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Most popular news on 22 October 2007 |
Wind-driven fires in Calif. kill 1
AP - Nearly a dozen wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds spread across Southern California on Sunday, killing one person near San Diego, destroying several homes and a church in celebrity-laden Malibu, and forcing hundreds from their homes.
Governor-elect tackles Louisiana's image
AP - Changing Louisiana's reputation for corruption would do more than just make over its image, Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal said Sunday: It could help the state attract businesses and win federal aid for hurricane recovery.
Sarkozy faces controversy over communist hero
Reuters - A plan by French President Nicolas
Sarkozy to commemorate a young communist resistance hero shot
by France's wartime Nazi occupiers has stirred controversy and
sparked accusations of manipulation by the government.
Teacher sex abuse scars family, town
AP - They've learned to watch their older daughter for any sign that something's wrong. She cuts her long, blond hair and dyes it jet black. And they worry. Her father picks up a book she's been reading, "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, and skims it for clues.
US: Raid of Baghdad's Sadr City kills 49
AP - The U.S. military said its forces killed an estimated 49 militants during a dawn raid to capture an Iranian-linked militia chief in Baghdad's Sadr City enclave, one of the highest tolls for a single operation since President Bush declared an end to active combat in 2003.
After fight, airport embraces SUX code
AP - City leaders have scrapped plans to do away with the Sioux Gateway Airport's unflattering three-letter identifier — SUX — and instead have made it the centerpiece of the airport's new marketing campaign.
US bride sues over wilted bouquets: press
AFP - Newlyweds in New York have filed a 400,000 dollar lawsuit against the florist who supplied the flowers for their wedding, saying they were the wrong color and wilted, press reports said Tuesday.
Sudoku players hold first national championship
Reuters - Sudoku, the numbers puzzle that
claims 167 million U.S. players, held its first national
championship on Saturday, drawing more than 800 people from as
far away as California and British Columbia.
Tokyo soccer robots don't quite have Becks appeal
Reuters - David Beckham doesn't have anything to
fear from robot players -- for now.
Men, Menopause and the Proverbial Red Sports Car
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: I am 55 and have been married to a wonderful 62-year-old man for 20 years. I have always felt our marriage was strong. However, during the last nine months he has been corresponding by e-mail with a 40-year-old woman he met through work a year ago.
Copperfield lawyer rebuts allegation
AP - Days after FBI agents searched a Las Vegas warehouse belonging to David Copperfield and a casino theater where the magician regularly performs, his lawyer rebutted an allegation that Copperfield "forced himself" on a woman.
Red Sox rout Tribe to reach World Series
AP - Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia and these Boston Red Sox are taking a sweet streak into the World Series, too. Boston charged to its third straight win, completing yet another October comeback by overpowering the Cleveland Indians 11-2 Sunday night in Game 7 of the AL championship series behind a new pair of rookie Sox.
BC 2nd in BCS with LSU gaining ground
AP - With its toughest test yet just days away, Boston College moved into second-place behind Ohio State in the BCS standings Sunday. Don't look back BC, third-place LSU gained ground this week and two Pac-10 teams are primed to pounce if the teams ahead of them falter.
Wind-stoked wildfires rage in southern California
Reuters - At least nine wildfires stoked by
gusting winds burned out of control in southern California on
Sunday, killing one person in San Diego and forcing hundreds to
evacuate the wealthy enclave of Malibu where five homes went up
in flames.
Stagehands give union strike authority
AP - Broadway stagehands voted unanimously Sunday to give their union the authority to call a strike against theater producers, increasing tension in their stalled labor negotiations.
Georgia declares state of emergency over drought
Reuters - Georgia has declared a state of
emergency over its worst drought in decades and appealed to
President George W. Bush for federal aid, newspapers said on
Sunday.
Unemployed Colombian dons iron mask
AP - Forget going on a hunger strike. In Colombia, an unemployed man has sewn shut his mouth and locked himself behind an iron mask to demand the government attend to his family's desperate economic plight.
Sri Lanka Tiger rebel plane bombs air force base
Reuters - The Tamil Tigers' nascent air wing
dropped two bombs on an air force base in north Sri Lanka
before dawn on Monday, the military said, the latest daring
land and air assault amid renewed civil war.
WOMAN COPING WITH PAST ABUSE FEARS IT'S BEING REPEATED NOW
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: When I was around 10, my mother ended a relationship with the man who raised me from the age of 2. Soon after, she met "Bill." At first, Bill was nice, but after they bought a home together and got married, things changed. Bill became physically and sexually abusive to my mother, my siblings and me. The few years were pure hell.
GIRL WITH MODESTY ISSUES WANTS TO RESPOND TO JESTS
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I'm private about my body. I'm not comfortable being nude in front of anyone except my sister, my best friend or, of course, my mother.
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