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Most popular news on 23 June 2009 |
Mystery solved: South Carolina governor taking a hike
A mystery surrounding the whereabouts of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was apparently solved late Monday when a Sanford spokesman said he was hiking along the Appalachian Trail.
Six killed in Washington-area Metro train collision
A rush-hour collision Monday between two Metro trains north of downtown Washington, D.C., killed at least six people and injured scores, Mayor Adrian Fenty said.
Pilot buries helicopter crash survivor in sand
A pilot dragged his passenger to safety and buried him neck-deep in sand to protect him from hypothermia Sunday night after their helicopter crashed in crocodile-infested mudflats in Australia's Northern Territory.
Fighting tears, shah's son calls crisis a 'moment of truth'
The son of the former shah of Iran called Monday for solidarity against Iran's Islamic regime, warning that the democratic movement born out of the election crisis might not succeed without international support.
Likely fallout from cookie-dough illnesses: more than 200 layoffs
A Nestle plant linked to an outbreak of illness has been shut temporarily, and the company said Monday that it expects to lay off more than 200 workers as a result.
A generation born with HIV/AIDS defies the odds
No one expected them to live long.
Sexual assaults on the high seas come under scrutiny
It's the midst of peak cruising season, and millions of travelers are eagerly embarking on exotic vacations without thinking they could ever fall victim to a crime at sea.
FBI reopens 1959 case of missing 4-year-old
Before Adam Walsh, Etan Patz and Madeleine McCann, before the first Amber Alert, before a young face stared back from the side of a milk carton, there was Danny.
Convicted murderers whose victims weren't dead
What do you do when you've just hanged someone for murder, and then their "victim" pops up alive and healthy a few towns away?
Chris Brown pleads guilty to assault
A plea deal has been reached in the assault case against singer Chris Brown, defense attorney Mark Geragos said in a hearing Monday.
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