Daily News Alert | Saturday, June 20, 2009 12:00 AM PDT |
Iran's leader: End protests or risk 'bloodshed'
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:40 pm PDT
 AP - Iran's supreme leader sought Friday to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech — declaring the vote will almost certainly stand and sternly warning opposition leaders to end street protests or be held responsible for any "bloodshed and chaos" to come. Full Story | Top |
Sotomayor quits women's club after GOP criticism
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:40 pm PDT
 AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor resigned Friday from an elite all-women's club after Republicans questioned her participation in it. Sotomayor said she resigned from the Belizean Grove to prevent the issue from becoming a distraction in her confirmation hearings. Full Story | Top |
Ensign aide: Ex-mistress' husband wanted money
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:38 pm PDT
 AP - The husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress made "exorbitant demands for cash and other financial benefits" through an attorney, an aide to the Nevada Republican said Friday. In a statement, Ensign spokesman Tory Mazzola said the demands from an attorney for Doug Hampton were made within the past month. Full Story | Top |
Military: US airstrikes likely killed 26 civilians
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:11 pm PDT
AP - A U.S. warplane failed to follow all operational rules in a complex battle in Afghanistan last month that killed an estimated 26 civilians and 78 Taliban fighters, the U.S. military concluded in a report released Friday. Full Story | Top |
House impeaches federal judge from Texas
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:41 pm PDT
 AP - The House on Friday impeached a federal judge imprisoned for lying about sexual assaults of two women in the first such vote since impeaching former President Bill Clinton a decade ago. Full Story | Top |
FBI files show wide "Deep Throat" investigation
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:36 pm PDT
 AP - When the FBI investigated the landmark 1972 porno movie "Deep Throat," the case touched the highest levels of the FBI, even its second-in-command W. Mark Felt, the shadowy Watergate informant whose "Deep Throat" alias was taken from the movie's title. Full Story | Top |
Veteran CBS newsman Walter Cronkite reportedly ill
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:35 pm PDT
 AP - CBS isn't commenting on reports that veteran newsman Walter Cronkite is gravely ill. The 92-year-old former anchor of "The CBS Evening News," who has been ailing for some time, has reportedly taken a turn for the worse, according to TVNewser and other online sites. CBS News spokesman Kevin Tedesco had no comment on Friday. Full Story | Top |
Chicago couple with swine flu say 'I do'
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:33 pm PDT
 AP - The bride wore white — and a face mask. A Chicago couple married in surgical masks and latex gloves Sunday after learning less than 48 hours before that they both had swine flu. Ilana Jackson and Jeremy Fierstien went ahead with the ceremony after doctors assured them guests wouldn't be at serious risk. Full Story | Top |
Yankees bench slumping Alex Rodriguez for 2 days
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:23 pm PDT
 AP - Alex Rodriguez's homecoming will have to wait a little longer. Following a tumultuous month at the plate, the slumping third baseman was benched Friday for two games by the New York Yankees for what he and the team called "fatigue." The three-time AL MVP had been set to play his first regular-season games in his hometown of Miami against the Marlins. Full Story | Top |
Stanford indicted in massive U.S. fraud case
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:45 pm PDT
 Reuters - Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, three associates and a top Caribbean regulator were indicted on fraud, conspiracy and obstruction charges in an elaborate $7 billion pyramid scheme to bilk investors, U.S. Justice Department officials said on Friday. Full Story | Top |
U.S. says Afghan air strikes killed 26 civilians
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:03 pm PDT
 Reuters - U.S. air strikes killed roughly 26 civilians during a battle in western Afghanistan in early May, the U.S. military said on Friday in a report that calculated a far lower death toll than other estimates. Full Story | Top |
CDC sees "something different" with new flu
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:46 am PDT
 Reuters - The new strain of H1N1 flu is causing "something different" to happen in the United States this year -- perhaps an extended year-round flu season that disproportionately hits young people, health officials said on Thursday. Full Story | Top |
Democrats push for new government health plan
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:40 pm PDT
 Reuters - Democrat lawmakers on Friday proposed guaranteeing health coverage for nearly every American, despite mounting concerns the cost of doing so could torpedo the Obama administration's healthcare reform effort. Full Story | Top |
Iranian opposition to rally despite ban
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:53 pm PDT
 AFP - Iran's opposition was preparing to defy an order by the supreme leader to halt street protests over last week's election as US President Barack Obama said the world was watching. Full Story | Top |
US keeps eye on NKorean ship: officials
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:32 pm PDT
 AFP - A US Navy destroyer is tracking a North Korean ship possibly carrying banned cargo as part of international efforts to enforce UN sanctions against Pyongyang, according to a US defense official. Full Story | Top |
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