Voice of America | 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 | Sen. Edward M. Kennedy laid to rest near brothers Los Angeles Times After a Boston funeral Mass attended by dignitaries and stars, his extended family says goodbye to its patriarch at Arlington National Cemetery. Nearly 60 members of the Senate and 21 former senators, as well as dozens of members of the House of ... Many in presidential line of succession attend funeral Digest | Mourners in streets remember Kennedy Thousands say goodbye in DC and in Boston |
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 Kennedy "shared that big heart with » |
BBC News | 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 |
Sen. Kennedy's death leaves a void that won't be filled Los Angeles Times Sen. Edward Kennedy's death is a blow not only to Democratic liberalism, but to bipartisanship in the Senate. By Doyle McManus Reporting from Washington - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's death leaves a void in the firmament of American politics, one that will ... Sen. Edward Kennedy reflected ambition, foibles of Camelot Weighing in on Sen. Kennedy Ted Kennedy's death heralds Camelot's end |
Telegraph.co.uk | Sen. Ted Kennedy dies at age 77 after year-long battle with brain ... New York Daily News "Edward M. Kennedy, the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply, died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port (Massachusetts)," the Kennedy family said in a statement. Kennedy was diagnosed in May 2008 ... Senator Edward M. Kennedy is dead Edward Kennedy dies at 77; 'liberal lion of the Senate' Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy dead at 77 |
Washington Post | 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 AP Source: Coroner rules Jackson's death homicide '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 ... Man suspected of killing model found dead in Canada, sources say Police urge fugitive reality TV star to surrender Swimsuit Model's Suspected Killer Husband Found Dead |
ABC News | South Korea President Lee Meets North Korean Delegate, AFP Says Bloomberg Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- South Korean President Lee Myung Bak met today with North Korean delegates who are in Seoul to pay respects to the late Kim Dae Jung, Agence France-Presse said, citing a presidential official. ... Official: S. Korea's Lee Meets N. Korean Delegation NKorean envoys meet SKorean president: official S. Korean president meets DPRK delegation: Yonhap |
Cash for Clunkers Chugs to a Halt BusinessWeek The Transportation Dept. will end its popular trade-in program on Aug. 24, after burning through $3 billion in a month. But dealers will have to wait for the government to catch up to their rebate claims By David Kiley The popular cash-for-clunkers ... Cash for Clunkers ending 'Cash for Clunkers' Program Will Close on Aug. 24 Cash For Clunkers Runs Out Of Gas |
Telegraph.co.uk | Afghanistan Imposes News Censorship on Election Day New York Times The site of an attack in Kabul on Tuesday where at least seven people were killed and 52 wounded when a suicide car bomber struck a Western military convoy. By CARLOTTA G » |
guardian.co.uk | Obama May Eliminate Certain Parts of Reform Effort to Get Health ... ABC News President Barack Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars' national convention in Phoenix today, as his » |
CBS News | Tropical Storm Claudette threatens Fla. Panhandle The Associated Press PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. â€" Brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Claudette threatened to bring heavy rain to the Florida Panhandle later Sunday, likely becoming the first tropical storm to strike the US mainland this year. ... Gulf of Mexico oil ops normal as companies eye storms Tropical Storm Claudette bears down on Florida Tropical Storm update from Emergency Operation Center in T » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Burma's junta unlikely to buckle BBC News The intervention by US Senator Jim Webb to secure the release of American prisoner John Yettaw from Burma can be assessed in one of two ways. The first is that it indicates a new and softer approach by the Burmese junta. ... US man at center of Suu Kyi uproar has troubled past Senator gains release of American jailed in Myanmar Myanmar to release US prisoner |
MiamiHerald.com | Manson follower Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme released from Fort Worth ... D » |
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 | Marines assault Taliban town in Afghanistan The Associated Press DAHANEH, Afghanistan â€" Helicopter-borne US Marines backed by Harrier jets stormed a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan before dawn Wednesday, the launch of a new operation to uproot Taliban fighters from a longtime base and provide security for ... Troops move to secure southern Afghanistan before vote US Marines in mass assault on Taliban town US, Afghan troops launch operation to protect vote |
FOXNews | Obama to focus on insurance companies this week USA Today The Obama administration is starting a new phase in its health care campaign this week, zeroing in on insurance companies. Today in Portsmouth, NH, Obama will criticize the practice of refusing coverage on account of pre-existing conditions. ... Obama pitching US health care plan to the insured Obama pitching health care plan to the insured Obama's Tone-Deaf Health Campaign |
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, ... Hudson River crash was 'inevitable,' colleague of helicopter pilot ... Hunt for NY crash bodies goes on Divers Resume Search in NYC Midair Collision |
guardian.co.uk | Divers locate fourth victim of crash in Hudson River Newsday Photo credit: Fox News Channel Photo | A sm » |
Brisbane Times | Top terror suspect reportedly killed in Indonesia MiamiHerald.com AP Writer BEJI, Indonesia -- Police reportedly killed the self-proclaimed Southeast Asian commander of al-Qaida on Saturday in a 16-hour siege of a village hide-out, but authorities said they could not confirm that a recovered body was ... Police seek DNA over Java death Top terror leader reportedly killed in Indonesia Police foil plot to kill Indonesian president after raid on top ... |
Boston Globe | 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 » |
Times Online | The story behind Clinton's trip to North Korea CNN Freed journalist Euna Lee is followed by Laura Ling as they step off their plane Wednesday in California. President Obama never spoke directly with former President Clinton about this issue, the officials said. During a phone c » |
guardian.co.uk | Report: President Clinton meets with N. Korea leader CNN International (CNN) -- President Clinton met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Tuesday in North Korea, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, citing North Korean state-run media reports. In a North Korean official photo, President Clinton receives ... Bill Clinton meets with NKorean leader Kim Jong Il Clinton visits but will Pyongyang change? Bill Clinton Makes Surprise Visit to North Korea |
