Daily News Digest: Most Popular News

Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! News | My Alerts | Edit Alert

Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:10 AM PST

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com

Today's Most Popular News: Freezing death of Mich. man in house sparks anger Postmaster General: Mail days may need to be cut Obama finds room for lobbyists Mass layoffs surge in 2008, continue at rapid pace LAPD: Dad in family's murder-suicide awash in debt Obama gives chilly reception to canceled school Billions more needed for financial rescue House OKs $819B stimulus bill with GOP opposition More than a million wait in icy darkness across US Army orders recall of body armor Gene therapy cures form of 'bubble boy disease' Boys With Unpopular Names More Likely to Break Law Miss. mayor indicted on Katrina fraud charges Slain Tillman remains an inspiration to Cardinals Zimbabwe cholera outbreak kills more than 3,000 Ex-Gitmo detainee described as a 'fomenter of war' Japan executes four people: officials Bernard Madoff paper trail leads to NYC warehouse Israel strikes in Gaza as Obama envoy holds talks Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell dies Freezing death of Mich. man in house sparks anger Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:58 pm PST AP - When neighbors went inside Marvin Schur's house, the windows were frosted over, icicles hung from a faucet, and the 93-year-old World War II veteran lay dead on the bedroom floor in a winter jacket over four layers of clothing. Full Story Top Postmaster General: Mail days may need to be cut Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:41 pm PST AP - Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday, in asking lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week. If the change happens, that doesn't necessarily mean an end to Saturday mail delivery. Previous post office studies have looked at the possibility of skipping some other day when mail flow is light, such as Tuesday. Full Story Top Obama finds room for lobbyists Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:36 pm PST Politico - President Obama promised during his campaign that lobbyists "won't find a job in my White House." Full Story Top Mass layoffs surge in 2008, continue at rapid pace Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:01 pm PST AP - Mass layoffs involving 50 or more workers increased sharply last year, and large job cuts appear to be accelerating in 2009 at a furious pace. Full Story Top LAPD: Dad in family's murder-suicide awash in debt Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:42 pm PST AP - Awash in debt, behind on his mortgage and recently fired from his job at a hospital, Ervin Lupoe was planning on leaving California. Full Story Top Obama gives chilly reception to canceled school Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:31 am PST AP - You call this bad weather? President Barack Obama, steeled by many snowy Chicago winters, expressed disbelief Wednesday when his daughters woke up to find that their classes had been canceled for the day. Full Story Top Billions more needed for financial rescue Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:29 pm PST AP - The Obama administration is developing proposals to help rescue the banking system that could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars beyond the $700 billion bailout Congress already has approved. Full Story Top House OKs $819B stimulus bill with GOP opposition Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:35 pm PST AP - In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill Wednesday night with spending increases and tax cuts at the heart of the young administration's plan to revive a badly ailing economy. The vote was 244-188, with Republicans unanimous in opposition despite Obama's frequent pleas for bipartisan support. Full Story Top More than a million wait in icy darkness across US Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:36 pm PST AP - Well over a million people shivered in ice-bound homes across the country Wednesday, waiting for warmer weather and for utility crews to restring power lines brought down by a storm that killed 23 as it took a snowy, icy journey from the Southern Plains to the East Coast. Full Story Top Army orders recall of body armor Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:00 pm PST AP - Army Secretary Pete Geren has ordered the recall of more than 16,000 sets of body armor following an audit that concluded the bullet-blocking plates in the vests failed testing and may not provide soldiers with adequate protection. Full Story Top Gene therapy cures form of 'bubble boy disease' Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:02 pm PST AP - Gene therapy seems to have cured eight of 10 children who had potentially fatal "bubble boy disease," according to a study that followed their progress for about four years after treatment. Full Story Top Boys With Unpopular Names More Likely to Break Law Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:05 am PST LiveScience.com - Boys in the United States with common names like Michael and David are less likely to commit crimes than those named Ernest or Ivan. Full Story Top Miss. mayor indicted on Katrina fraud charges Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:15 pm PST AP - The mayor of a Mississippi city devastated by Hurricane Katrina pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he lied to get disaster assistance to repair his damaged beachfront home. Full Story Top Slain Tillman remains an inspiration to Cardinals Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:47 am PST AFP - Pat Tillman never lived to see the Arizona Cardinals reach the Super Bowl, but the defender who gave up a fortune to become a soldier remains an inspiration to his former team. Full Story Top Zimbabwe cholera outbreak kills more than 3,000 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:51 pm PST Reuters - Cholera has killed more than 3,000 Zimbabweans and infected at least 57,000, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, making it the deadliest outbreak in Africa in 15 years. Full Story Top Ex-Gitmo detainee described as a 'fomenter of war' Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:00 pm PST AP - Before he was released from Guantanamo, a Saudi detainee insisted he had only wanted to help refugees and was not a fighter. Now, as an al-Qaida field commander sporting a bandolier of bullets, he is threatening the United States and has been hailed by a militant Web site as a veteran guerrilla and "a fomenter of war." Full Story Top Japan executes four people: officials Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:58 pm PST AFP - Japan on Thursday hanged four convicted murderers, officials said, carrying out the country's first executions of the year despite international criticism. Full Story Top Bernard Madoff paper trail leads to NYC warehouse Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:44 pm PST AP - The paper trail in the Bernard Madoff fraud case has led investigators to a warehouse containing boxes and file cabinets stuffed with documents that could reveal more clues about what may be the largest Ponzi scheme ever, a government official said Wednesday. Full Story Top Israel strikes in Gaza as Obama envoy holds talks Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:23 pm PST Reuters - Israeli warplanes bombed a weapons production facility in Gaza on Thursday after militants fired a rocket at Israel, in violence that defied the efforts of a visiting U.S. peace envoy to reinforce a ceasefire. Full Story Top Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell dies Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:24 pm PST Reuters - Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell died Wednesday morning (January 28) at his home in Orange Park, Fla. He was 56. Full Story Top

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.