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Most popular news on 1 July 2009 |
What Supersonic Looks Like
LiveScience.com - The breaking of the sound barrier is not just an audible phenomenon.
As a new picture from the U.S. military shows, Mach 1 can be quite
visual.
AP Exclusive: Insomniac Jackson begged for drug
AP - Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with the singer as he prepared his comeback bid.
Gunmen fire on group of Detroit teens, wounding 7
AP - Gunmen in a green minivan opened fire on a group of teenagers waiting at a bus stop near a Detroit school on Tuesday, wounding seven including two who were in critical condition, authorities said.
Immigrants in US are asking for money from home
AP - For five years, immigrant day laborer Leo Chamale wired money twice a month from New Jersey to his family in Guatemala. Recently, he stepped up to the money transfer window for a different purpose — to ask that his family send some of his savings back to him.
Actress Farrah Fawcett remembered at LA funeral
AP - The life of "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private, music-filled funeral that one participant called "stirring."
Ryan & Redmond O'Neal, Kate Jackson, Alana Stewart Gather for Farrah Fawcett Funeral
E! Online - Farrah Fawcett was due for a heavenly sendoff at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
Who's Really the Father of Michael Jackson's Kids?
E! Online - Is it true that Michael Jackson wasn't the dad of some of his kids? If they aren't related to him at all, how can Michael's mom get custody of them?
Yemeni plane with 153 crashes off Comoros islands
AP - A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as it attempted to land amid severe turbulence and howling winds. Officials said a teenage girl was plucked from the sea, the only known survivor.
US: UBS must release names of suspected tax cheats
AP - Swiss bank UBS AG "systematically and deliberately" violated U.S. law by dispatching private bankers to recruit wealthy Americans interested in evading taxes and must be forced to reveal the identities of 52,000 of those clients, the Justice Department said in a court filing Tuesday.
Coleman concedes race to Franken
Politico - Republican Norm Coleman has conceded to Democrat Al Franken in the Minnesota Senate race, ending one of the longest Senate races in American history and clearing the way for Democrats to hold a 60-seat supermajority in the Senate.
Debbie Rowe Maintains Biological-Mom Status; Dermatologist Quiet About Jackson Kids
E! Online - Dr. Arnold Klein is officially mum. But Debbie Rowe says she is officially mom.
Wal-Mart, union back employer health insurance
AP - Wal-Mart is the latest in a line of traditionally Republican-leaning businesses to embrace key portions of President Barack Obama's bid to overhaul health care, a trend that could complicate opponents' efforts to build a united front when Congress ramps up its work on the issue this summer.
Applegate Going to the Movies With Barrymore
E! Online - Christina Applegate is now family to Drew Barrymore.
Iraqis celebrate US pullback but bombing kills 33
AP - Not a single American soldier was in sight. Gone, too, were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years defined Baghdad's background track.
Jackson family discusses funeral plans with police
AP - Members of Michael Jackson's family have met with officials from the police and California Highway Patrol about funeral services for the King of Pop.
AP Newsbreak: SC gov 'crossed lines' with women
AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, already struggling to salvage his family and his political career after admitting a scandalous affair, added explosive details Tuesday, including more visits with the mistress he calls his "soul mate" and additional women in his past.
Analysis: US role in Iraq doesn't end just yet
AP - U.S. troops are out of Iraq's cities but not its future. Even a best-case scenario is likely to feature an American role there for years — militarily as well as diplomatically.
US spy in rendition trial: 'I followed orders'
AP - A former CIA agent on trial for the alleged kidnapping of a Muslim cleric and terror suspect in Milan acknowledged in an interview published Tuesday that he had a role in the operation but insisted he was only following orders.
Franken declared Senate winner, Coleman concedes
Reuters - Democrat Al Franken, a satirist turned politician, was declared the winner of a Senate seat in Minnesota on Tuesday, clearing the way for President Barack Obama's party to secure a critical 60-seat majority in the Senate.
GM CEO makes case for bankruptcy asset sale
Reuters - General Motors Corp's chief executive told a U.S. bankruptcy court on Tuesday that the sale of GM's main assets to government-backed "New GM" must win court approval in order for the automaker to survive.
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