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Most popular news on 22 August 2009 |
Lutherans to allow sexually active gays as clergy
AP - The nation's largest Lutheran denomination took openly gay clergy more fully into its fold Friday, as leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to lift a ban that prohibited sexually active gays and lesbians from serving as ministers.
Son: Sen. Kennedy 'frustrated' by absence from DC
AP - Rep. Patrick Kennedy said Friday that his father, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, has been "very frustrated" to be absent from Washington during the debate over health care reform.
Senate negotiators aim to cut costs in health bill
AP - Bipartisan health care negotiators are aiming to cut the costs of their bill after getting an earful from voters, a participant in the closed-door talks said Friday.
Bermuda, US coast warned as Bill stays offshore
AP - Hurricane Bill slammed punishing waves into Bermuda's coastal seawalls as it spun Friday over the open Atlantic, spreading big swells across the Bahamas and the southeast coast of the U.S.
Lockerbie bomber release stirs diplomatic dispute
AP - The release of the only man convicted of blowing up a Pan Am flight in 1988 has brought high drama and controversy: the jeering mob outside a Scottish prison, the cheering crowd at a Tripoli airport, the furious families of the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie bombing.
Nephew: Michael joined family weeks before death
AP - A nephew of Michael Jackson says his uncle joined a large family dinner a few weeks before he died, and talked openly about his creative plans beyond the 50-date concert stint in London.
Karzai, Abdullah both claim lead in Afghan vote
AP - Both main candidates for Afghan president claimed to be ahead Friday after an election marred by violence, spotty turnout and fraud allegations — threatening U.S. hopes for Afghans to come together to combat the challenges of Taliban insurgency, corruption and poverty.
Poll: Americans losing confidence in Obama
AP - A new poll says that Americans, concerned over the future of health care reform and anxious about the growing federal budget deficit, are losing faith in President Barack Obama.
Pilot pleaded to evacuate stranded passengers
AP - Continental Express Flight 2816 smelled like diapers. It had no food and a full toilet. Its 47 passengers had been stranded on a tarmac in southern Minnesota since after midnight.
Ex-UBS banker gets more than 3 years in prison
AP - A former banker described by prosecutors as the man most responsible for sparking a broad U.S. investigation into rich Americans' use of secret Swiss bank accounts to evade taxes was sentenced Friday to more than three years in federal prison.
Seattle mystery man still going by Jon Doe
AP - Little snippets of memories have been coming back to the man who now calls himself Jon Doe: being treated in Shanghai for a kidney stone, a high school girlfriend, a wife who died while pregnant.
Officials: Slain ex-model ID'd by breast implants
AP - An ex-model found stuffed in a bloodstained suitcase without fingers or teeth was so badly mutilated that authorities had to use breast implants to identify her body, prosecutors said Friday.
Family, journalists pay tribute to columnist Novak
AP - Political columnist Robert Novak was remembered Friday as a man committed to faith, family and craft.
Protests planned for Hawaii's 50th anniversary
AP - Protesters will march the streets and Hawaiian chants will echo from the sprawling lawn of Iolani Palace on Hawaii's 50th anniversary of statehood, as high-minded panelists ponder the islands' future at a daylong conference.
Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins
Reuters - A woman is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces, local media reported on Thursday.
Woman awarded $2M after dentist pulls 16 teeth
AP - A South Carolina woman has won a $2 million jury verdict against a dental clinic that mistakenly pulled 13 teeth. The State reported that 28-year-old Elizabeth Smith wanted three teeth pulled when she went to the Sexton Dental Clinic in Florence in 2006. Her lawsuit said a dentist at the clinic pulled all 16 of her upper teeth.
Nervous Favre debuts for Vikes, who beat Chiefs
AP - In a meaningless exhibition as he began his 19th NFL season, Brett Favre felt the butterflies.
Worldwide `Avatar' previews thrill sci-fi fans
AP - Fans wearing 3D glasses clapped as soon as James Cameron's face appeared on screen. The filmmaker, shown in 3D, invited moviegoers to enjoy a 16-minute peek of his anticipated sci-fi epic "Avatar," which was screened for free around the world Friday.
Man's love runs deep in search for ring
Reuters - A New Zealand man has been dubbed the Lord of the Ring after he searched and found his wedding ring more than a year after it slipped off his finger and sank to the sea floor.
Spike Lee's Jackson birthday bash could draw 10K
AP - New York City officials want to find a larger place for Spike Lee to hold his celebration of Michael Jackson's birthday.
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