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Most popular news on 15 August 2009 |
Skateboarder's death underscores insect allergy risks
Known for building skate parks and shaping the skateboarding scene in New York, Andy Kessler, 48, died this week after an allergic reaction to an insect sting, friends and family told news media.
Cops called to Jon and Kate Gosselin's home
When Kate Gosselin appeared on Monday's "Today" show, she told host Meredith Vieira that she still loves her soon-to-be ex, "the Jon I knew." However, the stars of TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8" seem to have lost that loving feeling.
Bob Dylan a complete unknown in New Jersey town
How does it feel? To be on your own? A complete unknown? Bob Dylan might know.
Australian quadriplegic granted right to starve to death
An Australian high court ruled Friday that a quadriplegic man has the right to refuse food and water and can be allowed to die, a rare legal finding that some see as a major victory for right-to-die campaigners.
Missing 5-year-old last seen in store parking lot, caretaker says
The foster father of a missing California boy with cerebral palsy says he left the child alone near his car before the child vanished five days ago from a shoe store parking lot.
Cargo ship near Cape Verde, official says
A missing Russian cargo ship is in international waters north of Cape Verde, according to Portugal's state news agency, which quoted Cape Verde's defense director.
Obama seeks out skeptics at Montana town hall
President Obama on Friday took his push for a health care overhaul to traditionally conservative Montana, saying a bill to extend coverage to the uninsured while helping those already with coverage will pass this year.
Britons pour love on 'evil' healthcare system
Britons including Prime Minister Gordon Brown have leapt to the defense of their creaking healthcare service after President Barack Obama's plans for a similar system in the United States were branded "evil" by Republicans.
Is it OK to live together before marriage?
It's undeniable that marriage and relationships in general look nothing like they did 40 years ago. What's happened? Women's lib, skyrocketing divorce rates, the death of the nuclear family -- and that's just for starters. The whole game has changed.
Hudson air crash probe focuses on controller; union cries foul
Investigators probing last weekend's fatal aircraft collision over New York's Hudson River focused Friday on an air traffic controller, though union leaders angrily said the controller could have done nothing to prevent the crash.
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