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HEADLINES — Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Gov't: Spending to Rise Under Health Care Overhaul The nation’s health care tab will go up — not down — as a result of President Barack Obama’s sweeping overhaul. That’s the conclusion of a government forecast released Thursday, which also finds the increase will be modest. Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP NEWS - 4 minutes ago
Laura Bush to Speak at 9/11 Memorial Fundraiser Former first lady Laura Bush will speak at a National Park Service fundraiser in Pittsburgh on Friday, a day before joining Michelle Obama in rural Pennsylvania to remember the victims of Flight 93, which crashed there in the Sept. 11 attacks. Jennifer C. Yates, AP NEWS - 6 minutes ago
PROMISES, PROMISES: FAA Fatigue Rules Finally Near After a regional airliner crashed in western New York a year and a half ago, killing 50 people, the Obama administration promised swift action to prevent similar tragedies. High on the list: new rules governing the number of hours pilots may work, to prevent tired flight crews from making fatal errors. Joan Lowy, AP NEWS - 7 minutes ago
Report: Officer Involved in Previous Shootings The Los Angeles Times reports the officer who shot and killed a knife-wielding man has been involved in two previous shootings while on duty. Staff, AP NEWS - 8 minutes ago
Detroit Gets Rare Assist From Suburbs for Fires As exhausted Detroit firefighters battled wind-fed blazes burning wild in some neighborhoods and threatening to char much of the city, a half-dozen departments from surrounding communities brought in sorely needed — and gladly accepted — help. Corey Williams and Jeff Karoub, AP NEWS - 13 minutes ago
Highway Deaths Fall to Lowest Level Since 1950 The number of people dying on the nation’s roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws. Ken Thomas, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Bahrain Calls Quran Burning Plans ‘Shameful’ Bahrain says plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Quran are a shameful attack on efforts for dialogue between faiths. Staff, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Hyundai Unveils South Korea’s First Electric Car Hyundai Motor Thursday unveiled South Korea’s first full-speed electric car, designed to tap into the increasingly competitive electric auto market, hailed as the industry’s future. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 24 minutes ago
POLITICAL INSIDER: Tea Partiers Seek Cash for Del. The Tea Party Express is asking supporters to raise $250,000 for its preferred candidate in Delaware’s contentious Senate primary. Philip Elliott, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
Quran Burning Flap a Distraction From Obama Agenda First came the outrage over plans for a mosque near ground zero. Now there’s anger over a Florida church’s plan to burn copies of the Quran. Nancy Benac, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Rangel Undeterred by Ethics Charges, Grudge Match It sounds like a political grudge match for the ages: Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, battered by ethics charges and stripped of his chairmanship of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, defending his seat against Adam Clayton Powell IV, son of the legendary Harlem lawmaker Rangel ousted 40 years ago. Beth Fouhy, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Dynasty Speculation on North Korea Founding Day North Korea celebrated its 62nd anniversary Thursday with odes to supreme leader Kim Jong Il and pilgrimages to his late father’s statue amid hints that a political meeting believed aimed at promoting his son as successor is imminent. Hyung-Jin Kim, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
APNewsBreak: Spears' Ex Disputes Abuse Claims An attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband called child abuse claims leveled at the singer by a former bodyguard baseless and motivated by money. Anthony McCartney, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Taiwan Couples Go Whole 9 Yards in Mass Wedding One hundred sixty-three couples in Taiwan were married in a mass ceremony at 9:09 a.m. Thursday, the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of their republic. Staff, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
Venice: Tsui Revives Chinese Hero Detective Dee Hong Kong’s action film master Tsui Hark returns to the big screen with “Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame”, a new cloak-and-dagger martial arts blockbuster set in the Tang dynasty. Sheri Jennings, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
Euro Slides to $1.2693 The euro has slipped back below $1.27, giving up slight gains it made thanks to a relatively successful bond auction in Portugal. Staff, AP NEWS - 53 minutes ago
Nissan Team Checks Quality in Thai-Made March Cars Thai-made Nissan March subcompact cars — the first major model from a Japanese automaker being mass produced abroad for sale in Japan — are getting extra scrutiny from a team of quality experts to meet choosey consumer standards, a senior executive said Thursday. Yuri Kageyama, AP NEWS - 53 minutes ago
China’s Blind Activist Lawyer Released From Prison A blind, self-taught activist lawyer who documented forced abortions and other abuses was released from a Chinese prison Thursday and promptly locked down in his rural village with no access to communication, a relative said. Isolda Morillo, AP NEWS - 57 minutes ago
China Boat Captain Could Stand Trial for Collision The captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with Japanese patrol vessels near disputed islands could stand trial in the latest territorial spat between the neighbors, officials said Thursday. Mari Yamaguchi, AP NEWS - 57 minutes ago
Australia’s New Crop of Lawmakers Meet in Canberra Among the newly elected legislators who congregated for the first time Thursday at Parliament House were Australia’s first Muslim lawmaker, its youngest-ever at 20 years old and the first Aboriginal in the House of Representatives. Rod McGuirk, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Colbert, VP Biden Fete Troops With Hot Dogs, Beer A hot dog vending cart was wheeled back and forth. Cocktail waitresses hurried past with trays full of beer. Vice President Joe Biden led New York Yankees great Yogi Berra by the arm. Jake Coyle, AP NEWS - 78 minutes ago
Chinese UN Diplomat Unleashes Drunken Rant The most senior Chinese diplomat at the United Nations delivered a drunken rant last week against his boss, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and Americans at a retreat in Austria, a report said Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Bomb Blast Wounds 12 Outside Colombia Spy Agency Twelve people were wounded when a bomb exploded outside the Colombian intelligence agency’s offices in the southern city of Pasto, near the Ecuadoran border, the Red Cross said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
China Grants Web Mapping Licences to 31 Firms China has granted licences to 31 companies to provide web mapping services in the world’s biggest online market, an official said Thursday, but many foreign firms including Google have yet to apply. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Japan’s ANA to Launch Budget Carrier Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to launch a low cost carrier, a decision set to be formally approved at its special board meeting on Thursday, reports said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Japan to Investigate China’s Bond Buying Motives Japan’s Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Thursday the government was closely monitoring China’s ramped-up buying of Japanese government debt and would check with Beijing on its motives. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
BP Seeks to Shift Blame for Oil Spill BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, setting off a battle of oil industry giants with tens of billions of dollars in potential fines and legal liabilities at stake. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Philippine Airlines Cabin Crews File Strike Notice Philippine Airlines' cabin staff on Thursday formally advised the government they would go on strike at the end of October, saying the move would ground all flights by the loss-making flag carrier. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
S.Korea Freezes Key Interest Rate South Korea’s central bank on Thursday unexpectedly left its key interest rate unchanged due to growing uncertainty about the strength of the global economic recovery. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
At Least 50 Feared Dead After Indian Bus Accident At least 17 people were killed and a further 35 feared dead after a passenger bus plunged into a fast-flowing river in central India, police said Thursday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Prominent Chinese Activist Freed: Rights Group A blind activist who was jailed after exposing abuses in China’s “one child” population policy was freed on Thursday after completing a prison term of more than four years, a rights group said. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Djokovic Out to Spoil Federer-Nadal Dream US Open Final There’s a buzz around the US Open about the possibility of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer playing in Sunday’s final at the only Grand Slam event where they have never met in the championship match. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 85 minutes ago
3rd Mexican Mayor in Month Slain by Hit Men The third Mexican mayor in a month was slain by suspected drug gang hitmen on the same day the U.S. secretary of state raised hackles in Mexico by saying the country is “looking more and more like Colombia looked 20 years ago.” Mark Stevenson, AP NEWS - 91 minutes ago
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