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Most popular news on 24 June 2009 |
Who was Neda? Slain woman an unlikely martyr
The young woman who last weekend emerged as a powerful symbol of opposition to the Iranian government embraced life in many ways, but there was little about her that would have led her friends to predict she would become a martyr, one of them told CNN.
Review: 'Transformers' lands with giant thud
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" -- the most terrible revenge since Montezuma's -- is louder, longer and lamer than the 2007 hit it succeeds.
Doctor rescued from Antarctica in 1999 dies at 57
Nearly a decade after she was rescued from a remote Antarctic research station after diagnosing herself with breast cancer, Dr. Jerri Nielsen died early Tuesday, her brother said. She was 57.
'Jon & Kate' takes break while family 'regroups'
TLC will take a six-week break from producing new "Jon & Kate Plus 8" episodes to give the Gosselin family "some time off to regroup" after the couple split up, the cable network said.
Search on for pilot in F-16 crash
A search was under way Tuesday for the pilot of an F-16 that crashed over the Utah Test and Training Range west of Salt Lake City, Utah, the Air Force said.
Longtime friends: McMahon was a 'rock' and 'a star in his own right'
When it came to second bananas, Ed McMahon was second to none.
'You Light Up My Life' writer indicted on sex charges
An Oscar-winning songwriter was indicted on charges of sexually assaulting women whom he would fly in to New York under the impression they were auditioning for movie roles, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
Parker, Broderick welcome twins
A surrogate mother gave birth to twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, a publicist for the couple said.
Ambassador visits jailed U.S. journalists in North Korea
The Swedish ambassador met with two imprisoned American journalists in Pyongyang on Tuesday, a state department spokesman said, their first visit with him since a North Korean court handed down their 12-year sentence.
Investigator: D.C. Metro crash 'a scene of real devastation'
After touring the wreckage Tuesday of two Metro transit trains that crashed the day before, killing nine, Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty said it was a sight that "no one should have to see."
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