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Most popular news on 13 September 2009 |
Dangerous staph germs found at West Coast beaches
AP - Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with this problem.
Items seized in Yale grad student's disappearance
AP - Potential evidence has been seized from the building where a Yale University graduate student was last seen before she vanished days ahead of her wedding, authorities said Saturday.
Mich. man leaves town after cops say he was target
AP - A real estate agent told he was the third target of a shooting spree that left an abortion protester and a business owner dead said Saturday he fled his home after the violence that claimed two lives in their small Michigan city.
17-room home next to Obamas' Chicago home for sale
AP - If you've got the money, you could be President Barack Obama's neighbor in Chicago.
Fmr. Blagojevich adviser dies, days before prison
AP - A former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich died Saturday, just days before he was to begin serving at least eight years in federal prison for fraud that included using his company's money to pay gambling debts and claiming it as a business expense.
Quake rattles Venezuela capital, nearby states
AP - An earthquake shook Venezuela's capital and nearby states Saturday, injuring 14 people and causing damage to a few buildings.
Thousands of downtown DC protesters blast Obama
AP - Tens of thousands of protesters fed up with government spending marched to the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, showing their disdain for the president's health care plan with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" and "I'm not your ATM."
Airlines offer lightest fall schedules since 2001
AP - The U.S. airline industry is shrinking to a size not seen since the months after the 2001 terror attacks.
Suspect falls asleep, hostages escape Kan. home
AP - Two newlyweds held hostage in their eastern Kansas home on Saturday escaped unharmed when the man holding them captive fell asleep, after they gave him pillows and a blanket, authorities and family members said.
5 U.S. troops among 50 killed in Afghan violence
AP - About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a wave of violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country's most dangerous regions. Five American soldiers died in two attacks using roadside bombs.
Tens of thousands rally against Obama government
AFP - Ten of thousands of protestors from across the United States descended on the nation's capital Saturday, decrying President Barack Obama, "big government" and big spending.
Fey an Emmy winner for Palin mimicry? You betcha
AP - Is Tina Fey an Emmy winner? You betcha. Fey received an Emmy Award on Saturday for her impersonation of Republican vice presidential contender Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live."
Obama says status quo no solution on health care
AP - President Barack Obama assailed critics of his health care initiative Saturday, seeking to grab the megaphone from his opponents and boost momentum in his drive for congressional passage of his chief domestic priority.
Jay-Z more than a rockstar at 9/11 concert
AP - Since the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11, many people have helped rebuild New York City in different ways. Rapper Jay-Z did it his own way: headlining a star-studded concert at Madison Square Garden.
Lawyers: Autistic Ohio murder suspect incompetent
AP - Prosecutors and defense attorneys told a judge Friday that an autistic teenager is not competent to stand trial in the fatal beating of his mother, a Kent State University professor.
Senator's death in duel prefaced Civil War carnage
AP - Nearly two years before the first shots were fired in the Civil War, simmering hostilities over slavery erupted on a "field of honor" in California, where a pro-slavery judge mortally wounded an anti-slavery senator in a duel.
Depp back for new 'Pirates' film coming in 2011
AP - Avast! Disney says a new "Pirates of the Caribbean" film is on the horizon.
Warhol's sports superstars stolen from LA home
AP - A unique series of Andy Warhol pieces — portraits of Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicklaus, Pele, Dorothy Hamill and other athletic superstars — has been stolen from a collector's home.
Bizarre ending to Williams' title defense at Open
AP - Serena Williams' U.S. Open title defense ended in bizarre, ugly fashion Saturday night, when she was penalized a point on match point after yelling and shaking her racket in the direction of an official who called a foot fault.
Giant statues reveal red hat secrets: study
AFP - British archaeologists said Monday they believe they have solved the ancient mystery of how the giant stone statues on Easter Island acquired distinctive red hats.
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