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Most popular news on 16 August 2009 |
Obama invokes grandmother's death in health debate
AP - Now, it's personal. President Barack Obama invoked his own anguish over the death of a loved one as he challenged the debunked notion that Democratic efforts to overhaul the nation's health care would include "death panels."
Singer George Michael arrested after car crash
AFP - Pop star George Michael was arrested and questioned after his Land Rover car collided with a lorry in Britain, but the singer insisted Saturday he was "stone cold sober" at the time.
Controller bantering about dead cat before crash
AP - The air traffic controller handling the small plane involved in a deadly crash with a helicopter over the Hudson River was chatting on the telephone about a dead cat at the airport and initially failed to warn the pilot of other aircraft in his path, officials say.
Campaign tactics back as Obama presses health care
AP - President Barack Obama is using political tactics and rhetorical devices honed in his White House campaign to regain the upper hand in the health care debate over increasingly vocal critics.
Mexican police chief attacked; 3 guards killed
AP - An ex-general serving as police chief of a northern Mexican city escaped an assassination attempt that killed three of his bodyguards, the latest attack on an official appointed to step up the fight against drug cartels.
Tropical storm watches issued as Ana races west
AP - Tropical storm watches were issued Saturday for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and other parts of the Leeward Islands as Ana raced west through the Atlantic.
U.S. sees shift in Pakistan focus
Reuters - Pakistan has been shifting its forces by historic proportions from its Indian border to the Afghan frontier, gaining ground against militants and giving the United States room to focus more on economic problems threatening the nuclear-armed state, Washington's envoy said.
Senator wins American's release from Myanmar
AP - Stung by international outrage over the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's ruling generals agreed Saturday to hand an American prisoner involved in her case to a visiting U.S. senator.
Taliban claim suicide strike on NATO compound in Kabul
Reuters - The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb in front of the heavily fortified headquarters of U.S. and NATO troops in Kabul on Saturday, saying the target was the U.S. embassy nearby.
Parched California scorched by multiple wildfires
AP - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders Saturday as more than 7,000 firefighters battled to control nearly a dozen blazes across the parched state.
Memphis producer, musician Jim Dickinson dies
AP - Jim Dickinson, a musician and producer who helped shape the Memphis sound in a career that spanned more than four decades, died Saturday. He was 67.
Gay marriage fight, `kiss-ins' smack Mormon image
AP - The Mormon church's vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide "kiss-in" Saturday.
Producers evict Chima Simone from 'Big Brother 11'
AP - Chima Simone is no longer in the "Big Brother" house.
Four rebels dead on Indian Independence Day
AFP - Troops killed four Muslim rebels in Indian Kashmir as a separatist strike paralysed the restive region Saturday in protest against celebrations marking India's 1947 independence, police said.
Manson follower known as 'Squeaky' out of prison
AP - Three decades after basking in the national spotlight as "Squeaky" the infamous Charles Manson disciple who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford, the now 60-year-old woman slipped quietly out of a federal prison Friday after being released on parole.
Cautious Tiger leads PGA, faces stiff competition
AFP - A cautious Tiger Woods saw his lead trimmed to two strokes after Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship, but remained the player to beat as he chased a 15th career major crown.
Insurgents target NATO HQ in Kabul as vote looms
AP - A suicide car bomber struck near the front gate of NATO headquarters in Kabul killing seven people and wounding nearly 100 in a brazen daylight attack less than a week before Afghanistan's landmark presidential election.
NKorea threatens retaliation over US, UN sanctions
AP - North Korea threatened Sunday to retaliate against the U.S. and South Korea over sanctions imposed on the communist regime, a day after South Korea's president renewed his offer of conditional aid for the impoverished country.
Event on Abu Ghraib soldier canceled over threats
AP - A lecture by the woman who became the public face of the Abu Ghraib scandal was canceled Friday at the Library of Congress after threats led to concerns about staff safety.
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