USA Today | California Fire Spreads, Killing Two, Threatens Homes Bloomberg Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Firefighters in Los Angeles County battled a blaze that killed two colleagues and threatens more than 10000 homes as heat and high winds drive the flames. The two died yesterday after fighting ... Nation Digest: California Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate Station fire claims 18 homes and two firefighters Thousands flee LA County homes as fire races |
Telegraph.co.uk | Eternal reunion as Ted Kennedy joins his two brothers at Arlington New York Daily News AP Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, center, poses with his brothers US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, (l.), and President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington. WASHINGTON - Ted Kennedy followed his brothers Jack and Bobby on ... O'M » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Kennedy â€" Liberal icon for future or past? msnbc.com WASHINGTON - Edward M. Kennedy's colleagues say the question that has been building since his death Tuesday is not so much who will replace him â€" no one can. It is what lesson his brand of liberalism holds for today's ... Sen. Ted Kennedy to be laid to rest Saturday Camelot continues: Caroline Kennedy finds her voice for beloved ... Kennedy Memorial and Burial Schedule |
Telegraph.co.uk | Missing US girl bore two children BBC News A US woman found after being abducted as a girl in 1991 gave birth to two children fathered by her » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Health care reform was Sen. Ted Kennedy's unfinished life's work New York Daily News WASHINGTON - Ted Kennedy often said his biggest political mistake was turning down a health care deal with Richard Nixon, and Kennedy's old lament had Democrats yesterday thinking again about compromise on reform. ... Americans Across Political Divide Pay Tribute to Kennedy Kennedy's dream is our inspiration Kennedy remembrance details take shape |
guardian.co.uk | Illness deprived Kennedy of seeing out 'cause of my life' USA Today By Charles Dharapak, AP By Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., died without realizing what he c » |
New York Times | CIA Abuse Cases Detailed in Report on Detainees New York Times WASHINGTON â€"The Justice Department released a long-secret report Monday chronicling abuses inside the Central Intelligence Agency's overseas prisons, showing how interrogators choked a prisoner repeatedly and threatened ... CIA report spurs review of interrogations Holder's Decision on Probing CIA Tactics May Mean Prosecutions CIA report stains Ashcroft's reputation |
Times Online | Suspect in US model murder found dead in Canada Reuters VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A reality TV star wanted for the brutal murder of his bikini model ex-wife in California has been found dead in a motel near Vancouver, Canadian police said on Sunday. Ryan Jenkins, a Canadian who was the subject ... Reality TV Star, Killing Suspect, Is Found Dead Police: Reality TV star found dead VH1 Reality Show Contestant/Murder Suspect Found Dead |
CBC.ca | Surfers eager to ride Bill's waves at Long Beach Newsday Photo credit: John Dunn/John Dunn | A wave crests and breaks near the shore. No Swimming signs have been posted Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at Gilgo Beach in Babylon, NY. The effects of Hurricane Bill are causing high surf and rip currents across the area ... Hurricane Bill's winds weaken as it nears US Hurricane Bill Weakens, Heads to Canadian Maritimes At the quiet Shore, » |
Washington Post | Better Health Through Fasting Washington Post With the sighting of the crescent moon, the holy month of Ramadan has begun this year, marking the start of a spiritual boot camp in which Muslims fast without any food or water from sunup to sundown. To many, the rigor may seem too ... Islam's holy month of fasting begins President reaches out at start of Ramadan Obama Sends Video Greetings For Ramadan |
Washington Post | US Says Program Will End on Monday Washington Post The federal government, acknowledging that the "Cash for Clunkers" program was running out of money, declared it a success Thursday and killed it off, effective 8 pm Monday. After just a week, the program, which began July 24 and was ... Cash for Clunkers ending Cash for clunkers runs out of gas Monday Cash for Clunkers Chugs to a Halt |
ABC News | Streets tense and quiet as Afghans head to polls Reuters KABUL (Reuters) - Streets in Afghanistan were mainly quiet and tense early on Thursday as Afghans headed to the polls for an anxiously awaited presidential election that Taliban fighters have vowed to disrupt. ... LIVE: Afghan election 2009 Afghans begin voting in electi! ons Experts: Voter turnout could deal blow to Taliban |
Washington Post | It's Time to Give Up On the Public Option Washington Post It is not the be- » |
ABC News | 3 Indicted in Theft of 130 Million Card Numbers New York Times Joel Page/AP A Hannaford supermarket in Augusta, Maine. Federal prosecutors said computer hackers stole credit card numbers from Hannaford, as well as 7-Eleven and Heartland Payment Systems, a credit card processor. By BRAD STONE SAN FRANCISCO â€" The ... Arrest in Epic Cyber Crime |
Telegraph.co.uk | No. 8 was Harrington's undoing in PGA USA Today By Jeff Haynes, Reuters By Jerry Potter, USA TODAY CHASKA, Minn. â€" Padraig Harrington had one thing right: the winning score for the PGA Championship. But in Harrington's desire to get to 8 under he made an eight on the par-3 eighth hole in the final ... Yang stuns Tiger Kawakami: Woods fin » |
Washington Post | Obama defends healthcare plans, criticizes insurers Reuters GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama reignited his criticism of health insurance companies on Saturday, promising reforms that would prevent firms from capping coverage or charging ... Full text of Obama's Colorado healthcare town h » |
ABC News | Obama Says Insurers Are Trying to Block Change New York Times BELGRADE, Mont. â€" President Obama on Friday accused some insurance companies of trying to undermine his plans for overhauling health care by “funding in opposition,†a comment that could inflame tensions at a time when Mr. Obama ... Obama Tackles Tough Questions at Montana Town H » |
Streetsblog San Francisco | BART sets strike for midnight Sunday San Francisco Chronicle (08-13) 16:11 PDT Oakland -- BART workers will strike beginning at midnight Sunday, the union that represents train operators and station agents announced this afternoon. The union made the announcement after the BART board of directors voted ... BART workers to strike after board imposes contract on second ... SF BART workers to strike Monday Resources For BART Commuters During Strike |
BBC News | Obama honors 16 'agents of change' at White House USA Today By J. Scott Applewhite, AP By Alex Brandon, AP By Cindy Clark, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" The East Room of the White House was full of top contributors to the arts, science, sports and humanities as President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom ... Kennedy Honored, but Too Ill to Attend Sen. Edward Kennedy awarded presidential Medal of Freedom Obama honors activists, actors, athletes, others |
ABC News | Hudson crash pilot loved sharing Manhattan view Newsday Photo credit: Fox News Channel Photo | A plane and helicopter collide midair over the Hudson River on August 8, 2009. The pilot of the helicopter in Saturday's collision over the Hudson River loved sharing the panoramic views of Manhattan with his ... Seven Bodies Recovered After NYC Air Crash, NTSB Says No Survivors Seen in Midair Crash |
Brisbane Times | No survivors found after plane and helicopter crash over Hudson River The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Nine people were killed after a sightseeing tour helicopter collided with a single-engine plane over the Hudson River today, both plummeting into the Hudson River and disappearing almost immediately into 30 feet of ... Nine believed dead in Hudson River crash Nine killed in helicopter, plane collision over NY Witnesses describe plane-copter collision over Hudson |
E! Online | Cocaine killed TV pitchman Billy Mays, autopsy finds New York Daily News Hyperactive pitchman Billy Mays used cocaine days before his heart attack - and it killed him, officials said Friday. Mays, 50, suffered from heart disease but his drug use contributed to his June 28 death, the Hillsborough County ... Autopsy: Billy Mays' Death Linked to Cocaine Autopsy: Cocaine contributed to Billy Mays' death Autopsy: Cocaine a factor in Billy Mays' death |
Telegraph.co.uk | Could YOU be responsible for the Twitter outage? CNET News Of course you're not person » |
