic debate on Sotomayor
AP - The Senate held a history-making debate Tuesday on confirming Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice, with Republican opponents asserting she would bring bias to the bench and Democratic supporters saying she was a mainstream moderate.
Obama and allies brace for health care showdown
AP - Bracing for an August showdown over health care reform, Senate Democrats and President Barack Obama declared themselves united Tuesday on their determination to enact a historic overhaul this year — ideally with Republican cooperation but without if necessary.
Doctors baffled by Indian village of over 200 sets of twins
Reuters - Walk around Kodinji village and you'll think that you have double vision.
Collectible COLBERT Space Patch Sells Out
SPACE.com - Nearly a month before the payload it celebrates is scheduled
to launch to space, a collectible embroidered patch has sold out, with no plans
for it to be produced again.
Joe Jackson won't help raise son's children
AP - Joe Jackson doesn't plan to help raise Michael Jackson's three children.
Family video of child driving prompts probe
Reuters - A YouTube video showing a 7-year-old boy at the wheel of a sport utility vehicle -- with his family cheering him on -- has prompted an investigation by Quebec police and family services, police said on Tuesday.
Northwest flight hits turbulence, 2 aboard hurt
AP - A flight attendant and a passenger were injured aboard a Northwest Airlines plane when it hit turbulence during a flight from Knoxville, Tenn., to Detroit Tuesday, an airline spokesman said.
'Cash for Clunkers' drives up US auto sales
AFP - The popular "Cash for Clunkers" incentive helped kickstart the US auto market in July, with Ford leading the way by registering its first increase in sales for almost two years.
Lawmakers reach deal on Ala. county crisis
AP - The sheriff in Alabama's most populous county may call for the National Guard to help maintain order, a spokesman said Tuesday, as a judge cleared the way for cuts in the sheriff's budget and lawmakers reached a compromise they hope will end the budget crisis.
Does the U.S. Have an Exit Strategy in Afghanistan?
Time.com - Analysis: Washington is sending more troops into a war that it knows cannot be won militarily. But the goal may be less a victory than a productive stalemate
Temptation Harder to Resist Than You Think, Study Suggests
LiveScience.com - If you think you're generally good at resisting temptation, you're probably wrong, scientists now say.
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