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Most popular news on 9 October 2009 |
ND woman's 7-foot-long dog could be record holder
AP - Boomer may be a buster: Measuring 3 feet tall at the shoulders and 7 feet long from nose to destructive wagging tail, he might be the world's tallest living dog. Owner Caryn Weber says her 3-year-old Landseer Newfoundland keeps all four paws on the floor when he drinks from the kitchen faucet in her family's eastern North Dakota farm house.
Racially charged Australian TV show skit offends Harry Connick, Jr.
The Yahoo! Newsroom - An incident involving actor/singer Harry Connick Jr. during his appearance as a judge on an Australian variety show is causing an international stir. The evening turned tense when an act performed in blackface, prompting Connick - himself once entangled in the sensitive issue - to give some tough talk on-air.
Calling 'Em Out: The White House Takes on the Press
Time.com - Why the Obama team is starting to play hardball with an erstwhile ally: the press
Astor's son convicted of looting her $200M fortune
AP - Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son was convicted Thursday of exploiting his philanthropist mother's failing mind and helping himself to her nearly $200 million fortune.
Police stop more than 1 million people on street
AP - A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street. These and hundreds of thousands of other Americans in big cities have been stopped on the street by police using a law-enforcement practice called stop-and-frisk that alarms civil libertarians but is credited by authorities with helping reduce crime.
Miley Cyrus quits Twitter, deletes account
AP - Miley Cyrus has quit Twitter, leaving her fans puzzled over her abrupt exit.
Schwarzenegger threatens vetoes to get water deal
AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday he will veto hundreds of bills unless lawmakers agree on a comprehensive fix for the state's aging water system.
Facing massive layoffs, Russia's 'Detroit' feels the chill
McClatchy Newspapers - TOGLIATTI, Russia -- A chilly wind snapped at Vasily Kurikov's face at noontime Tuesday as he walked to the employment office to find a part-time job as a street cleaner.
AP source: Obama focusing on al-Qaida, not Taliban
AP - President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's political future and will determine how many more U.S. troops to send to the war based only on keeping al-Qaida at bay, a senior administration official said Thursday.
Frank pushing quick movement on credit card bill
AP - Rep. Barney Frank, the tough-talking liberal ushering through a major rewrite of rules governing Wall Street, sounded a warning shot on Thursday to big banks: Start playing nice or Congress will make your life even more difficult.
Afghanistan, Pakistan: 1 war, 2 fronts
AP - The suicide attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Thursday lays bare the reality that this conflict is a single war with multiple fronts that extend from Afghan battlefields to Pakistan's fractured political scene and include the vital interests of India and the United States.
Republicans take aim at Ore. congressman over SUV
AP - Republican campaign officials took aim on Thursday at an Oregon congressman who has pushed for tougher vehicle emission standards, touting a YouTube video of the environmentally friendly Democrat driving what they called a gas-guzzling SUV in Washington, D.C.
'Whatever' so totally tops most annoying word poll
AP - So, you know, it is what it is, but Americans are totally annoyed by the use of "whatever" in conversations.
Dodgers rally past Cardinals for 2-0 series lead
AP - All that Matt Holliday needed to do was make the catch, and the Cardinals would have tied the series.
SC gov's driver stopped for speeding, not ticketed
AP - When a Highway Patrol trooper told a driver Tuesday that there was no good reason for him to blaze down a busy stretch of South Carolina interstate at 85 mph, he got a surprising reply: "Tell him that."
AP sources: FBI eyes terror suspect's travel talk
AP - An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terror attack in New York City contacted accomplices there while making a cross-country drive from Denver, raising concerns among investigators that he was sending instructions to purchase more bomb-making chemicals, officials familiar with the case said.
Analysis: Health care progress, now a challenge
AP - More than nine months in the making, the health care bill soon to emerge from the Senate Finance Committee is the only one judged so far to meet President Barack Obama's conditions for significantly expanding insurance coverage without raising federal deficits, at the same time it slows the rise in medical costs.
Whodunit? Sneak attack on U.S. dollar
Politico - It’s the biggest mystery in global finance right now: Who conducted a sneak attack on the U.S. dollar this week?
Little-known airline fees that tug at your wallet
AP - You can make waves after your next flight on Allegiant Air, but it's going to cost you extra to check your boogie board.
Britain calls for sanctions against Eritrea
AP - Britain called Thursday for U.N. sanctions against the tiny Red Sea nation of Eritrea for supplying weapons to opponents of the transitional government in nearby Somalia in violation of a U.N. arms embargo.
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