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Most popular news on 30 August 2009 |
Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington, beside brothers
AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was laid to rest Saturday night alongside slain brothers John and Robert on hallowed ground at Arlington National Cemetery, celebrated for "the dream he kept alive" across the decades since their deaths.
Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush to be released early
AP - An Iraqi journalist imprisoned for hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush will be released next month after his sentence was reduced for good behavior, his lawyer said Saturday.
7 found slain at Ga. mobile home, 2 badly hurt
AP - Seven people were found slain and two critically injured Saturday at a mobile home park built on the grounds of a historic plantation in southeastern Georgia, police said.
US faces smaller, smarter enemy in Afghanistan
AP - After three tours in Iraq, U.S. Marine Sgt. Andre Leon was used to brutal shootouts with enemy fighters and expected more of the same in Afghanistan.
Up to 1,000 rally in NYC for health care bill
AP - About a thousand people rallied in Manhattan on Saturday in support of federal health care reform legislation.
DJ AM autopsy inconclusive; more tests planned
AP - Authorities will need to conduct toxicology tests, expected to take weeks, to determine what killed celebrity disc jockey DJ AM, a medical examiner's office spokeswoman said Saturday.
DJ AM, who battled drug habit, found dead in NYC
AP - DJ AM, the celebrity disc jockey who publicly acknowledged his history of drug addiction and had filmed a reality show in which he offered to help other addicts, was found dead in his apartment. He was 36.
SC GOP vents anger over gov's extramarital affair
AP - Republican legislators fumed Saturday over Gov. Mark Sanford's affair and questionable travel, though they stopped short of trying to force his resignation or impeachment before they return to the Statehouse in January.
Police review cases for connections to kidnap case
AP - Police on Saturday searched the home and property of a California couple charged with kidnapping a little girl 18 years ago, looking for evidence linking them to other open cases in the area, including the unsolved murders of prostitutes.
3 homes destroyed, many more threatened by Ca fire
AP - Authorities say a wildfire north of Los Angeles has destroyed at least three homes and is threatening thousands more.
Goodyear, Steelworkers reach deal on contract
AP - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and the United Steelworkers of America reached a tentative national contract agreement Saturday night.
Coroner: Jackson death homicide, sleep aids caused
AP - The morning Michael Jackson died, his personal physician says, he was given a series of sedatives to help him sleep, and when those didn't work, he was given the powerful anesthetic propofol.
Dr. Drew blames pain medicine in death of DJ AM
AP - Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky said Saturday that pain medications likely led disc jockey DJ AM, a former drug addict who died suddenly Friday, away from his sober path.
Obama meets with Sen. Kennedy's widow
AP - President Barack Obama, who is to honor Edward M. Kennedy with a funeral eulogy, visited early Saturday with the late senator's widow.
Kenny Wallace to fans: Merci!
AP - The back bumper of Kenny Wallace's No. 28 had "Merci Fans!" emblazoned across it on Saturday and thousands of names in tiny black letters were all over the bright red Border Patrol Chevy.
Thousands attend Jackson birthday bash in New York
AP - Thousands of Michael Jackson fans danced the rain away in a Brooklyn park on Saturday at a party hosted by filmmaker Spike Lee, marking what would have been the 51st birthday of the late pop star.
Meltdown 101: Why banks' struggles have worsened
AP - Despite signs of an improving economy, the nation's banks are still struggling — in fact, the pace of bank failures has accelerated.
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