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Most popular news on 7 October 2009 |
Can your pants size predict your cancer risk?
Reuters - Your pants size might help gauge your risk of developing certain cancers, regardless of how much you actually weigh, Dutch researchers report.
AP Poll: Obama's job approval rises amid concerns
AP - President Barack Obama's approval ratings are starting to rise after declining ever since his inauguration, new poll figures show as the country's mood begins to brighten. But concerns about the economy, health care and war persist, and support for the war in Afghanistan is falling.
Elizabeth Taylor in hospital for heart surgery
Reuters - Actress Elizabeth Taylor said Tuesday she was going into a hospital for heart surgery and asked for prayers.
Same-sex marriage bill in DC appears unstoppable
AP - A bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in the nation's capital was introduced Tuesday, a measure that even opponents acknowledged seems almost unstoppable.
Holder: NY plot was one of most serious since 9/11
AP - Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday the alleged terror plot disrupted in New York was "one of the most serious in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001" — but he gave no indication when more arrests might be made.
Ensign denies wrongdoing in job for former staffer
AP - Sen. John Ensign said Tuesday that he will not resign, even as a watchdog group raised questions about whether he improperly tried to appease his mistress' husband with a lobbying job and made phone calls on behalf of the man's clients.
Daughter says Tony Roberts had minor seizure
AP - Tony Roberts had a minor seizure during the Sunday matinee of "The Royal Family," but is looking forward to returning to the Broadway revival of the 1927 comedy.
Machu Picchu, Barcelona church on threatened list
AP - Peru's Machu Picchu ancient ruins, Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona and a New Orleans elementary school are among the cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect or overdevelopment, a preservationist group said Tuesday.
Hilary Mantel wins Booker prize for fiction
AP - A tale of political intrigue set during the reign of King Henry VIII won the prestigious Man Booker prize for fiction Tuesday.
Edgar Allan Poe finally getting proper funeral
AP - For Edgar Allan Poe, 2009 has been a better year than 1849. After dozens of events in several cities to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth, he's about to get the grand funeral that a writer of his stature should have received when he died.
W.Va. city to restaurant chain: Hands off Big Boy
AP - Big Boy looks happy from his perch 14 feet above this city's west side: the cute, checkered overalls, the distinctive curl in his hair, the mammoth double-cheeseburger hoisted above his saccharin smile.
In its 7th season, CBS' `NCIS' hits the top spot
AP - The opposite of an overnight success, Mark Harmon's military crime-solving drama "NCIS" has ascended to the position of television's most popular scripted show in its seventh season on the air.
Chanel: Farmer Karl Lagerfeld's Ecological Hit
Fashion Wire Daily - No serious student of fashion can consider their education to have been complete if they have not attended a runway show by Chanel, whose Spring 2010 collection presented Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Paris was a brilliant tour de force of style, presentation and proof that ecology can be not only politically correct, but cool.
Dalai Lama receives rights award at Capitol
AP - Lawmakers honored the Dalai Lama with a human rights award Tuesday even as President Barack Obama faced harsh criticism for delaying a meeting with the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader.
2016 Olympics a crowning glory for Brazil leader
AP - He is the Pele of politics, knighted the "most popular politician on Earth" by another contender for the title — Barack Obama.
Al-Qaida showing smaller presence in Afghanistan
AP - Al-Qaida's role in Afghanistan has faded after eight years of war.
Cowboys: Romo knew it was 4th down
AP - Tony Romo really can count to four, at least the Dallas Cowboys say so.
Holder worried about lawmakers' Gitmo objections
AP - Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he is worried that lawmakers' opposition to bringing terrorist suspects held at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. prisons could hurt the effort to close the detention center.
Coffee does little to protect the aging brain
Reuters - Sorry coffee lovers -- downing a few cups of coffee throughout the day may spark alertness, but it's unlikely to protect the aging brain from mental decline or dementia, according to researchers from Finland.
Disrupted U.S. bomb plot was seen as serious threat
Reuters - A recently disrupted bombing plot represented one of the most serious security threats to the United States since the September 11 attacks, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday.
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