| Healthcare bill passes first Senate test (Reuters)
November 21, 2009 at 8:16 pm
|
|  Reuters - A sweeping healthcare overhaul narrowly cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on Saturday, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate on the biggest healthcare changes in decades.
|
| McCluster passes Ole Miss to 25-23 win over LSU (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 7:27 pm
|
|  AP - Dexter McCluster ran for 148 yards and passed for a touchdown, and Mississippi survived a last-ditch drive by 10th-ranked LSU for a 25-23 victory Saturday.
|
| Jackson moonwalk glove sells for $350K in NYC (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 7:21 pm
|
|  AP - The gleaming glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 has been auctioned off for $350,000.
|
| More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 7:10 pm
|
|  AP - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
|
| Fort Hood shooting suspect to remain hospitalized (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 7:02 pm
|
|  AP - A military magistrate has ruled that the Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be held until trial.
|
| Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 7:01 pm
|
|  AP - A court martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force's largest hospital.
|
| Police: Ohio suspect may have eaten evidence (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 5:41 pm
|
| | AP - Police say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser. |
| Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 5:10 pm
|
| AP - A military judge in Texas has found a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients not guilty of murder.
|
| Gators rout FIU 62-3, extend winning streak to 21 (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 5:02 pm
|
|  AP - Top-ranked Florida moved another step closer to perfection with a 62-3 rout of Florida International.
|
| Setting Afghan exit date defeatist: defense panel (AFP)
November 21, 2009 at 3:58 pm
|
|  AFP - Despite fierce public pressure to end the war in Afghanistan eight years on, politicians and experts on Saturday decried calls for setting an exit date they say would embolden the Taliban.
|
| Forcier's 5 TOs help No. 9 OSU beat Michigan 21-10 (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 3:29 pm
|
|  AP - Tate Forcier threw four interceptions and fumbled in his end zone, and No. 9 Ohio State took advantage to beat Michigan 21-10 Saturday for its sixth straight win in the series.
|
| Soccer hair-pulling fuels debate over sport sexism (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 2:37 pm
|
| | AP - The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game. |
| Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 2:34 pm
|
|  AP - Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online — stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.
|
| A bad month in Afghanistan rippled across the US (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 2:03 pm
|
|  AP - Every afternoon, seven days a week, Ed Epley has a 5 p.m. appointment with the war.
|
| More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 1:39 pm
|
|  AP - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
|
| 'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 12:41 pm
|
| | AP - Vampires and werewolves have vanquished a dark knight. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by "The Dark Knight," which had a $67.2 million opening day last year. |
| Bush, Ellis, not making trip to Tampa (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 12:40 pm
|
|  AP - Running back Reggie Bush and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis are not traveling with the New Orleans Saints for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.
|
| Obama health drive faces critical vote (AFP)
November 21, 2009 at 12:02 pm
|
|  AFP - President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care faced a critical Senate test vote Saturday, amid bitter 11th-hour debate and behind-the-scenes wrangling on a century-old policy feud.
|
| Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 11:41 am
|
|  AP - After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
|
| Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 10:37 am
|
|  AP - Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.
|
| Westwood's 66 maintains 2-shot lead in Dubai (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 10:07 am
|
|  AP - Lee Westwood maintained his two-shot lead at the Dubai World Championships after shooting a 6-under 66 Saturday in the third round.
|
| Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal (Reuters)
November 21, 2009 at 10:04 am
|
| | Reuters - Iraq's parliament suspended efforts on Saturday to reach a deal on a law which is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the U.S. military' s plans for a partial withdrawal next year. |
| Atlantis astronauts take 2nd spacewalk of mission (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 10:01 am
|
|  AP - An astronaut anticipating the birth of his daughter at any moment embarked on the first spacewalk of his career Saturday, tackling a load of maintenance work outside the International Space Station.
|
| Afghan road builder's dream thwarted by violence (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 10:00 am
|
|  AP - Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives.
|
| NATO takes command of Afghan army, police training (Reuters)
November 21, 2009 at 9:54 am
|
| | Reuters - NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police on Saturday to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops. |
| Suspected militants blow themselves up in Pakistan (Reuters)
November 21, 2009 at 9:41 am
|
|  Reuters - Three suspected Taliban militants blew themselves up on Saturday as police chased them in Pakistani Kashmir, police said.
|
| Prosecutor seeks life for Knox in Italy murder trial (Reuters)
November 21, 2009 at 9:28 am
|
|  Reuters - An Italian prosecutor asked for a life sentence on Saturday for American university student Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito in the murder trial of Briton Meredith Kercher.
|
| Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 9:18 am
|
|  AP - Prosecutors requested life sentences Saturday for an American student and her former Italian boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.
|
| China mine explosion kills 31, traps 78 (Reuters)
November 21, 2009 at 8:02 am
|
|  Reuters - At least 31 miners were killed and 78 remain trapped 500 meters (yards) underground following a gas blast at a mine in China, state media said on Saturday.
|
| China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosion (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 7:57 am
|
|  AP - A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily to save them.
|
| Race to recreate Big Bang conditions reignited (Reuters)
November 21, 2009 at 7:48 am
|
|  Reuters - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes.
|
| Iran to hold drills for protecting atom facilities (Reuters)
November 21, 2009 at 7:20 am
|
|  Reuters - Iran will stage large-scale air defense war games next week to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander was quoted as saying on Saturday.
|
| Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 6:16 am
|
|  AP - President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.
|
| Obama asks for patience on economy (Reuters)
November 21, 2009 at 6:02 am
|
|  Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed.
|
| Death toll 'rises to 42' in China mining accident (AFP)
November 21, 2009 at 5:55 am
|
|  AFP - The death toll in an explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday rose to at least 42 workers, state news agency Xinhua said, citing emergency services.
|
| Healthcare bill faces first Senate test (Reuters)
November 21, 2009 at 5:05 am
|
|  Reuters - The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate.
|
| Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 4:42 am
|
|  AP - Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday.
|
| Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 4:22 am
|
|  AP - Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.
|
| Sri Lanka to free war-displaced civilians (AFP)
November 21, 2009 at 4:09 am
|
|  AFP - Sri Lanka said Saturday it plans to let war-displaced civilians move freely in and out of internment camps ahead of completing their planned re-settlement in two months.
|
| Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 3:43 am
|
|  AP - A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he performed his first moonwalk dance in 1983, is being sold at auction.
|
| Report: Italy arrests 2 for Mumbai attacks (AP)
November 21, 2009 at 2:52 am
|
|  AP - Italy's ANSA news agency reports that police in the northern city of Brescia have arrested two Pakistanis accused of logistical support for last year's terror attacks in Mumbai.
|
| 31 dead, 82 trapped after China mine blast: media (AFP)
November 21, 2009 at 1:56 am
|
|  AFP - An explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday killed 31 workers and left 82 trapped, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) said, the latest deadly incident to hit the industry.
| | | 
|
No comments:
Post a Comment