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Most popular news on 13 August 2009 |
Best Buy $9.99 TV offer was too good to be true
AP - Few if any of the deals retailers have offered online during the recession have been as good as Best Buy Inc.'s sale price of $9.99 on a 52-inch TV Wednesday. But it quickly turned out the offer was too good to be true.
French pool bars Muslim woman for 'burquini' suit
AP - A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit — dubbed a "burquini" — may have opened a new chapter in France's tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code.
Ship disappears after sail through English Channel
AP - First the ship reported it had been attacked in waters off Sweden. Then it sailed with no apparent problems through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. And then it disappeared. The Arctic Sea, a Maltese-flagged cargo ship, was supposed to make port in Algeria with its cargo of timber on Aug. 4. More than a week later, there's no sign of the ship or its Russian crew.
Admitted affair sullies coach Pitino's reputation
AP - In a state where basketball is king, Rick Pitino cuts quite the fine figure.
NY fines health insurer over 'misleading' TV ads
AP - A health insurer whose TV commercials promised "peace of mind" for just $5 a day must stop running the national ads and pay a fine of $700,000 after New York officials accused it of leaving patients only with huge hospital bills.
Jam-packed crowds press Grassley on health care
AP - Sen. Charles Grassley, a Republican who is a key bargainer on health care reform, played to packed crowds across the state who left little doubt that they are not happy with what's on the table.
Stressed Out College Students Losing Sleep
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. college students don't get
enough sleep, and stress is the prime reason, a new study reports.
Georgia man convicted of aiding terror groups
AP - A 23-year-old Georgia man was convicted Wednesday of aiding terrorist groups by sending videotapes of U.S. landmarks overseas and plotting to support "violent jihad" after a federal jury rejected his arguments that it was empty talk.
States cut aid to college students as demand booms
AP - Struggling with budget shortfalls that reach into the billions, several states are making deep cuts in college financial aid programs, including those that provide a vital source of cash for students who most need the money.
US official gropes to explain Clinton's outburst
AP - The State Department struggled Tuesday to explain Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's face-off with a Congolese student and suggested that the questioner's nervousness sparked the outburst with the mention of her husband's name.
Crow Chief receives Medal of Freedom
AP - A 95-year-old Crow Indian who went into battle wearing war paint under his World War II uniform has been awarded the nation's highest civilian honor.
GE calls Fox bombs report 'maliciously false'
AP - The General Electric Co. called a Fox News Channel report about the company supplying terrorists with material used in bombs "irresponsible and maliciously false" on Wednesday as a feud between Fox's Bill O'Reilly and MSNBC's Keith Olbermann kept sizzling.
Swastika painted outside Ga. congressman's office
AP - The FBI and police were investigating after a swastika was painted outside Rep. David Scott's district office in Georgia, an act the suburban Atlanta Democrat said reflects an increasingly hateful and racist debate over health care and should remind people to tone down their rhetoric.
Recession and debt drag on commercial real estate
AP - Even as the housing market starts to show signs of recovery, fortunes for commercial real estate are looking increasingly grim — and that could spell trouble for the fragile U.S. banking sector.
U.S. Military Base Plan Puts Colombia in Hot Water
Time.com - It may be just a continuation of existing antidrug efforts, but Latin American leaders are alarmed by the Uribe government's agreeing to an expandedU.S. military footprint on their turf
Don't get cocky, Capello warns England footballers
AFP - Fabio Capello has warned his England stars not to get cocky again after their over-confidence led to a sloppy 2-2 friendly draw with Holland.
Wall Street rises after Fed says economy stabilizing
Reuters - U.S. stocks powered higher on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve said it saw signs of a more stable economy.
Fed says economy leveling out; rates stay at lows
AP - The Federal Reserve delivered a vote of confidence in the economy Wednesday, saying it would slow the pace of an emergency rescue program and indicating the recession appears to be ending.
'America's Got Talent' narrows field to 5
AP - A trio of singing siblings, five sisters who tap dance, three tenors from Texas, a husband-and-wife dance team and a man and his dog are advancing to the next round of "America's Got Talent."
Study sees dramatic drop in Indian groundwater
AP - Excessive irrigation and the unrelenting thirst of tens of millions of people are causing groundwater levels in northern India to drop dramatically, a problem that could lead to severe water shortages, according to a study released Wednesday.
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