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Most popular news on 16 September 2009 |
President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate
AP - President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age.
Technician in custody in Yale grad student slaying
AP - Police and FBI agents staged a dramatic raid on the home of a Yale University animal research technician on Tuesday, seeking evidence that might tie him to the slaying of a graduate student whose body was found stuffed behind a wall in a campus research building.
Jimmy Carter: Wilson comments 'based on racism'
AP - Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst to President Barack Obama during a speech to Congress last week was an act "based on racism" and rooted in fears of a black president.
West calls Taylor Swift after 'View' appearance
AP - It looks like Kanye West has finally given a personal apology to Taylor Swift. Representatives from "The View" say West called the country sensation after her appearance on Tuesday's show. During the broadcast, the 19-year-old singer said West had yet to contact her to apologize for hijacking her acceptance speech on the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
Eligible and wealthy Prince Harry turns 25
AP - Prince Harry turned 25 on Tuesday, becoming an even more eligible bachelor as he gained access to part of his inheritance from his mother, Princess Diana.
ABC sorry it tweeted Obama's 'jackass' comment
AFP - ABC News has apologized after a high-profile news anchor reported on Twitter that US President Barack Obama called rapper Kanye West a "jackass" in an off-the-record conversation.
Lawmaker's 'You lie' outburst draws House rebuke
AP - Bitterly divided along party lines, the House formally rebuked Republican Rep. Joe Wilson Tuesday for shouting "You lie" at President Barack Obama during last week's nationally televised speech to Congress.
Critics slam Leno, viewers tune in by the millions
AP - The critics savaged Jay Leno's prime-time experiment. Viewers gave it the biggest audience for an entertainment show since the "American Idol" finale in May. What's next is anybody's guess.
US special forces targeted al-Qaida in Somalia
AP - The U.S. helicopters, guns blazing, swooped over a convoy carrying a top al-Qaida fugitive in rural southern Somalia. Elite commandos rappelled to the ground, collected two bodies, and took off on a cloud of red dust.
US military chief wants more troops for Afghan war
AP - President Barack Obama's top military adviser endorsed an increase in U.S. forces for the worsening war in Afghanistan on Tuesday, setting up a split with leading Democrats in Congress and complicating an already-tough decision for the president himself.
GOP senator wants investigation of ACORN
AP - A Republican lawmaker on Tuesday urged the Justice Department to investigate ACORN, a community organization under fire for several voter-registration fraud cases.
NY dad told soldier-son killed in war — he wasn't
AP - An Army unit is reviewing how it delivers information to families after a call to a western New York couple led them to believe their son had been killed in combat.
Family Cherishes Patriarch Who Never Learned To Read
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: "J.J. in South Carolina" (July 12) is dating a man whom she suspects cannot read. My grandfather is illiterate, and he's the smartest man I know.
Baucus moving on health care without GOP support
AP - Caught off guard, congressional Democrats are grappling with President Barack Obama's unexpected call for immediate access to insurance for those with pre-existing medical conditions, as well as richer Medicare drug benefits than envisioned in early versions of health care legislation.
America's got to end its deadly devotion to democracy
The Christian Science Monitor - Usama Rehda is a photographer who lives in Baghdad. Crossing his city to ply his trade means running a gantlet of bandits, extortionists, and snipers, not to mention suicide bombers. While he once despised Saddam Hussein, he admits that life was easier under the dictator. "You know what they say," he remarked to a colleague bitterly. "Be nice to the Americans or they'll punish you with democracy."
Governor delays Ohio execution after vein troubles
AP - Gov. Ted Strickland ordered a weeklong reprieve for a condemned inmate Tuesday after the Ohio execution team had problems finding usable veins for the lethal injection even after the inmate tried to help.
Major market burns in Gabon capital
AP - Firefighters battled a blaze at the heart of Libreville, Gabon's capital, as fire consumed the nation's largest market.
No we can't? UK think tank says US power is fading
AP - A weakened United States could start retreating from the world stage without help from its allies abroad, an international strategic affairs think tank said Tuesday.
Rejection of BofA settlement a setback for SEC
AP - A judge's condemnation of the Securities and Exchange Commission in rejecting its $33 million settlement with Bank of America over bonuses at Merrill Lynch dealt a stinging rebuke to an agency seeking to mend its image after its failure to detect Bernard Madoff's fraud scheme.
City advertises porn on website by accident
Reuters - Authorities in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen accidentally advertised porn among the services on offer for residents on its website.
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