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Most popular news on 14 July 2009 |
Iowa's biggest city may legalize late-night dance
AP - Dancing the night away in Des Moines doesn't seem to be at the top of many must-do lists. Maybe because it's illegal.
Monster fish killed after terrorising Swiss swimmers
AFP - Police divers have ended the reign of terror of a huge fish that was attacking swimmers in a Swiss lake.
Options dwindle for cashing California IOUs
AP - Thousands of California creditors were left Monday with fewer options for cashing IOUs issued by the state, as several major banks said they no longer will honor them.
Report: North Korea's Kim has pancreatic cancer
AP - North Korea's authoritarian leader Kim Jong Il is suffering from pancreatic cancer and is not expected to live more than five years, a news report said, the latest speculation to emerge about his health after he reportedly suffered a stroke last year.
Cameras captured 'chilling' break-in at Fla. home
AP - Byrd and Melanie Billings had a growing brood of adopted children with autism, Down syndrome and other disabilities, and took care to make their nine-bedroom house a safe place for them, wiring it with surveillance cameras in every room.
Michael Jackson concert merchandise for sale
AP - Michael Jackson's comeback concerts will never happen, but you can still get the T-shirt.
Day one: Memorable moments from Sotomayor's hearings
The Yahoo! Newsroom - The first day of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings held few surprises, but several moments did stand out. Below, a summary of the tense moments, endorsements, and unscripted remarks from senators, audience members, and, of course, the nominee herself.
Cats Do Control Humans, Study Finds
LiveScience.com - If you've ever wondered who's in control, you or your cat, a new study points to the obvious. It's your cat.
The CIA's Secret Program: Why Wasn't Panetta Informed?
Time.com - Vice President Cheney reportedly hid a secret CIA program from Congress. Why did it take so long for the new CIA director to find out about it?
Police find 12 tortured bodies in Mexico
AP - Prosecutors said they found the bound, blindfolded and tortured bodies of at least a dozen people Monday on a roadside in the western state of Michoacan, which has become a flash point in Mexico's war on drugs.
British girl's heart heals itself after transplant
AP - British doctors designed a radical solution to save a girl with major heart problems in 1995: they implanted a donor heart directly onto her own failing heart.
Source: Jackson's Needle Marks on Neck and Arms; La Toya Says, "This Was Murder"
E! Online - We may not have the results of the toxicology report yet, but one thing from Michael Jackson's autopsy is certain.
Japan lifts ban on children donating organs
AP - Japan lifted a ban on organ donations from children, reversing a restriction that created such a dearth of small organs in the country that young patients were forced to seek transplants abroad.
High-tech drugs would get 12-yr market protection
AP - Senators agreed Monday to give high-tech biologic drugs 12 years of market protection before generic versions can compete.
Calls grow for probe of CIA plan for al-Qaida hits
AP - Congressional demands for an investigation grew on Monday over new disclosures that a secret CIA program to capture or kill al-Qaida leaders was concealed from Congress for eight years, perhaps at the behest of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith start 'Karate Kid' remake
AP - Jackie Chan will play the wise kung-fu master in a Hollywood-Chinese remake of the 1984 hit "The Karate Kid" that kicked off filming in the Chinese capital at the weekend, a movie company publicist said Monday.
Neil Patrick Harris to host CBS' Emmycast
AP - Neil Patrick Harris, who won critical acclaim hosting last month's Tonys, will fill the same role for the prime-time Emmys.
Sotomayor vows impartiality if confirmed to court
AP - Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court nominee in history, vowed loyalty to "the impartiality of our justice system" Monday, confronting Republican skeptics at Senate hearings suffused with racial politics but all but certain to lead to her confirmation.
"Women Commandos" in Iran
The Nation - The Nation -- On Monday, the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington assembled an all-star panel of analysts for perspective on the role of women in the recent Iran election and post-election upheaval.
3 dead after Amtrak train hits vehicle in Illinois
AP - Three people are dead after their vehicle was struck by an Amtrak train in Illinois.
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