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Most popular news on 5 September 2009 |
Man who called 911 charged with mobile home deaths
AP - A man who told authorities "My whole family's dead!" in a frantic 911 call was charged Friday with killing the eight people attacked in his family's mobile home in coastal Georgia.
Lobster wars rock remote Maine island
AP - Life here is defined by the ocean. It's the ocean that feeds the livelihoods of the lobstermen. It's the ocean that dictates the weather. And it's 20 miles of ocean that separates Matinicus from the mainland and makes it a world apart.
Gates: AP decision 'appalling'
Politico - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is objecting “in the strongest terms” to an Associated Press decision to transmit a photograph showing a mortally wounded 21-year-old Marine in his final moments of life, calling the decision “appalling” and a breach of “common decency.”
Texas DNA exonerees find prosperity after prison
AP - Thomas McGowan's journey from prison to prosperity is about to culminate in $1.8 million, and he knows just how to spend it: on a house with three bedrooms, stainless steel kitchen appliances and a washer and dryer.
Florida Exodus: Rising Taxes Drive Out Residents
Time.com - For the first time in 63 years, Florida's population is declining. It's not hard to see why
AP picture of wounded Marine sparks debate
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed disappointment Friday at news outlets that used a picture taken and distributed by The Associated Press depicting a U.S. Marine mortally wounded in combat in Afghanistan.
Palin resignation costs Alaska at least $40,000
AP - Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000, not including a special legislative session partly linked to her departure.
It's McEnroe vs. Connors again at US Open
AP - Those who say we'll never see anything like McEnroe-Connors again should have been near Practice Court 4 at the U.S. Open on Friday.
Liberals push Obama to make gov't-run health care
AP - House liberals pleaded with President Barack Obama on Friday to push for creation of a government-run health care program as the Senate's chief negotiator said he won't wait much longer for Republicans to compromise amid dwindling chances for a bipartisan bill.
Firefighters remembered as murder case picks up
AP - Investigators worked around-the-clock Friday as they sought to build a murder case stemming from a huge wildfire that claimed the lives of two firefighters. California's governor offered a $100,000 reward in the arson case.
Madonna lights Sabbath candles with Israel PM
AP - Madonna joined the Israeli prime minister and his family Friday in the traditional ritual welcoming the Jewish Sabbath
Gibbs: Squabble over Obama's speech 'silly season'
AP - The White House on Friday dismissed as pointless the furor over President Barack Obama's plan to deliver a televised back-to-school speech to the nation's students.
Appeals court rules against Ashcroft in 9/11 case
AP - A federal appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke Friday to the Bush administration's post-Sept. 11 detention policies, ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held liable for people who were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 9/11.
Today in History - Sept. 5
AP - Today is Saturday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2009. There are 117 days left in the year.
Dems signal resistance to Afghan troop increase
AP - Key Senate Democrats signaled Friday that any push by President Barack Obama to send more troops to Afghanistan is likely to hit resistance on Capitol Hill, deepening a growing political divide on the war even within his own party.
SEC report shows repeated bungling of Madoff probe
AP - The official at the Securities and Exchange Commission who later would marry Bernard Madoff's niece told investigators this year that if he had carefully reviewed a complaint about the disgraced financier's business, he would have investigated more deeply, a new report shows.
Revised formula counts more Americans in poverty
AP - The poverty rate among older Americans could be nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent level, according to a revision of a half-century-old formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations in the cost of living.
Coffee break pays off for Minnesota deputies
AP - Two Blue Earth County sheriff's deputies didn't have to work too hard to track down four burglary suspects.
Critics march against Chavez across Latin America
AP - Thousands of opponents of Hugo Chavez marched against the Venezuelan president across Latin America on Friday, accusing him of everything from authoritarianism to international meddling.
Job losses slow; jobless rate at 26-year high
Reuters - U.S. job losses fell to their lowest level in a year last month, but the unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high, painting a mixed picture of an economic recovery hindered by weakness in the labor market.
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