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Most popular news on 9 July 2009 |
Calif. drug dealer guilty of murdering 15-year-old
AP - Marijuana dealer Jesse James Hollywood was convicted Wednesday of kidnapping and murdering a 15-year-old boy over an escalating drug debt, a crime that inspired the 2007 movie "Alpha Dog."
Stricter labeling urged for bottled water
AP - Consumers know less about the water they pay dearly for in bottles than what they can drink almost for free from the tap because the two are regulated differently, congressional investigators and nonprofit researchers say in new reports.
Greenpeace activists arrested for banner on Mount Rushmore
AFP - Greenpeace activists were arrested Wednesday for scaling Mount Rushmore and hanging a banner next to the carved face of Abraham Lincoln urging President Barack Obama to get tough on climate change.
Michael Jackson's final resting place a mystery
AP - Michael Jackson's glimmering casket took center stage at the Staples Center, sitting for more than two hours as celebrities memorialized the King of Pop under the watchful eyes of millions. And when the ceremony was over, it was gone.
US officials eye North Korea in cyber attack
AP - U.S. authorities on Wednesday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned it would be difficult to definitively identify the attackers quickly.
Police: McNair shot dead in sleep by girlfriend
AP - Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that he was seeing someone else, police said Wednesday.
Getty Center, college evacuates due to LA fire
AP - The world-famous Getty Center art complex and nearby Mount St. Mary's College were evacuated Wednesday as a fire burned in thick brush on the steep slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Armadillo-like crocodile roamed Brazil: researchers
Reuters - Fossils found in Brazil are from a crocodile resembling a large armadillo that was a predator in the area around modern-day Sao Paulo state 90 million years ago, researchers said on Tuesday.
Chinese Troops Take Control in Urumqi Amid Tension
Time.com - Authorities and troops have brought Urumqi largely under control since the deadly riots on July 5, but healing the wounds of the past week will take much longer
Michael Jackson Resting, for Now, at Forest Lawn
E! Online - Michael Jackson's soul could very well be resting in peace now, which is more than anyone has been able to say for sure about the King of Pop's body.
House Dems eye surtax on wealthy for health bill
AP - An income tax surcharge on highly paid Americans emerged as the leading option Wednesday night as House Democrats sought ways to pay for health care legislation that President Barack Obama favors, several officials said.
Chinese armed police watch over a calmer Urumqi
AP - Traffic and shopping resumed in Urumqi on Thursday after days of ethnic violence in the western city killed at least 156 people, and China's alarmed leaders vowed to punish those behind the attacks.
U.S. drones back up Pakistani military's domestic struggle
McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The United States conducted two drone missile strikes in Pakistan's South Waziristan region Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, in the latest example of expanded direct American support for Pakistan's military offensive against key Pakistani insurgent leaders.
Sox All-Star Wakefield gets AL-leading 11th win
AP - First-time All-Star Tim Wakefield earned his AL-leading 11th victory, and David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Wednesday night.
Where Will Michael Be Buried?
E! Online - Neverland? Nevermind that, for now. But where exactly will Michael Jackson's remains wind up?
Sarah Palin: Out, but not down
The Yahoo! Newsroom - You betcha Sarah Palin is still a viable presidential candidate! Even though the governor of Alaska dropped the bombshell last week that she was leaving her post, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds that her support among Republicans is still strong. In fact, her resignation seems to have even slightly boosted her among GOP constituents.
PROMISES, PROMISES: Politics shadow Obama's pledge
AP - President Barack Obama made the world his boldest promise yet Wednesday in the battle to slow the heating of the planet, committing the U.S. to reduce greenhouse gases by 80 percent by mid-century.
Dimwitted thieves steal fake cell phones in Mexico
AP - Call it the case of the dead cells — both telephones and the ones in the brain. Employees at a Telefonica Movistar cell-phone store in Morelia, Mexico say they arrived Tuesday morning to find that the store had been broken into.
Ex-skate champ Bobek posts bail, faces meth charge
AP - Former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek probably got mixed up with the wrong crowd, the skater's mother said Wednesday, two days after her 31-year-old daughter was released from jail on a drug distribution charge stemming from an investigation that has netted 20 arrests so far.
U.S. suspends military aid to Honduras before talks
Reuters - The United States said on Wednesday it had suspended $16.5 million in military aid to Honduras following last month's coup, and ousted President Manuel Zelaya demanded his rivals hand power back to him in 24 hours.
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