Globe and Mail | Thousands flee LA County homes as fire races San Francisco Chronicle Two firefighters were killed when their vehicle rolled off a mountainside Sunday as they battled a huge wildfire that threatens 12000 suburban homes. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged those in the fire's path to ... Nation Digest: California Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate Station fire claims 18 homes and two firefighters Raging wildfire threatens 12500 homes in LA suburbs |
BBC News | Before aisle became a chasm, there was Ted Kennedy Baltimore Sun Despite some of the headlines, what died this week was something that never actu » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Kennedy Memorial and Burial Schedule FOXNews The following is a schedule of events for the memorial services and burial of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who died late Tuesday night at 77. Kennedy will lie in repose in Massachusetts before being brought to Washington for burial at Arlington National ... Celebrating Kennedy, with laughs and song A time to remember Kennedy "shared that big heart with » |
guardian.co.uk | Push for Kennedy Successor Stirs Political Storm FOXNews Edward Kennedy, Jr., right, Kara Kennedy, second right, and Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-RI, third right, watch as casket of their father, the late Sen. Edward Kennedy is moved at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. ... Mourning masses turn out to honor Sen. Kennedy Effect on health care bill debated Many tell stories of Kennedy the advocate |
BBC News | 3 days of rites begin with procession today Boston Globe The path of remembrance for Senator Edward M. Kennedy will follow the trail of his celebrated life - from his beloved Hyannis Port to his f » |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Ted Kennedy Legislative Accomplishments ABC News Sen. Ted Kennedy's 46-year career in the Senate was marked by landmark legislations -- from health care to education and he made Congress his forum for achieving his policy goals. In this file photo, President Barack ... Senator Edward M. Kennedy is dead Edward Kennedy dies at 77; 'liberal lion of the Senate' Mass. Sen. Ted Kennedy, Dies at 77, After Cancer Battle |
Times Online | Court Papers Show Jackson Died of Propofol New York Times LOS ANGELES â€" Lethal levels of a powerful anesthetic caused Michael Jackson's death, according to preliminary coroner findings cited in Texas court documents unsealed Monday. The documents, a pair of search warrants and affidavits ... Michael Jackson's Final Hours Lawyer: Police twisted Jackson doc's words 'Lethal levels' of anesthetic propofol killed Michael Jackson |
Telegraph.co.uk | Suspect in model's murder found dead CNN LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Ryan Alexander Jenkins, a reality TV contestant who is suspected in his wife's slaying in California, was found dead in a hotel in British Columbia, Canadian authorities announced Sunday. Sgt. Duncan Pound announced ... US murder suspect 'dead in motel' Man suspected of killing model found dead in Canada, sources say Suspect in model murder is dead, Canadian police say |
Telegraph.co.uk | Hurricane Bill Moves North, Threatening to Soak Coast New York Times Anthony Smedile/The Press of Atlantic City, via AP Surfers looked out at big waves at the Ventnor fishing pier in Atlantic City, NJ, on Saturday as Hurricane Bill churned in the Atlantic Ocean. By LIZ ROBBINS Hurricane Bill was downgraded to a Category ... Hurricane Bill's winds weaken as it nears US Hurricane Bill Weakens, Heads to Canadian Maritimes Hurricane Bill downgraded, still dangerous |
FOXNews | Cash for Clunkers Chugs to a Halt BusinessWeek The Transportation Dept. will end its popular trade-in program on Aug. 24. But dealers will have to wait for the government to catch up to their rebate claims By David Kiley The popular cash-for-clunkers government program, which gave US consumers ... Cash for Clunkers ending C! ash For Clunkers Runs Out Of Gas 'Cash for clunkers' program to end Monday |
Washington Post | Robert Novak on cable TV: A Polarizing Presence Baltimore Sun I will leave it to his colleagues in Washington to place Robert Novak, who died Tuesday at age 78, on the political and journalistic map. But it is my job to talk about his TV presence over some 25 years -- most of it on CNN. ... Robert Novak Dies at 78 ! Conservative US commentator Novak dies aged 78 Political columnist Robert Novak dies at 78 |
US Indicts Three in Theft of 130 Million Accounts Bloomberg Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A Miami man and two unidentified computer hackers were charged with stealing 130 million credit and debit card numbers in what the Justice Department said was the largest such prosecution in US history. ... US says busts largest-ever identity theft scheme American, 2 Russians Indicted in Huge Hacking Case |
ABC News | White House Appears Open to Insurance Co-ops New York Times The Obama administration sent signals on Sunday that it has backed away from its once-firm vision of a government organization to provide for the nation's 50 million uninsured and is now open to using nonprofit cooperatives instead. ... Senator to Obama: Without votes, push for reform is futile Public insurance plan not essential: Sebelius Sebelius Says Government Insurance Plan Not Essential |
ABC News | Competing Ads on Health Plan Swamp Airwaves New York Times By the time President Obama left Montana on Saturday, the Bozeman media market had been saturated with an advertisement opposing his health care plan â€" hard for anyone to miss since it ran 115 times in 36 hours on network and ... Obama's Push for Health Care Reform May Use Up His Political Capital White House Still Gauging Mood of Health Care Debate Obama and the Practice of Medicine |
Times Online | Clinton Says US Supports Sirleaf Voice of America US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has given a big boost of support to embattled Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf whose Truth and Reconciliation Commission has recommended that she be barred from holding further public ... Clinton Backs Liberia's Leaders Crowds welcome Clinton in Liberia Clinton Hails African Trip, Ignores Question on Husband |
Voice of America | Military Operation Targets Taliban Before Afghan Election Voice of America A joint US-Afghan military operation has begun in the troubled Helmand province against Taliban fighters who have vowed to disrupt the August 20 presidential election. US Marines say a new operation has begun to thwart the insurgents in ... Marines assault Taliban town in Afghanistan Troops move to secure southern Afghanistan before vote US Marines in mass assault on Taliban town |
Telegraph.co.uk | Eunice Shriver, Special Olympics founder and sister of JFK, dies at 88 Los Angeles Times Shriver, the mother of Maria Shriver, advocated tirelessly for the ment » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Hudson River Crash: Did Blind Spots Play a Role in Collision? ABC News For Italian tourists embarking on the helicopter ride, it was to be a brief 12-minute tour from the air. But the aircraft, owned by Liberty Helicopters, had barely taken off from Manhattan when it collided with a Piper Lance plane, ... Hunt for NY crash bodies goes on Hudson River crash was 'inevitable,' colleague of helicopter pilot ... Divers Resume Search in NYC Midair Collision |
ABC News | Divers locate fourth victim of crash in Hudson River Newsday Photo credit: Fox News Channel Photo | A sm » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Sotomayor Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Justice Sonia Sotomayor took the judicial oath on Saturday, becoming the first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the Supreme Court in United States history. The latest on President Obama, the new administration and ... Sotomayor takes oath as Supreme Court justice Bronx's Sonia Sotomayor offici » |
AFP | New Jobless Claims Drop Washington Post The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell last week more than expected, according to data released Thursday morning, the latest indication that the pace of job cuts is easing. First-time jobless claims ... US Initial Jobless Claims F » |
BBC News | Pardoned American Journalists Return Home, Reunite With Families FOXNews In a tearful reunion, the two American journalists jailed in North Korea since March walked into the embrace of their families at an airport hangar in Los Angeles Wednesday morning after returning home with the help of former President Bill Clinton. ... The story behind Clinton's trip to North Korea Freed Journalists, Clinton Return to United States Journalists Arrive in US Following Imprisonment |
